Talent buy becomes sore point


Virtually an entire populace has been imported in the past 20 years as Singapore aspires to become an international city to attract the top brains and the wealthy.

IF you don’t have enough local talent, buy it from abroad whether in sports or research science, be­­ginning with schools and universities. This attitude is reflected in Singapore’s oft-expressed fears that declining birthrates will threaten its long-term survival.

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