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AMENDED MOTION ON A SUSTAINABLE POPULATION FOR A DYNAMIC SINGAPORE

February 13, 2013
by Benjamin Chiang
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Editor: Below is the amended motion regarding the population white paper, unedited. A SUSTAINABLE POPULATION FOR A DYNAMIC SINGAPORE: That this House endorses Paper Cmd. 1 of 2013 on “A Sustainable Population for a Dynamic...

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Your Letters: Forwarded by “Temasek Review”

February 13, 2013
by The Editor
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The article below was sent to us by a person who calls himself “Temasek Review”. “The PAP needs to improve its communications. It is really letting itself down by not getting their points across clearly. After...

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Limited Land, Unlimited Creativity

February 13, 2013
by AlvinLee
4 min read
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I’ve been bombarded with post after post of opinions, feedback, and criticisms of the recently-released population white paper, and to be quite honest, I’ve just about had enough with all these negativity surrounding our...

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Population White Paper – hard limit, or really hard limit?

February 13, 2013
by AlvinLee
3 min read
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The New Year saw a slew of baby-making benefits, followed by the Population White Paper. It’s no wonder that Singaporeans quickly jumped to the conclusion that the government has a hidden agenda. Had there been no mention of a...

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Japan, sinking paradise for elderly people

February 8, 2013
by Aya Imura
4 min read
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The article below has been submitted to us by our friends from Ninja Girls, see below for the post in it’s original Japanese. My parents in Japan. 私の両親です。   Everyone keeps saying that “Japan is facing...

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The White Paper
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The White Paper: Where are we going?

February 5, 2013
by The Editor
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This was originally published on:    The population debate transcends political stripes. It does not matter which political party you belong to. What matters is whether or not you believe in Singapore and the kind of future...

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No, 6.9m is not target number. Now back to the issues…

February 4, 2013
by AlvinLee
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Today, there is clarity that 6.9 is NOT the target growth rate of the administrators. Because, no, even they admit that it is not possible. But what then are the issues? We all know that Singapore is turning into a greying...

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The odd thing with 6.9

February 1, 2013
by yana
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  I’’ve been telling friends that 6.9m is a projection, based on what we have today and what we want to see, using assumptions of past trends and birth rates. The logic of the projection, to me, is like...

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The White Paper
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7 million in Singapore?!

January 29, 2013
by AlvinLee
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  As many other people living in Singapore, I was surprised by recent headlines on a DBS white paper which expects the Singapore population to reach 7 million people by 2030. Although no official government population target...

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Temasek Review
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Your Letters: A young student speaks – population package

January 24, 2013
by The Editor
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The article below has been written by Clarissa, a young student working to pay through college: The government’s recent announcement of the additional pro-family measures received different reactions. Undoubtedly, many couples...

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