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TopNews New Zealand, 26 Feb 2011In a bid to promote healthy parenting and successful marriages, government is now planning to take some steps for the welfare of its people.Wong Kan Seng, the Deputy Prime Minister, said during a recent media briefing that, "It would be appropriate to look and see next year, or in the year after next. If this year, we sustain our growth - although not at the same

TopNews New Zealand, 9 Feb 2011The Singapore government's feedback unit has stated that foreigners coming into the country will be received more warmly by Singaporeans, if the immigration policy of the government is more transparent. It has been opined that the authorities should provide more information regarding immigration laws governing the country.The various aspects that have been mentioned

MSN India, 4 Feb 2011Singapore, Feb 4 (PTI) The Singapore government is to review a decade-old ''Baby Bonus'' scheme which failed to increase the fertility rate in the city state even after paying out a whopping 230 million dollars in incentives to parents to encourage them have more children.Despite the monetary-grant based scheme, Singapore''s fertility rate dropped 1.16 per cent last year, a

Monsters and Critics, 2 Feb 2011Singapore - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Wednesday urged couples to have more babies in the upcoming Chinese lunar year of the rabbit after the city-state's fertility rate hit an all-time low last year.In 2010, a tiger year, Singapore's fertility rate dropped to 1.16 children per woman, with the rate for the dominant ethnic Chinese population even lower

Malaysia Star, 22 Jan 2011Middle-class critics have their pet explanations why Singaporeans are reluctant to raise children, ranging from high living costs to a stressful life and perceived pessimism for the future.“We don’t find Singapore a conducive place to raise children,” declared 30% of people polled in a survey two years ago, a local newspaper reported.Only half of the 1,256 people polled

AFPSINGAPORE — Singapore needs young immigrants to save its economy from long-term decline as a result of a falling birth rate, elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Wednesday."At these low birth rates, we will rapidly age and shrink," the 87-year-old Lee said in comments released to the local media after the government disclosed that the city-state's birth rate fell to a record

Monsters and Critics, 17 Jan 2011Singapore's fertility rate dropped to a record low in 2010, meaning the city-state had to continue bringing in foreign workers to keep its economy growing, Singapore's deputy prime minister said Monday.Singapore's resident fertility rate declined last year to an estimated 1.16 children per woman, down from the previous record low of 1.22 posted in 2009, Wong Kan

Gov Monitor, 12 Jan 2011Census of Population 2010 shows more singles among younger age groups and fewer children after marriage.Between 2000 and 2010, the proportion of singles among younger age groups has risen from 33 to 43 per cent for males, and 22 to 31 per cent for females.The number of childless women has risen significantly for women aged 30-39 years old, from 14 to 20 per cent.The number

AFPTOKYO — East Asia's booming economies have for years been the envy of the world, but a shortfall in one crucial area -- babies -- threatens to render yesterday's tigers toothless.Some of the world's lowest birth rates look set to slash labour forces in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, where fewer workers will support more retirees and their ballooning health care and pension costs. Full

TopNews, United States, 18 Dec 2010A smaller number of immigrants were given statuses of new citizens and Permanent Residents in Singapore recently.In June 2010, the resident population of Singapore increased by merely 1.01%, which is quite low in comparison to 2.5% rise witnessed in 2009, as per the statistics disclosed in Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review on Friday. Full story

Gov Monitor, 23 Nov 2010More than S$1.5 billion have been invested in Singapore since 2007 by people who want to become its Permanent Residents. Singapore’s Global Investor Programme (GIP) has attracted close to 1,000 investors who have put their money either into an approved investment fund or directly in a business here in the last 3 years. Full story

According to recently-published data, the population of Mazarrón municipality continues to grow, rising from an estimated 35,149 in November 2008, to an estimated 36,436 toward the end of January 2009. However, one fact I noticed particularly is that there are estimated to be 6,987 British citizens locally, or almost 20 per cent of the population; I presume this refers to the numbers registered