Are local-born Singaporeans becoming a minority in their own country?
October 5th, 2009 | 
Author: OPINION
According to the latest figures released by the Department of Statistics, Singapore’s population has almost reached the 5 million mark in June this year, just 1.5 million short of the official target set by the government:
As we can see from the above chart, Singapore citizens (excluding PRs) made up only 64% of the population while more than one-third, or 36 per cent to be exact are non-residents.
10 years ago in 1998, Singapore citizens (excluding PRs) made up 74 per cent of the population:
As a result of the government’s open-door policy towards foreigners to encourage immigration on a massive scale, the percentage of Singapore citizens in the population fell by 10 per cent from 74 per cent in 2000 to 64 per cent in 2009 in less than a decade.
Using figures in 2007 and 2008, we can compute the growth rates of citizens, PRs and foreigners living in Singapore:
The number of citizens grew by 0.96 per cent, PRs by 6.7 per cent (30,000) and non-residents by 18.8 per cent. (190,000)
In 2008, there are 39,826 live births and 17,222 deaths in Singapore with a total of 22,604 new citizens.
Assuming that the number of citizens, PRs and foreigners increase on average by the same number each year, we will have an additional of 222,604 citizens (after subtracting for the number of deaths), 300,000 PRs and 1.9 million foreigners in ten years time in 2019 with a total population of 7.4 million. (4.98 + 0.22 + 0.3 + 1.9)
Using the figure of 4.98 million in June 2009 as a baseline to forecast the population in 2019, Singaporeans will only constitute (3.2 + 0.22/7.4) 46.2 per cent of the population, PRs 11.3 per cent and foreigners 42.5 per cent.
Though the above calculation is only a simplistic model and cannot be used to predict population trends in the next decade, it does throw up the possibility that Singaporeans may become a minority in their own country like Dubai if the current influx of foreigners continues unabated.
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Hmmm, we were all migrants here once weren’t we???
Most Singaporean are born in Singapore and not immigrant, only our forefather were. When our forefather came to Singapore, Singapore is a British colony and not a country. At that time, there were no such things as National Service. Moreover, there was no overcrowding problem at that time. Please don’t compare those irrelevant past when today we are living in a different world !!!
@K
You are confusing the times when we were a British colony and after indepedence.
FYI, most of us are born and bred here.
To really, truly know how many true blue Singaporeans, one has to take the Singaporean citizenship number in 1965 and add the number of births from then till today. That would give you the actual number.
Do not forget Singaporeans in the report include new Singaporeans.
K,
What a stupid thing to say. Does that me we can take in another 10 million foreigners and increase out population density to 20,000 people per sq km.
We are not against PRs but why do they have to take in 2 million people in just six years. This has got to do with more than economic reasons. It has to do with the fear of the PAPies that they will lose the next election. So they resort to bringing in new citizens who will be grateful to them.
Do we have the resources to support say 10 million people if there is a recession? Where do we get our water if there is a drought?
Listen K, being dumb won’t help anyone.
Soon, local born will not only be the minority, but also second class citizens as well. Seems to me FT and new citizens are now the preferred citizens, Sad,but the way things are going it is becoming a reality soon.
Does it really matter if Singaporean a Minority or Majority.
Or Does control of power & wealth matters? Generally its 80-20 rule i.e. 20% control the rest of 80%. Or is it just fear of…?
And also not to forget how many of those PRs have already converted to Singapore Citizen. Born and bred Singaporeans is actually less than 64%.
Time for Change,
See my nick.
Who cares if Singaporeans vote opposition, they will 3 to 4 millions new citizen.
Get the strategy.
Don’t worry, Be HaPpy.
Don’t worry, Be HaPpy.
Don’t worry, Be HaPpy.
When I’m down I always think of the poor suffering Indonesians and be content. They are 100% original pribumis i.e. sons of the soil. No immigrants at all!
