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MATRICULATION NO : 650518135095003 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 650618-13-5095 TELEPHONE NO. :0194596391 E-MAIL : tedmund57@yahoo.com LEARNING CENTRE : PPT SIBU, SARAWAK
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SINGAPORE: More than 1,000 Singaporean attended the city-state’s biggest rally in recent memory yesterday, amid growing public indignation over predictions of a surging foreign population. The peaceful rally, held at an officially designated protest zone, was staged by a civil group after the government said foreigners could account for nearly half of the densely packed island’s population in less than 20 years. Organisers estimated the crowd at 3,000, but AFP reporters on the scene said between 1,000 and 1,500 people had taken part despite afternoon downpours, making it the biggest protest in Singapore in recent history. Rally leaders, who used Facebook and other online platforms to draw support, openly attacked the People Action Party (PAP), which has been in power for more than 50 years, over its immigration and other policies. “The large crowd here shows the PAP government that they are not afraid any more, they don’t want to hide behind a moniker on Facebook to show their displeasure,” said chief organizer Gilbert Goh, a former opposition candidate for parliament. “They are showing their deep displeasure with the white paper,” he told AFP, referring to a controversial population projection issued last month. A spokesman for the Singapore Police told AFP that it was not monitoring the size of the crowd, which was largely clad in black, armed with clappers and clutched a sea of umbrellas. There were no signs of riot police in or around the rally venue, a grassy park where protesters are allowed to address the public in a spot known as Speaker’s Corner. A government policy paper last month said the population could range between 6.5 and 6.9 million by 2030, where foreigners
HBEL1203
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MATRICULATION NO : 650518135095003 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 650618-13-5095 TELEPHONE NO. :0194596391 E-MAIL : tedmund57@yahoo.com LEARNING CENTRE : PPT SIBU, SARAWAK
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SINGAPORE: More than 1,000 Singaporean attended the city-state’s biggest rally in recent memory yesterday, amid growing public indignation over predictions of a surging foreign population. The peaceful rally, held at an officially designated protest zone, was staged by a civil group after the government said foreigners could account for nearly half of the densely packed island’s population in less than 20 years. Organisers estimated the crowd at 3,000, but AFP reporters on the scene said between 1,000 and 1,500 people had taken part despite afternoon downpours, making it the biggest protest in Singapore in recent history. Rally leaders, who used Facebook and other online platforms to draw support, openly attacked the People Action Party (PAP), which has been in power for more than 50 years, over its immigration and other policies. “The large crowd here shows the PAP government that they are not afraid any more, they don’t want to hide behind a moniker on Facebook to show their displeasure,” said chief organizer Gilbert Goh, a former opposition candidate for parliament. “They are showing their deep displeasure with the white paper,” he told AFP, referring to a controversial population projection issued last month. A spokesman for the Singapore Police told AFP that it was not monitoring the size of the crowd, which was largely clad in black, armed with clappers and clutched a sea of umbrellas. There were no signs of riot police in or around the rally venue, a grassy park where protesters are allowed to address the public in a spot known as Speaker’s Corner. A government policy paper last month said the population could range between 6.5 and 6.9 million by 2030, where foreigners