Lets welcome them with open arms~~~

last SG · 2009-08-24T16:41:15+00:00

We jave to live in the seas like C&C Red Alert 3 liao!

noahnoah SG

SINGAPORE: Some 3,600 people became citizens of Singapore on Saturday at citizenship ceremonies held islandwide.

The ceremonies took place at Group Representative Constituencies (GRCs), while the National Citizenship Ceremony was held in the Supreme Court Auditorium.

Ministers and Members of Parliament officiating at the ceremonies have called on both new and existing citizens to get to know one another better.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr Lim Swee Say, also urged them to learn more than one language.

Many of the new citizens, who are of different ages and come from various countries, said they want to become Singapore citizens because the country is safe and secure, and they will not face discrimination.

Arevalo Sheila Marie Paloma, one the new citizens, said: "I feel very welcomed. My children have Chinese, Indian, Filipino friends and they get along well with them."

The status of being a citizen also comes with responsibilities to the country, like National Service.

Muthappan Krishnan, another new citizen, said: "I did chat (about National Service) with quite a few friends and what they said, I recall, is that it is a transition phase from boyhood to manhood, so I thought it's a good method to go through the process and I am happy about it."

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean emphasised that building a strong and closely knit community is a greater challenge during these difficult economic times.

"A number of us would have come from countries which are much more mono-ethnic and mono-religious, where most of the people are of one race or one religion. In some cases, you have come from countries where there may be tensions or conflicts amongst people of different races and religions.

"But when we come here to Singapore, we must commit ourselves to putting those things aside and commit ourselves to learning to live in peace and harmony, and understanding with our neighbours and fellow Singaporeans," he said.

A key theme during this year's National Day celebrations is the importance of integration between old and new citizens. New citizens are encouraged to be active citizens by joining various community activities in their constituencies.

The National Citizenship Ceremony is held in August to coincide with the National Day celebrations.

angel7030 SG

yeah, i heard botak jones is one of them..yeah!!! by the way, i dun anyhow open arms to welcome them, some are very tiko one

Fantagf SG

Welcome them to happily live within the fence set by PAP, wahahahahah.

I heard of foreigners turned citizens regretted and did something to go back to their own country.

reyes SG

they will be welcome if they become part of singapore.respect and acceptance are not given, you have to earn it.

reyes SG

i dont respect PM or MP just because of their title.

you have to earn the respect from the citizens.

even in the army, i salute my majors, colonel, because i respect the rank but not necessary the guy in person. i will only respect them when they earn it, wat they had done for the men.

automator SG

These foreigners become PR or citizens?

Foreigners are very smart. Most become PR but don't want to become citizens so in case anything happen they can still run back to their homeland..

hloc SG

These foreigners become PR or citizens?

Foreigners are very smart. Most become PR but don't want to become citizens so in case anything happen they can still run back to their homeland..

As far as I'm concern, new / old citizen, even PR makes no difference..... all will 'RUN' the moment S'pores in trouble. Just ask any S'porean would they stay to defend S'pore and you'll know it to be true.

If that is the case...... New Citizen or PR might be better for S'pore than 'Old' Citizen.... at least they didn't get benefit from young and yet bad mouth their own country whenever they can......

Hawk Eye SG

What a rojak town!

Standards already so low liao. It drops even further with what blah blah ceremony on august. Sucks....

parn SG

Next time it would be better for the reporters to put up some handsome & pretty pictures of those new citizens.

This is necessary to correct and educate the society on social harmony and also to kill off the bias-ness that exists in many people nowadays.

Even though you don't have a happy life, it doesn't means people around you deserves a worse life than you.

charlize SG

I heard new citizens have "amazing race" events organised for them.

So envious.

dare82 SG

How many Pinoys become citizens? I wanna know leh...

Hwaimeng SG

ya 1 of my chinaman from my work site became a PR on that day

1. he dont care about any safety rules and always dont bother to do a good job

2. he do have some construction licence to handle jobs but he didnt do it propely

3, his paid is $2k

4. he dont respect singaporean, safety department, his PM

5 . he decided to became just a PR only so he can leave this company and search for a higher paid job in singapore.(most of the china man that get PR all will leave the present company and aim to snatch another high paid job by offering themselves at lower paid compare to another singaporean)

6 he became a PR ....... so this is the kind of talent singapore wan

Hwaimeng SG

ya 1 of my chinaman from my work site became a PR on that day

1. he dont care about any safety rules and always dont bother to do a good job

2. he do have some construction licence to handle jobs but he didnt do it propely

3, his paid is $2k

4. he dont respect singaporean, safety department, his PM

6 he became a PR ....... so this is the kind of talent singapore wan

angel7030 SG

birthrate is only 8.99 babies per thousand citizens, comparing to 2003, 12.7 / thousand citizens. Both figures are totally diseaster for Singapore population in near future, with a recent 3,600 new citizenships, we are still far far below the ability to take over this generation. So what to do, the govt just anyhow rush people in, hoping that they give births more to help singapore..at the end of the day, the ideology of foreign import is totally vague, to help our economy or to help our birthrate production line.

ahtansh SG

I can't deny that we are immigrants too, many years ago, but at such rate of recruiting New citizens, Singapore is just going to lose its support of Past Hard working Singaporeans who had sacrificed for this place. What's the point of fighting for? Can I enjoy my piece of wonderful pie here as more people come to compete for space. What is my Children's future? Who can guaratee there will be enough for everyone... Just take EDUCATION for instance, they are taking away our Children's space!

There is a saying 前人栽树,后人乘凉. They come to enjoy our success and prosperity.

jojobeach SG

Immigrants are good for diversifying our gene pool.

Singapore is a very small island with only a few million locals. And to add to the inbreding woe, the multi races don't inter-marry. Making inbreeding a big problem.

What will be interesting is to see how many of the new immigrants are willing to mix their genetics into ours ?

Like Singapore, Britain is also an island. And the last time I went... theres a lot of ugly ang mohs after too many generations of inbreeding.

jojobeach SG

There is a saying 前人栽树,后人乘凉. They come to enjoy our success and prosperity.

Gahmen keep telling us , Singapore is a small country with limited resources.

So, where are the resources coming from to sustain the influx ? Somehow.. someone is lying about the limited resources part, no ?

My great grandfather era, Singapore population is not as big as today. Ofcors the land can tahan more immigrants lah.

Now, we are all packed like sardines, how much more resources can each of us stretch to accomodate the new ones ?

Like a house, it has a maximum occupancy before becoming a hazardous place to live.

Chew Bakar SG

I have a feeling "what is the difference living in my country that I feel treated like a stranger than living in a foreign country when I'm a stranger."

Fantagf SG

Gahmen keep telling us , Singapore is a small country with limited resources.

So, where are the resources coming from to sustain the influx ? Somehow.. someone is lying about the limited resources part, no ?

My great grandfather era, Singapore population is not as big as today. Ofcors the land can tahan more immigrants lah.

Now, we are all packed like sardines, how much more resources can each of us stretch to accomodate the new ones ?

Like a house, it has a maximum occupancy before becoming a hazardous place to live.

Fantagf SG

I have a feeling "what is the difference living in my country that I feel treated like a stranger than living in a foreign country when I'm a stranger."

That is why many locals called themselves 2nd , 3rd class citizens in sg