Rare mass rally in Singapore demands immigration curbs
- Published: 16 Feb 2013 at 19.44
- Online news: Asia
More than 2,000 people attended Singapore's biggest protest in decades on Saturday to demand curbs on immigration amid growing public anger over an expected surge in the foreign population.
A rally in Singapore on February 16, 2013 to call for an immigration slowdown. More than 2,000 people attended Singapore's biggest protest in decades on Saturday to demand curbs on immigration amid growing public anger over an expected surge in the foreign population.
The peaceful three-hour rally at an officially designated protest zone was staged by a civic group after the government said foreigners could account for nearly half of the densely packed island's population in less than 20 years.
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