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Again, let's join the dots and see what we get:
Monday 14 January 2013: The 90 cents newspaper reports "13 fish farms in Pasir Ris to close by end 2014". By itself, an unremarkable story. But the closure of these farms indicated land use planners have bigger things in mind for the Pasir Ris area.
Thursday, 17 January: Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announces plans to double the island's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rail network by 2030. Two new lines, three extensions would upsize Singapore's MRT network to some 360 km, up from 178 km today. Commuters interviewed cheer the news because it means a quicker commute and less congestion. Of course the vibes are positive: they do not know of the 6.9 million projection for Singapore's population by 2030 as the Population White Paper is still a classified document.
Monday, 28 January: Businesses informed NS45 vouchers would not be mailed from 29 Jan'13. This happens often enough with voucher promotions. Nothing remarkable.
Tuesday, 29 January: Release of Population White Paper charting roadmap for population policies from now till 2030. Singaporeans learn that the city-state may have 6.9 million people 17 years from now.
Thursday, 31 January: Release of Land Use Plan which spells out how Singapore intends to house a growing population by 2030.
Friday, 1 February: In a blog post, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan explained that the 6.9 million figure is "not a forecast or a target". Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong jumps in to support the explanation.
- http://kementah.blogspot.sg/2013/02/singapores-population-white-paper-in.html
Monday 14 January 2013: The 90 cents newspaper reports "13 fish farms in Pasir Ris to close by end 2014". By itself, an unremarkable story. But the closure of these farms indicated land use planners have bigger things in mind for the Pasir Ris area.
Thursday, 17 January: Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announces plans to double the island's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rail network by 2030. Two new lines, three extensions would upsize Singapore's MRT network to some 360 km, up from 178 km today. Commuters interviewed cheer the news because it means a quicker commute and less congestion. Of course the vibes are positive: they do not know of the 6.9 million projection for Singapore's population by 2030 as the Population White Paper is still a classified document.
Monday, 28 January: Businesses informed NS45 vouchers would not be mailed from 29 Jan'13. This happens often enough with voucher promotions. Nothing remarkable.
Tuesday, 29 January: Release of Population White Paper charting roadmap for population policies from now till 2030. Singaporeans learn that the city-state may have 6.9 million people 17 years from now.
Thursday, 31 January: Release of Land Use Plan which spells out how Singapore intends to house a growing population by 2030.
Friday, 1 February: In a blog post, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan explained that the 6.9 million figure is "not a forecast or a target". Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong jumps in to support the explanation.
- http://kementah.blogspot.sg/2013/02/singapores-population-white-paper-in.html
