The Star Online, 28 Mar 2009, Seah Chiang Nee
True-blue citizens may go the way of the Mohicans with the city-state’s falling marriage and birth rates.
THE rising number of reluctant brides, particularly among the highly educated, has again been highlighted by Singapore’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.
In a recent dialogue with undergraduates, Minister Mentor Lee pointed to his own daughter as an example when he talked about the long-term impact of falling marriage and procreation rates.
His concern about Singapore’s population slide had been around for some 25 years, seeing it a threat to its long-term survival.
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