Friday, January 21, 2011

Low procreation - failure of Singapore leaders

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/22/focus/7841290&sec=focus

Low procreation is a real threat in Singapore with the footloose and fancy-free young reluctant to sacrifice their comfortable way of life and leisure time to bring up the next generation.

TWO eye-catching headlines this past week read: “One million residents – or one in three – are single” and “Fertility rate sank to lowest in history”.

They may sound alarming but are just an update of Singapore’s long-term demographic plight, which appears to be deteriorating sharply despite a strong economic surge.