I’m proud to be a Singaporean because of many reasons, like the unitedness and faithfulness of the citizens towards serving our nation. All races are able to live together in harmony and the government tries its best to keep riots between the different races to minimum. Singapore is a well-developed and safe country and Singapore is also place where I can proudly announced it is my home. It is a place where my children and the future generations can grow up safe and be taken care of.
Whenever I am overseas these are the reasons I’m proud to show others that I am a Singaporean. I can hold my head up high and announce proudly that I am from Singapore, as it is truly a caring, harmonious and a democratic country. We citizens will come together as one, just like the national day slogan, to make Singapore a better place for living because this is our homeland. This is where we belong.
The government has been attracting foreign workers, especially the highly skilled ones, to work and settle in Singapore. It has also urged Singaporeans to accept these foreigners as one of them. The given reasons being needs these workers to keep the economy growing and to stay competitive in a globalized world. Very valid reasons but the government seems to have overlooked the other part of the equation.
In this globalized era, the world is competing on human resources and talent. The government should, therefore, not only try to attract foreign talents to its shores but also nurture and retain its own talents. SM Goh had recently admitted that Singapore is losing its best and finest. If nothing is being done, the trend is likely to continue as a recent survey showed that half of the youths interviewed wanted to migrate to other countries.
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