Singaporeans Plan Protest as Lawmakers Debate on Population
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Singaporeans are planning a protest next week against the government’s projection of an increase in the island’s population by as much as 30 percent by 2030, as Parliament debated the country’s demographics for a third day.
More than 1,100 people said on a Facebook page that they will or may join the demonstration on Feb. 16 at Speakers’ Corner at the edge of the city’s financial district. About 9,300 have also “liked” another page that calls for a stand against the government and “Say ‘No’ to an Overpopulated Singapore.”