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张元元事件发生后，引来了传统媒体对新加坡民间的批评声浪。各种评论几乎都集中在谴责新加坡人“狭隘”。其中，联合早报记者明永昌评论道：“民间要求海外人才摒弃他们对原籍地的热爱，“融入”本地社会的诉求，是否符合实际或许需要作一番检讨。”（联合早报，12-10-2009） 严孟达副总编辑也写道：“新国人士向以“融入”为准绳，求诸新来乍到之移民，以致不口操新式英语不足示其融入，不数典忘宗不足示其融入，不日日作融入状，不足示其融入。融入二字几成紧箍咒，新之移民颇受折腾。”（联合早报，17-10-2009，言论版）            ... 

By Khalil Adis, Social Correspondent [Khalil Adis a former editor of Property Report. He now writes for Property Report, Property Guru and Temasek Review] Flats sold under the Sales of Balance Flat (SBF) scheme were more than ten times oversubscribed further confirming that demand has exceeded supply. Analysts say the number... 

The Zhang Yuan Yuan fiasco has aroused a lot of criticism from the official media against Singaporeans.  Singaporeans have been "corrected" in their misguided ignorance that Zhang is actually a citizen of PRC and not Singapore and hence it is alright for her to display allegience to her country, and that the criticism against...