An acid test was carried out in Punggol East by-election for the Population White Paper. There is a clear result that voters there reject the Paper’s recommendations. Should the PAP government implement the recommended policies or give it a second thought? Will it be another misguided 20/20 foresight? The PAP government should think twice before implementing policies and measures in the Population White Paper. This is because the Paper was rejected by voters in the recent Punggol East by-election directly or indirectly depending how you read it. First, DPM Teo Chee Hean openly challenged and criticised Workers’ Party for its silence on key issues, namely foreign workers and population. WP chief Low Thia Khiang gave his reply in front of 8,000 rally participants on 23 January 2013 and Today newspaper had the following report: <It is not true that the Workers’ Party (WP) has not taken a position on major issues; rather, it is the People...
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