SG has doubts about immigrants despite low birthrate
Commuters pack a train in Singapore. (Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) (Dec 16) - Like Japan, South Korea, and other more-developed Asian economies, Singapore has a baby shortage. The birthrate is low, with the government reporting in September that the total fertility rate was 1.29 last year. That’s well below the replacement...
TPP’s corporate power grab clearer, but opposition building
Trans-Pacific Partnership (10 Dec) - The usual boilerplate announcements that “significant progress” was achieved in the just-concluded round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations cannot hide that public opposition is growing. The United States seems to be having difficulty bullying its negotiating partners. The...
Migrants’ rights under spotlight in SG after Little India riot
A man gestures behind a tribute board for Sakthivel Kumaravelu, an Indian national who was killed when he was struck by a bus, sparking a riot in the Little India district of Singapore. (Photo: EPA) (19 Dec) - Migrant workers' rights and poor living conditions are under the spotlight in Singapore following riot in Little India...
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