Chan Chun Sing

POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Political salary framework is flexible, goes beyond numbers: Chan Chun Sing

2026-09-10T10:47:52.000Z
The National Bonus is tied to four indicators: the unemployment rate, real income growth for median and lower-income Singaporeans, and real GDP growth.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Singapore tightens national bonus criteria for political salaries, including unemployment, income growth

2026-09-08T05:13:06.000Z
The reference annual salary for an entry-level minister at the MR4 grade will be raised to S$1.8 million, up from S$1.1 million, said Minister Chan Chun Sing.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Political salary increase works out to 3.6% a year, below wage growth for Singaporeans: Chan Chun Sing

2026-09-08T05:05:01.000Z
These principles are part of a framework that is “fair to widen the pool of Singaporeans who can realistically consider serving, while preserving the ethos of political service”, said Minister Chan Chun Sing.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Political salary framework to keep calibre, commitment, clean-wage principles: Chan Chun Sing

2026-09-08T04:58:15.000Z
Tran Cam Tu (left), permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee Secretariat, and Chan Chun Sing, Singapore’s coordinating minister for public services.

Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue to be ‘enduring platform’ for next-gen leaders to connect: Chan Chun Sing

2026-08-25T12:13:02.000Z
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam (left) with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Singapore in March 2025. Both countries upgraded bilateral ties to the highest level then.

First Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue to be held on Aug 25

2026-08-21T12:58:51.000Z
Chan Chun Sing (left), Singapore’s coordinating minister for public services and minister for defence, speaking in a dialogue moderated by Quah Ley Hoon (right), group chief corporate officer for CapitaLand Investment and council member, SIIA.

Singapore, Asean have to be proactive to stay relevant in volatile world: Chan Chun Sing

2026-08-03T12:48:33.000Z
Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at the plenary session on Evolving Security Partnerships in a Fragmenting World at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 31.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

Chan Chun Sing calls for more partnerships with like-minded countries as nature of conflicts evolves

2026-05-31T12:51:03.000Z
Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing (centre) hosted top defence leaders from the Five Power Defence Arrangements to breakfast on May 31.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

Leaders from Five Power Defence Arrangements affirm 55-year-old defence pact’s strategic relevance

2026-05-31T04:14:35.000Z
Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing (fourth from right) with visiting ministers and their representatives, including his counterparts (from left) Lithuania’s Robertas Kaunas, Italy’s Guido Crosetto, Thailand’s Adul Boonthumjaroen, the US’ Pete Hegseth, the Netherlands’ Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, Japan’s Shinjiro Koizumi and the Philippines’ Gilberto Teodoro Jr, at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

Countries need to build trust as defence spending rises, says Chan Chun Sing

2026-05-31T00:25:54.000Z