We are in the situation where government can do whatever they like to the country with no accountability !!! We are like in communist country or in the ancient China where the people were ruled and no control on their fate. If the ruler is good, the people enjoy but if the ruler is bad, people cannot do anything but to swallow all their sorrow and suffering into their stomach. Are we in 21 century ??????
so right now sinkies are just barely over 60% of the population, more good years ahead!
hahaha….
did anybody asked the question why we have the zero population growth implemented in the late ‘70? Who implement and enforced it with threat of fine?
Dont the leaders knew then as the population embraces education, the mindset will change? Singapore is not China, however much land we reclaim, it can never be use for farming, thus the old day of bearing more children to take care of the farm will be gone. Have they not seen that?
What would be the situation now be if the zero population growth was not implemented?
Today, we are ‘importing’ FTs to compensate for the shortages, Baby Bonus to encourage birth rate
All this is due to the worry of aging population.
And without an increase in the population, there wont be any new housing required. In the statistic report, as of 2008 there is an increase of 811,500 as compared to 2000, that would mean we required 202,875 house (assume 811,500 / 4 head per household) or 25,300 house/year. That is good income to our public housing and local developer which is generally own by the garment.
Most of these FTs, if not all, are fair weather travellers. They will not simply give up their birth right in a bigger country for a small dot in the world.
Considering how many of the PRs and citizens are newly minted by the govt, you can safely say that the population of true born and bred Sgeans are below 60%. What a sad state to be in.
Even though the recent influx of foreigners is a result/over-sight of the PAP-dominated Government policies; we cannot deny its justification.
A modern Metropolis (i.e. Singapore) requires an abundant supply of skilled manpower to compete in the global economy.
The decade-past “2 children per family” policy was so successful that it had stemmed out Singaporeans from producing enough to replace themselves. — again, a failing result from PAP-dominated “awesome” policy.
The best way to reverse this foreign influx trend, would be to encourage people to have more children. The more we have, the more we can afford to replace our old and substain our economy — ideally we should aim to have enough to even grow the economy.
This pro-foreigner stance is here to stay — at least for the interim period, our very economic survival depends on it (imagine the impact if this 1/3 portion chooses to leave Singapore amass).
Long term wise, we should re-evaluate our priorities in life….. The pursuit of comfort and wealth vs the starting of a family (with at least 2 children)
Pressure MUST be exerted on the Government to re-align the nation’s limited resources to nurture these young Singapores (i.e. more scholarships, grants, financial and social aid), rather than dumping on foreign youngsters.
The nation needs to have an authoritive figure role, to keep the PAP-dominated Government in check – stop them from making such errorous oversights (i.e. the 2 child policy and the pro-foreigner/FT policy).
This is where the Opposition steps in. They do not have to be strong enough to lead the government, just firm and strong (in terms of numbers) to countercheck PAP’s policies – to put the needs of the common Singaporean above the ideals/ambitions of certain political party.
This is our Country and we all have an equal part in it.
Rather than consistently blaming others (i.e. Government) for our “sufferings”, we should step up to the challenge and do something about it.
The elections are coming (2010) – Vote wisely Singaporeans – my countrymen.
At this stage where they are getting bolder and arrogant, I might even considering voting for Chee SJ ie if he can managed to get himself eligible…see how we citizen desperate not to give PAP 2/3 majority..!
Let them ALL come in. ALL them PRCs or whoever else come in. You think these PRCs are as meek as you think they are? I think they are way more daring and feisty compared to us singaporeans. more more more! all of them nurse a very strong racist sentiment, any loopholes? they will jump in masses…. they know more than us about authoritarian rulers. SURe…. let them all in!
Although i do not ever want to see this happen to singapore.. but a morbid side of me wants them to reap what they sow.
What’s this local born stuff?
This is a nation of IMMIGRANTS like Australia, Canada, NZ, etc.
Why the big fuss.
We all come (at least our ancestors) from China, Indonesia, India, etc.
So being “local born” carries no weight in the argument. Singaporeans also migrate almost daily to elsewhere. The immigrant countries do not either close their doors to immigrants today.
