For decades, the government had regarded chasing after gross domestic product and accumulation of reserves as the supreme objective, done at the expense of other developments. However, it still lacks the “graces of a civilised society” such as music, culture and the arts.
With the foreign population topping a historic two million mark, materialistic Singapore is seeking to turn more towards values it was rarely famous for.
“We can’t just measure our success by GDP growth...but also by the growth of our values: compassion, empathy, altruism, love for our fellow citizens,” said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Full story
