Notice how Dr Koh Poh Koon pushes this old lady he is supposedly helping, into the
background, so he becomes the focus of attention while the press takes this photo.
There is a trickle down effect from overcrowding in S'pore. As ultra rich foreigners buy up freehold land, the price of landed homes shoots up, pushing more people to turn to condo living. Aspiring upgraders are priced out of private homes so purchase 5-room HDB flats, thereby forcing more to buy 4 and 3-room units. The increase in home prices affects everyone in S'pore.