@channelnewsasia: Singaporeans must feel that the Singapore they know and cherish will endure, and even as the country welcomes newcomers, Singapore will continue to broadly maintain its current ethnic balance, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “Let me assure you: our multi-racial and multi-religious character will remain,” he said. In his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 23), Mr Wong noted calls from businesses to ease foreign worker policies. He explained that work permit holders are already the largest group of foreign pass holders in Singapore, so even a modest easing of policies could lead to a significant increase in numbers. “That is not the path we want to take,” he said, adding that integration works both ways and that “newcomers must make every effort to fit in”. #sgnews #singapore#NDR2026

cheesiong1177 :

$10/hour how to work 🤣🤣

马克斯 :

65% vote pap for secure their job not just to securing your own job😁😂😂😂

zulimahzul :

Work permit & tax payers holders hadir 👋👋

demichael88_麦哥 :

Ethnic balance? Don't just restrict hdb ethnic balance, open up to private housing too! Even rental housing, if wanna talk about multiracial and ethnic balance.

User487473839 :

Ban work permit holders from entering casino!

Just watching :

Not Singaporeans don't want to do.... These jobs can't sustain our family. Don't twist the facts. 😏

Boyhitbus :

How come so many work permit holder are accountant in SME offices ?

Shoot :

Just go to East Coast Park and Changi beach during Sunday and PH… you will be surprised.

hhwong311 :

not don't want to do. u don't wanna pay. if I do already all my SGD expenses cannot support, I work for u for what?

WanBurn :

try increasing the salary... I'm sure Singaporean willing to work...

NewWave :

The real question isn’t how many Work Permit holders Singapore should have. Take shipyards and construction sites as examples: if there were no foreign workers, would Singaporeans be willing to do these physically demanding jobs? Of course some would if the salary is attractive enough. Ultimately, it’s about wages and labour cost, not simply the number of WPs

Thennarasu :

Give s pass for all permit holder more then 15 years

Bobo :

limit pr

Pestanas :

They bringing in new citizens on full speed before next GE

fengxiaoguojia :

Let work permit holders date the adult women in Singapore 🤣

Uwu :

many areas in the heartlands are now full of foreigners. there are more migrant workers in buses and mrts than before.

joellzc :

u guys voted for this?

MMM :

After working in Shenton Way for about a year, I’m pretty sceptical about the things they mention now

Jimxli :

Currently is a failure of gov…..Work permits, S-pass, E-permit are too much and are a direct challenge to Singaporeans…… once these carry into the future….. then Will bring failure to Gov

martinleearchie :

zalzalah :

talk different...acting different

Charles :

So easy to say there are jobs Singaporeans don’t want to do! So create jobs that Singaporeans want!

⚡️ جينشاه ⚡️ :

The question is why Singaporeans don’t wan to do.. do a research on it and see what u can do next..

KloudMie :

Vouche wong the realities is the PnL of company that matters ,