Local born are nor REPRODUCING THEMSELVES (at the Chinese aren’t) and affluence has made them shun menial work.
So solutions? Solutions please . . .
Facts speak. Education and travel have made many understand pitfalls. Do you?
all rubbish – where in the world is another country that has foriegners make up more than 26% of its population? and let so many foreigners in so short a time.
What PAP says is rubbish – we need foreign talent and singaporean must welcome them and make them at home.
What “foreign talent” – our children from our own local universities have to compete with foreigners from other universities and PAP call these foreigners “foreugn talent”..
Our universities are among world top 50….yet our own children are not talented… why are our own children not talented enough – we are ruled and governed PAP for past 49 years… yet PAP got no answer….just simply take in any foreigner and keep saying we need foreign talent and singaporean must welcome them…
Nonsense….Singaporeans welcome foreigners to come and compete? make ourselves and our children jobless?
Hi Heng,
A minor correction: Foreigners made up 36 per cent of our population, according to the latest statistics.
Facts speak. Education and travel have made many understand pitfalls. Do you?
Have you ever landed in Australia or Canada, Mr. Robert Tay?
I will raise the point on Australia. It is essentially immigrant based.
Large portions of what you identify as a Aussie nowadays could have British, Irish, Eastern European heritage. People of Asian decent also number quite extensively. Vietnamese many of whom were refugees seeking asylum. Then the people who migrated from Singapore, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong.
No one remembers the white supremest party who made a stir when they won one federal seat? Their party leader is now considered a media celebrity.
As for all the hoopla surrounding true-blue Singaporean. I consider myself one but lets put things in context shall we? I was born in Johore. Raised here. I served NS, I do reservist. I work in a local SME with a seizable number of resident colleagues. I think PRs need to be converted to citizens but certain rules regarding getting PR needs to change.
Presently, Singaporeans are becoming a sandwich class being squeezed between the weathly PRs and the working class PRs., and overtime, we could even become endanger species. The well thought strategy was intended to make local-born Singaporeans to eventually be a minority group so as to tilt the balance in future elections. Our hard earned reserves built over 44 years by local born Singaporeans is now channelled to promote and to benefit this group of new arrival. They are already flooding our HDB housing estates.
admin – Foreigners made up 36 per cent of our population, according to the latest statistics.
I believe the actual figure is much more. I think it is closer to 40 to 45 per cent. I don’t trust the figures given by them.
When I travel on the MRT, I sometimes feel like I am in some foreign land. Everyone around me is speaking some foreign language. I look anxiously around for a fellow Singaporean but there is none. Where are my fellow countrymen?
Why are they ready to give this figure when they don’t want to reveal how many Singaporeans are leaving this country for good?
Mr Robert Tay. You believe too much of the BS spewed out by our MSM. You ask for solutions. Well, the solution is to vote for the opposition. With the PAPies out of power, we can stop this mad rush to flood this country with foreigners.
No one will argue that we need some foreigners but to bring in 4 or 5 million foreigners to a tiny island with no resources is madness.
Tell me Mr Tay, where do you get the water to quench the thirst of 9 million people in Singapore if there is a drought. Answer this question will you please and I think many will agree to Singapore having a population of 9 million.
cls, your argument missed the point. Robert Tay’s position is that “local born” is an irrelevant fuss WHEN COMPARED SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.
Well he is ABSOLUTELY WRONG all the way. That is why I suspected he might not have ever landed in Australia or Canada.
Until the 1992 Mabo High Court decision, native tittle rights as original inhabitants of Australia was not recognised in Australian laws. And even after that date, who decides which new migrants allowed into Australia?? It is the descendants of earlier flood of migrants – those born in Australia and newly “inducted” new migrant citizens – who decides who shall be admitted or not admitted into Australia. The aboriginal’s feelings and thoughts counts for nothing.
