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Population Density is a Key Factor in Declining Human Fertility

As population density increases, fertility declines, according to the study. A study carried out by W. Lutz of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, M. R. Testa of the Vienna Institute of Demography at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and D. J. Penn of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology also...

Where did the Ang Pow money come from?

PM Lee at TTSH (Photo ST). PM Lee paid a visit to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) with his wife Ho Ching on Sunday morning (10 Feb), the first day of the Chinese New Year (CNY) of the Snake. 800 TTSH employees were on duty that morning, including nurses, cleaners and security guards. PM Lee met some 200 of them to thank them for...

ST Managing Editor: Singaporeans must put their trust in Govt

It isn't possible for ordinary Singaporeans to absorb and fully understand all the arguments and implications ST Managing Editor Han Fook Kwang After the Straits Times’ Opinion Editor, Chua Mui Hoong, wrote on Sat (9 Feb) to ask Singaporeans to accept the Population White Paper “for what it’s trying to do” ('ST Editor...