Peter Seah steps down as chair of Singapore’s National Wages Council, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) says. MOM adds that Seah requested to relinquish the position for personal reasons. Hsieh Fu Hua is named as his replacement.

The reports agree on the decision being initiated by Seah and describe the stated rationale as personal reasons, without further elaboration. Both outlets cite MOM as the source of the information and frame the change as a leadership handover at the council.

While the outlets provide the same core facts—Seah’s departure, the reason given, and Hsieh’s appointment—they differ only in emphasis and phrasing. The leadership transition is presented as an official personnel change rather than one linked to any specific policy outcome or timeline, based on the information provided in the articles.