Number of new citizens ‘carefully calibrated’?
I refer to the article “Number of new citizens in Singapore will be ‘carefully calibrated’: NPTD” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 20). It states that “While the Republic must maintain a “carefully calibrated” number of new citizens to augment the ageing population, the right balance must be struck to ensure Singaporeans...
The need for immigrants to come in good faith and assimilate themseves
The State of Louisiana was actually a French territory in the continental America initially. It was officially proclaimed as a French territory and named in honour of King Louis XIV by explorer Cavelier de Lasalle in 1682. In other words, it was the French who founded Louisiana. In 1803, Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory...
CPF: Comparing apples with oranges?
I refer to the article “CPF savings and the elusive dream of high returns, low risk” (Straits Times, Jan 20). GIC vs CPF returns? It states that “GIC’s annualised 20-year rate of return, taking into account inflation, for the year ended March 31, 2014, was an impressive 4.1 per cent. Another way of looking at it is that...
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