As a Singaporean, I don't really have a problem with the idea of having a billionaire who was a character in an Oscar-winning film to call a "fellow citizen." He'll probably singlehandedly increase our Gini Coefficient by a few points just by becoming a citizen, but that's fine because the Gini Coefficient has been going to pot for a few years already anyway. At least this way we get to pretend that a Singaporean was involved in the creation of a massive money-making social network like Facebook.
Some people have pointed out that by putting economic concerns over everything and giving up citizenship on a country that gave him his big breaks, Saverin has proved himself much more Singaporean than the rest of us. No one doubts that he'll decamp and ditch Singapore the moment it no longer makes financial sense to stay here. Full story
