S Pass increased 12.5% last 6 months
Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “S’pore on right track to cut foreign labour dependency” (Straits Times, Oct 1) and “Shrinking the foreign workforce ‘would have dire results‘” (My Paper, Oct 1). The former states that “Overall, the growth in foreign manpower, excluding maids, slowed to 34,100, a 7 per...
Singapore and the Strange Tale of Population Control Policies
Truth is stranger than fiction. And weird things happen when governments decide to help you decide how many children you can have. Take Singapore, for instance. The island nation, after gaining its independence from Malaysia in 1965 had a total fertility rate (children born per woman) north of 4.7 (down from 5.41 in 1960)....
Private home prices continue to climb in Q3
Private home prices in Singapore continue to climb, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) flash estimates for the residential price index reflecting a 0.5 percent increase quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2012 to another record high of 208.0. The Core Central (CCR), Rest of Central (RCR) and Outside Central (OCR) regions...
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