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White paper calls for up to 80% increase in foreign population in SG

Close to 50% of Singapore population will consist of foreigners by 2030 The White Paper on Population released by the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) under the Prime Minister’s Office, has projected that the population in Singapore to range between 5.8 and 6 million by 2020. By 2030, it projects the population...

Govt white paper plans for 6.9 million by 2030

Singapore's population could hit 6.9 million in 2030, up from the current 5.3 million. The plan was outlined in the White Paper on Population to mitigate the country's ageing and shrinking population. In other words, in the next 17 years, there will be an increase in 1.6 million in the population of Singapore, averaging about...

PM Lee: Social media cannot be left alone

At the "Singapore Perspectives 2013" conference held at the Shangri-la Hotel today (28 Jan), PM Lee dealt with sensitive issues that are brought up online. Replying to a question why there is a need to moderate social space, he said, "We don't believe the community in the social space, especially online, moderates itself. It...