Singapore's population could hit 6.9 million by 2030
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wayang some more ...
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which wayang troupe? PAP? WP? NSP? or SDA? :lol: the clown troupe :lol:
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77 : 13 ?
babo singh wayang wayang but no 1 dares to vote no?
these lairs are just hopless
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their noses will grow very long in fact, there are scientific studies that indicate when a person lies, blood fills the veins of the nose, enlarging it and making it more sensitive than usual. this is due to the brain's conscious effort to suppress the lie, thus that's y we have Pinocchio. Just that it's been exaggerated.
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the population debate shall forever become a powerful agenda for the oppositions in 2016 and years after...
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opposition should aim for minimum 30 seats in 2016.
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the word Singaporean has the country attached as the first syllables..
it implies obligations....equal obligations - and not putting benefits to attract before any immigrant becomes a permanent resident...perhaps more stringent guidelines and obligations are required as proofs of allegiances...
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Parliament endorses Population White Paper
SINGAPORE: After five days of intense debate, Parliament on Friday passed the amended motion to endorse the White Paper on Population with 77 ayes and 13 nays.
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Eugene Tan abstained from the vote.
Workers' Party MP Low Thia Khiang called for division on the amended motion to endorse the White Paper. In a division, the vote of each Member is collected and tabulated through an electronic voting system.
Other than opposition MPs, who all voted against the motion, NMPs Faizah Jamal, Janice Koh and Laurence Lian also voted 'no'.
The amendment, proposed by MP Liang Eng Hwa and passed by MPs, among other things, explicitly states that the White Paper "supports maintaining a strong Singaporean core by encouraging more Singaporeans to get married and have children, supplemented by a calibrated pace of immigration to prevent the citizen population from shrinking".
"Although the Amended Motion captures some of the Workers' Party concerns about the White Paper, fundamentally the White Paper still forms the basis of the roadmap forward to 2030, which the House was asked to endorse," said WP chairman Sylvia Lim in a statement.
Explaining the party's reason for voting against the amended motion, she said the party "believes that the path proposed by the White Paper will further dilute the Singaporean core and weaken our national identity" and lead the Republic to "require unsustainable population injections in the future".
Ms Lim added that the party believes that the greater well-being of Singaporeans "lies in sustainable economic growth driven by increases in our productivity and in our resident workforce, rather than further increases in our dependency on imported foreign labour". Demographic challenges must be "addressed fundamentally and urgently" but focusing on increasing the total fertility rate and growing the resident labour force participation rate, she said.
Earlier, both Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean addressed the House.
Concerns over the impact on the Singaporean core and caps on the foreign workforce were among the issues debated over the last five days.
Speaking on a range of topics, Mr Lee pledged that Singaporeans would not be "overwhelmed" by a flood of foreigners and sought to assure Singaporeans that their interests are at the centre of all the government's plans, and economic growth and population policies are just a means to improving citizens' well-being.
Over the next few years, the conversation on population will continue, said Mr Lee. He listed three areas for discussion: marriage & parenthood, the economy and the Singapore identity.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1253104/1/.html
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go by my formula, vote oppo parties last GE 40 percent and above - sure can make it wihtout overdose.
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stupid bastards.. i think they've just killed themselves in the next elections
or they don't give a shit and are intent on a scorched earth policy...
either way, Inderjit Singh was being a political rat listening to his masters... despite his protestations, he ate the shit and proclaimed it to be premium caviar
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yup.. they just shit on the toilet paper
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Huat ah.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Huat ah.
well, they think they're eagles who soar really high.. and like those who say if bird shit on you, you're lucky.. so since they are "eagles" they think they shit on the people, the people are lucky..
but personally, i think they're vultures
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It's just a revenge to get even with those who dun like him.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
It's just a revenge to get even with those who dun like him.
maybe it's lau lee's son's revenge against his father..
his father founded the country, so he's going to destroy it because his father forced him to marry an ugly man
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Originally posted by the Bear:
maybe it's lau lee's son's revenge against his father..
his father founded the country, so he's going to destroy it because his father forced him to marry an ugly man
His papa build Sg now you dun like him he will bury you. His "sorry" is to exact this revenge.
Nothing to do with that ugly thing he so love.
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he scare to ç ¸ his é¥ç¢—
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how many absent?
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8 i think.
all keng mc
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Originally posted by GHoST_18:
8 i think.
all keng mc
courtesy of dr koh?
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Originally posted by FireIce:
he didn't have the balls to vote against what he was "passionately against" ?
what's the use of him then if he's not even going to vote?
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something wrong with their asses?
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Originally posted by GHoST_18:
something wrong with their asses?
they cannot pass the motion.
