NCMP Lina Chiam’s question discovers more new citizens last year?
NCMP Mrs Lina Chiam asked the following question in Parliament in May this year:- PERSONS GRANTED SINGAPORE CITIZENSHIP (BREAKDOWN IN FIGURES FOR PRS AND…
Procreation
Population: Relentless rise in foreigners continues?
I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Population Trends report, released on 28 September, 2012. Non-Singaporeans continue to grow in absolute numbers The number of…
Foreigner influx curtailed?
Joshua Chiang, the former Chief Editor of theonlinecitizen alerted me to the following population data:- PRs and new citizens dropped Between 2008 and 2011, the…
Procreate or else – “Enormous” problems?
Published by The Online Citizen on August 13, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – I refer to the reports “”Enormous” problems if Singaporeans don’t procreate:…
Population feedback: What statistics are missing?
I refer to the Issues Paper, Our Population Our Future, July 2012, published by the National Population and Talent Division of the Prime Minister’s Office,…
Population: Need 25,000 new citizens?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on April 30, 2012 ~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the occasional paper, Citizen Population Scenarios, published by the National…
Better to be foreigners’ dependants than spouses of Singaporeans
Posted by theonlinecitizen on February 14, 2012 ~ By: Leong Sze Hian ~
Shed light on why passes rejected
The New Paper Sunday, Feb 05, 2012 I refer to the reply in Parliament about long-term visit passes (LTVPs). About 9,400 foreign spouses of Singaporeans…
Population: Foreigners rate of growth up 36 per cent year-on-year?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on September 29, 2011 ~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Population Trends 2011, released on 28 September 2011 (see HERE)….
Making babies: Statistically flawed thinking?
In the article, “Our way, not the Nordic way: DPM Wong”, the Deputy Prime Minister dismissed calls for more cash incentives and parental leave to…