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There is lack fo transparency in getting the actual number of immigrants, PR and their respectively nationalities
I think I got this article from www.population.sg - "1990 - 2000 Trend in Singapore resident Population". Year … … Births … Death … Natural Inc...

Benefits of Cheaper Foreign Labour that Singapore just cannot say no to: Singapore
Labour productivity fell by 2.6 per cent in 2012, a reversal from the growth of 1.3 per cent the previous year. The Economic Survey of Singapo...

Will bustling Singapore survive the rat race?
As Singapore's population grows and our private personal space shrinks, coping with the maddening crowd becomes an ever-increasing emotional struggl...

PAP stands for ???
PAP = Problems After Problems PAP = Population And Population PAP = Poor And Poorer for our low-incomeand middle class PAP = Prof...

Policy consequences
By Linda Lim Given Singapore’s extreme land scarcity, continuation of heavy (if reduced) reliance on foreign labour and immigration has another...

How land and people fit in Singapore’s economy
By Linda Lim The ongoing debate about Singapore’s population policy provides a timely opportunity to reconsider how different pieces of our econ...

Will more Malaysian PR help balance Singapore core?
Should Singapore attract more Malaysian PR and new citizens to help balance Singapore core? With the newly proposed High Speed Rail, perhaps i...

Jobless PMETs and FTs
I am in my 50s and around me few of my fellow jobless friends and ex-colleagues are either in their 40s or  50s, we are all professional and people ma...

Is STB target of 17-million tourists by 2015 the real culprit of SIngaporeans
Read today ST on growing locals' resentments against hordes of Mainland CHinese descending on them - 3 millions over 3 days - during CHinese new year ...

FInally, 1-million to 1.5-million foreign workers cna commute to Singapore daily
I had been plugging this matter for years and finally, EMpat Mata meetign announced they are proceeeding with teh ASEAN EXPRESS with Singpaore-KL to b...

Increasing Singapore native population through innovative means
Dear Sir / Mdm, I hope this article could reach the relevant personnels and be seriously considered for implementation. We know the popu...

Is this the cause of our low TFR?
Is this the cause of our low TFR? Who is to blame then?

People first not economy first
I think the government has been wrong all the while putting priority over singapore's economy ahead of singaporeans. Why would one want to trade progr...

Singapore protest:
Liane Ng is 25 and single, works 60 hours a week, and until recently, shared a bedroom with her grandmother. Like many other Singaporeans, her life ...

If there is a silver lining to the Population White Paper, it must be how it has stirred the voices of Singaporeans.  And as a citizen, I too, feel a duty to share my voice even if much has already been said.
The White Paper was poorly timed, lacked breath, depth and honesty with its social impact analysis, and failed to recognize the zeitgeist. B...

PM: Keep Singapore a Good Place to Raise Children
Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong said the decision to have more children will depend on Singaporeans’ confidence in the country’s future, more than...

White paper 6.9 million population is not a target, then what is it???
Our PM Lee has been a good excuse giver everything after a making a bad policy or mistake. If 6.9 million is not a target to achieve, then why is...

Tighten the screening of foreign professionals and ensure that Singaporeans are first considered for hiring.
"Building a People - Sound Polices for a Secure Future" is a comprehensive set of policy initiatives that takes into consideration not just the matt...

Most young Singaporeans complain that the cost of living is high, job and career pressure is intense, and having children is just out of the question financially for them.
Thousands of Singaporeans demonstrated on Saturday against a government plan to increase the island’s population through immigration. Allowing more...

To be clear: We don’t want it, we’re just seem to be preparing really hard for it.
1. Great for Small Business Owners Here are a bigger population can be bad for business: That’s not a typo. It won’t ever be bad for busine...

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