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Population and Health: The overcrowded Singapore

Posted by: dorcas on: October 23, 2008

            In 2005, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew made a shocking announcement. He foresaw Singapore to be home to about 6.5 to 7 million people by year 2030. Last year, however, he scaled down this value to a more comfortable 5.5 to 6 million people. Currently the population size of Singapore stands at about 4.6 [...]