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Great article from The Guardian. Read it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/15/singapore-crisis-immigration-financial-crisis/print
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/15/singapore-crisis-immigration-financial-crisis/print
The bubbling discontent in Singapore has recently been compounded by a string of scandals causing some outsiders to wonder if the Asian utopia so carefully crafted by the nation's so-called founder, Lee Kuan Yew, is finally crumbling. Most young professionals still live at home because they can't afford to move out, the government has had to subsidise speed-dating schemes to encourage partnerships, and abortion rates among married women now account for over half the total – as many families struggle to stay afloat.