SINGAPORE is starting 2013 with another attempt to produce what the nation’s rising wealth cannot give – more babies.
The fundamental dilemma, which has led to a much-disliked era of mass immigration, is beginning to split the country.
The current poor birthrate, one of the world’s lowest, is worrying the government a lot more than the bulk of the citizenry.
For the public, the prospect of losing jobs to new arrivals is far more threatening than the prospective population decline in the coming decades.
Together with an ageing population, the poor procreation is very real and threatens Singapore’s future prosperity, if nothing is done. Full story
