New PRs & citizens increased after 2015?

March 2, 2018

Has the granting of new PRs and citizens increased since 2015?

I refer to the article “Population likely to be ‘significantly below’ 6.9m by 2030” (Straits Times, Mar 2).

It says that last year the number of new citizens and permanent residents (PRs) granted was 22,076 and 31,849, respectively?

Are these figures higher than as I understand it – the average of about 20,000 and 30,000 respectively, in the years before 2016?

Why are we apparently not curtailing the number of foreigners, despite the constant rhetoric of curtailment?

Leong Sze Hian

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Leong

Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional qualifications.