If Local born is an irrelevant fuss in Robert Tay’s mind, then the only legitimate inhabitant would be Orang Asli in Singapore. Local born of decendants of earlier flood of migrants and those already inducted as new citizens – should decide who can or cannot come into Singapore. Local born has military obligations, notwithstanding, and new citizens SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHTS TO DECIDE WHO ELSE CAN COME INTO SINGAPORE OR NOT if we follow ( in Robert Tay’s imperative) the Australian example.
And for Canada, it is even harsher for native inhabitants, let alone any say in foreigners coming in as migrants. Read the reecent court judgement’s comment in the Canadian Supreme Court..
…….The Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples, even prior to proof of asserted Aboriginal rights and title, is grounded in the principle of the honour of the Crown, which derives from the Crown’s assertion of sovereignty in the face of prior Aboriginal occupation ….
http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2004/2004scc74/2004scc74.html
So in Canada’s case, the Crown exerted far stronger right over native inhabitants. And who is the Crown representing?? The decendants of migrants arrived and settled in Canada long after the aboriginal civilisation.
So Robert Tay assertion that education and travel taught him those assertions is patently false and completely incorrect.
Rubbish I would say.
Local born and citizen should decide who shall migrate here and local born has every right to kick a fuss if their feelings and needs are NOT properly considered and consulted.
Looks like Singapore is starting to become xenophobic to me.
How can one tell a Singaporean from just looking or listening? Wow, are we going to play the race card here? What’s a ‘fellow Singaporean’? Someone who thinks and only thinks exactly the same? The education system really did work it’s wonders…
Maybe the solution is… just go make babies. When there are 5 children in the majority of families, the inflow will stop. People will instead get kicked out.
Oh wait, who’s going to do the dirty work no affluent and arrogant citizens are going to want to do? Damn, what a problem. Nevermind, the gahmen will solve it.
Time for Change,
They need 3 to 4 million new citizens for their votes.
@cls, your argument missed the point. Robert Tay’s position is that “local born” is an irrelevant fuss WHEN COMPARED SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.
Well he is ABSOLUTELY WRONG all the way. That is why I suspected he might not have ever landed in Australia or Canada.
Until the 1992 Mabo High Court decision, native tittle rights as original inhabitants of Australia was not recognised in Australian laws. And even after that date, who decides which new migrants allowed into Australia?? It is the descendants of earlier flood of migrants – those born in Australia and newly “inducted” new migrant citizens – who decides who shall be admitted or not admitted into Australia. The aboriginal’s feelings and thoughts counts for nothing.
If Local born is an irrelevant fuss in Robert Tay’s mind, then the only legitimate inhabitant would be Orang Asli in Singapore. Local born of decendants of earlier flood of migrants and those already inducted as new citizens – should decide who can or cannot come into Singapore. Local born has military obligations, notwithstanding, and new citizens SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHTS TO DECIDE WHO ELSE CAN COME INTO SINGAPORE OR NOT if we follow ( in Robert Tay’s imperative) the Australian example.
And for Canada, it is even harsher for native inhabitants, let alone any say in foreigners coming in as migrants. Read the reecent court judgement’s comment in the Canadian Supreme Court..
…….The Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples, even prior to proof of asserted Aboriginal rights and title, is grounded in the principle of the honour of the Crown, which derives from the Crown’s assertion of sovereignty in the face of prior Aboriginal occupation ….
http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2004/2004scc74/2004scc74.html
So in Canada’s case, the Crown exerted far stronger right over native inhabitants. And who is the Crown representing?? The decendants of migrants arrived and settled in Canada long after the aboriginal civilisation.
So Robert Tay assertion that education and travel taught him those assertions is patently false and completely incorrect.
Rubbish I would say.
Local born and citizen should decide who shall migrate here.
Every local born and citizen have a right to kick up a fuss.
@Robert Tay:
Why are you asking for solutions from fellow Singaporeans in this forum?
