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Hurray for Sylvia!

Hurray for Sylvia!

When common Singaporeans ask questions of the state of affairs in Singapore, ministers tell us to just shut up and join a political party before we speak. When Workers' Party MP Sylvia Lim questioned the Minister of Law how he viewed the disquiet over the non-custodial sentence for plastic surgeon, Shanmugum turned the table... 

The effects of the population ‘disincentives’ policies

The effects of the population ‘disincentives’ policies

In a previous article, we did a quick study of Singapore’s population and the government’s policies from 1947 to 2001. Our curiosity was piqued – how effective exactly was Singapore’s population ‘disincentives’ policies starting from 1970 and lasting for a decade? This article attempts to give some answers.  Read More →

A History of Singapore’s Population Control, 1947 ~ 2001

A History of Singapore’s Population Control, 1947 ~ 2001

According to the government, a significant reason Singapore is opening up to foreign workers and immigrants is because our fertility rate is currently one of the lowest in the world at 1.2 TFR (total fertility rate). In this article, we present a visual look at how for more than 30 years since 1947, the Singapore government... 



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