Latest statistics show Malaysian and Indian nationals were the largest groups of new arrivals to Singapore in the past decade. But the figures do not include those on short-term work permits or professional visit passes.Contrary to widespread perception, the Chinese are not on top of the list. In fact, they totalled only 13,000 – or 3.88% – of the estimated quarter of a million new permanent residents (PRs) who arrived since 2000.
This was a lot fewer than PRs from Malaysia (81,000) and India (68,300) , according to official figures just released. Full story