Aren’t the ministers being paid million-dollar salaries to come up with acceptable solutions? Are they worth even a fraction of the salaries they’re being paid?
Of course we were all migrants in the beginning. But we called this place home, bothered learning at least basics of our 4 main languages and had a general understanding of local culture. Do these new migrants give a shit about any of those things?
@Robert Tay:
I agree with sinkapoor.
I suggest you email our million dollar minister for solution.
i dunno about you, but i consider local singaporean to be either:
1) already residing in singapore as of 1965
OR 2) born in singapore to those from 1)
Newer citizens might be more likely to boost the PAP’s support at the polls – after all they are beholden to the PAP government for their new citizenship. This may be part of a long term plan to stay in power.
Isn’t this how the Malay felt about oh, i don’t know, 100 years ago?
You can either change yourself or change your surroundings. The former is easier.
Anony Mouse,
Yes but at what cost to the fabric of this nation.
Anonymous on Tue, 6th Oct 2009 5:31 pm
“Until the 1992 Mabo High Court decision, native tittle rights as original inhabitants (Orang Asli) of Australia (Malaysia) was not recognised in Australian laws. And even after that date, who decides which new migrants allowed into Australia (Malaysia)? It is the descendants of earlier flood of migrants – those born in Australia (Malaysia) and newly “inducted” new migrant citizens – who decides who shall be admitted or not admitted into Australia (Malaysia). The aboriginal’s (Orang Asli) feelings and thoughts counts for nothing.
If Local born is an irrelevant fuss in Robert Tay’s mind, then the only legitimate inhabitant would be Orang Asli (Orang Laut for Singapore) in Singapore. Local born of decendants of earlier flood of migrants and those already inducted as new citizens – should decide who can or cannot come into Singapore. Local born has military obligations, notwithstanding, and new citizens SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHTS TO DECIDE WHO ELSE CAN COME INTO SINGAPORE OR NOT if we follow ( in Robert Tay’s imperative) the Australian example.
Malaysia is a good example. The aboriginal natives are the Orang Asli (Red Indians). The so-called Malays are immigrants MUSLIM immigrants from Indonesia, India (mamaks eg Dr Maharthir) and Middle East. Being “bumiputras” (or Malays) to qualify for the special priviliges and state entitlements one has only to meet 3 man-made criteria – (1) embrace Islam (2) embrace the Malay culture & customs eg eat using bare hands, wear songkok, sarong (3) speak Malay.
Unfortunately or fortunately, the whole Indonesian archipelago of 230 million will qualify given the conditions. That’s why the recent spat over whose songs, dances, etc. Of course these are INDONESIAN but the majority of Malaysian Malays (short of the mamaks and middle easterners) are Indonesian emigrants into the peninsula from the day Parameswara (inteloper from Palembang, Sumetera, Indonesia) founded Melaka.
Singaporean citizens are the only ones with the power to vote.
If you want change, then change your vote.
Don’t give lame excuses to crap conspiracy theories.
Yes, the system makes it difficult. The ruling party has control.
After 50 years of rule, Malaysia’s Barisan National lost their 2/3rd hold.
After 200+ years, a black man is the president of the US.
It’s all up to you to vote differently.
And PLEASE OH PLEASE! Stop putting forth idiots as candidates for opposition parties.
Idiot vs Gahmen… hmm.. which should I vote for?
Anonymous, I get your point but I think Robert meant something else. His mentality is that once naturalized, residents should be considered a citizen regardless. Their offsprings should also be recognized as one. I am a offspring of PR-PR couple who has since become citizens for decades and my siblings are born here in this country. Given that one my parents were not here in 1965 and 2 they were STILL Malaysian when I was born, I am not a “true-blue” Singaporean to some or many.
I should have given the government the finger when I was informed to do NS come to think of it…. sadly I am so Singaporean already I did not even consider that kind of thing not that my family had the kind of resources to allow my “escape”.
There should be distinctions between a perm resident and a citizen. The current difference is little and bears little weight on the voters due to our political landscape.
