From Operation Cold Store to Punggol East – Has the leopard changed its spot?
Tan Wah Piow The 2nd of February is a red letter day for a much forgotten sector of the Singapore population. Fifty years ago in 1963, over one hundred left wing political leaders, trade unionists, party and community leaders were arrested without trial on the 9th day of Chinese New Year. That one draconian act, codenamed “Operation...
Employment pass numbers down: Really?
Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Employment Pass numbers down for first time since 2003” (Straits Times, Jan 31). Less employment pass? It states that “The number of high-skilled foreigners on Employment Passes (EP) has fallen for the first time since 2003. There were 173,800 EP holders in December 2012, down from...
Populate or Pro-Create?
So the cat is finally out of the bag. All the talk, National Conversation, feedback, studies etc have resulted in what can be described as Singapore's worst kept secret - we are gonna have 7 million people by 2030 if all goes to plan. Wait isn't it 6.9 million, not 7 million? It seems the Govt knows a bit about marketing gimmicks...
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