Lengthen the naturalization process. I cannot recall but by the time I got my citizenship certificate I was already nearly 11 or 12. My parents had spent like at least a decade in Singapore already given that I grew up this side of the causeway.
The question the article can be asking is that will Perm-residents and Naturalized Citizens overwhelm the “true-blue” Singaporean. Getting residency may or may not be too easy. A Australian PR passport for example is tad harder to get. If we get to that kind of level of difficulty perhaps we will have less of the current unhappiness.
csl,the other part of political rethoric of half-truths often uttered to justify such a huge influx of immigrants in such a short space of time is that we are a “nation of immigrants”. The unspoken deception is that local born should NOT be a fuss of contention.
What a load of bullshit. Everywhere in high immigration intake democracies like Canada and Australia – THE LOCAL BORN AND NATUALISED CITIZEN MATTERS ABSOLUTELY AND OFTEN FOREIGN MIGRATION IS A SENSITIVE ELECTORAL ISSUE. Which is why Pauline Hansen from the extreme right in Australia was sh$t-stirring and even mainstream party like John Howard’s ( of the Liberal-National Country Party) negative comments on Asian migration upset a lot of Asian voters but has given that party cynically-exploited electoral gain elsewhere.
Politicians used migrants for votes both as a “punching bags” and also the “clenched fists” as long as there is electoral dividends to harvest. Never mind what the country has to endure. Politicians live for today – a minute is a very long time for politicians everywhere.
The other key aspect is that very few people noticed this – whilst it is true that law can be applied and fought over deceased estate distributions, the VALUE OF LAW IS ONLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE LIVING AND NOT FOR THE DEAD OF YESTERDAY’S GENERATION.
The dead tommorrow has no adverse implication of massive migration – it won’t compete with the deceased the space of a funeral cemetery plot to bury his/her dead corpse. But massive migration affects EVERY LIVING ON THE LAND UNTIL HE OR SHE DIES.
That is why the LIVING CITIZENS (both native born and naturalised) should have the strongest and only say as to who can come into the country and how big the intake.
The original inhabitants of the place – being Orang Laut, Aboriginals in Australia or Canada quite correctly at law and practicality DOES NOT MATTER.!!
Agree with me, csl???
Anonymous, point noted and I duly agree. At least its not I got NS, PR dun gahment sabo me.
The current policies do feel like citizenship and residency are given out a bit on the avant-garde side. To me, its a matter of too easy versus too many. Of course one leads to another.
I know its established that we generally accept that migrants will have a role to play in our country. I have since condensed the demands into
1) we want more integration. By this I mean not the extra special government funded program kind integration. Take the Bangladeshi laborers I know of for example, some work here for more than 10 years (maximum 15). They like it here, they like the fact that the market is walking distance from their dorm. They can get all kinds of fresh food here, hawker food is heavenly for them. In a way they have developed a “love” for this land. Which is why I have proposed a more comprehensive Army Reserves program that will improve our current Reservist program.
2) Quality rather than quantity. This to me is like a grey area. On one hand I see a influx of Chinese nationals who have yet to integrate into our culture. I had a couple friends from China who can speak good old singlish. They even share my distaste for the high flautin kinds from their motherland. A more comprehensive assessment system has to be developed and laid bare before everyone so that everyone will know that the PRs they get around them has met a certain criteria.
3) More distinction. Already PR-PR couples get 0 grant for their first flat. Other than that the separation of benefits (not rights, they belong to citizens) needs to be enhanced further. It will become the carrot to entice the PRs to take up citizenship while those that want to spring-board will find means and ways to hop out quicker.
PRAY THAT NATIVE BORN SINGAPOREANS…………..,
DONT BECOME LIKE THE ABORIGINES IN AUSTRALIA
It’s too late. 20 per cent of Singaporeans are living below the poverty level and that figure is growing rapidly.
How to stop it?? Vote for Change. Vote for the opposition.
“As we can see from the above chart, Singapore citizens (excluding PRs) made up only 64% of the population while more than one-third, or 36 per cent to be exact are non-residents.”
non-residents make up 25% actually; 36% would be the non-citizens.
“Time for Change on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 12:02 pm
This has got to do with more than economic reasons. It has to do with the fear of the PAPies that they will lose the next election. So they resort to bringing in new citizens who will be grateful to them”…
Dear “Time for Change”… You are FAR FROm WRONG… ABOUT the PApEees!!!
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“Sunset for small red dot on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 9:15 pm
hahaha….
did anybody asked the question why we have the zero population growth implemented in the late ‘70? Who implement and enforced it with threat of fine?
Dont the leaders knew then as the population embraces education, the mindset will change? Singapore is not China, however much land we reclaim, it can never be use for farming, thus the old day of bearing more children to take care of the farm will be gone. Have they not seen that?”…
Dear “Sunset for small red dot”…
1. Lee “Kuan” Yew (OR YOU per Dick Lee’s Song of “I love Singapore”!) WAS RIGHT ABOUT “Educate Educate Educate…”!!!..
2. AND then… WENT INTO… SUBJUGATE… SUBJUGATE… SUBJUGATE!!!… BIRTH RATES!!!… TILL… NOT ENOUGH Babies WERE BORN!!!… AND SO… HE…
3. SUBJUGATED… AND SUBJUGATED… AND SUBJUGATED… Educate… Educate… Educate…
4. AS THERE HAS BEEN… LESS… And Lesss… and less… OF Singapore BORN CITIZENS… TO EDUCATE!!!…
5. LKY LOST his way somewhere along the way!!!…
6, Much like the CPF INTEREST RATES of 6.5% and 6.25% of HDB!!!…
7. UNTIL The late and HONOURABLE JBJ scream foul in Parliament about CPF NOT raising interest rates when BANK Interest Rates were DOUBL DIGITS AT ONE TIME!!!…
8. And so, LKY CUT-BACK CPF ineterest rates when bank rates went south FOR THE LURE OF “FIs” that caused the fall of many who went in those “MAxi-Mini-Bonds” FI investments!!!
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“Tony Pang on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 10:38 pm
Even though the recent influx of foreigners is a result/over-sight of the PAP-dominated Government policies; we cannot deny its justification.
A modern Metropolis (i.e. Singapore) requires an abundant supply of skilled manpower to compete in the global economy.
The decade-past “2 children per family” policy was so successful that it had stemmed out Singaporeans from producing enough to replace themselves. — again, a failing result from PAP-dominated “awesome” policy.
The best way to reverse this foreign influx trend, would be to encourage people to have more children. The more we have, the more we can afford to replace our old and substain our economy — ideally we should aim to have enough to even grow the economy.
This pro-foreigner stance is here to stay — at least for the interim period, our very economic survival depends on it (imagine the impact if this 1/3 portion chooses to leave Singapore amass).
Long term wise, we should re-evaluate our priorities in life….. The pursuit of comfort and wealth vs the starting of a family (with at least 2 children”…
Dear “Tony Pang on Mon”…
1. Indeed we can’t Fault it’s JUSTIFICATION???…
2. But then ISN”T it The FAILED Policy of LKY’s govt with him as PM!!!…
3. And didn’t he FAIL to reverse the birth down trend TILL GCT took over as 2nd PM???…
4. And ALL those INSENTIVES must have got his blessings TOO RIGHT!!!… Knowing How HE works within THE Party that is!!!
5. So NOW… Its HIS Son Who IS IMPORTING FT… and Foreigners “TO FILL IN THE NUMBERS” THAT APaPa DEDUCTED!!!…
6. Last BUT NOT Least… Did highlight TWICE elsewhere in TR.WP about his son SAYING… “… BUT I CAN”T Stop BRINGING IN The Numbers”!!!… And this was to A Group of Leaders and Professionals from 25 Organisations here!!! PERIOD!!!