Malaysia hopes to raise population to 70 million!

sbst275 SG

Wanna double the population size! Shocked

Rhonda SG

Oh well, they've got plenty of land, they can accommodate that if they build high-rise buildings. Razz

BTW, what's the motive for that?

thinkdifferent SG

The citizens are sure happy about it because they must have more sex to reach that goal. Razz

elindra SG

I don’t think they will have a problem with the natives reproducing. Might hit a snag with the rest of the population though

Fatum SG

I'm sure they are not facing a demographic crisis like we do in Singapore ... hell ... they should rightly be concerned about over-population instead ! ..

I get a kick out of reading about their goverment policies and comments from politicians sometimes ... I wonder what they are smoking now ? ... Laughing

if this is for real, then they'll score another first in the world ... for being the first in the developing world to be trying to raise their population, instead of trying to control it through family planning ....

charlize SG

Sbst wants to do his part by contributing 1% to the increase? Laughing

elindra SG

Actually can you imagine how their roads will be like with 70 million people Surprised The jams are already bad ....but with 70 mil

Maybe they should just consider building a better public transport network in KL like what Bangkok did instead of harping on that dumb bridge

charlize SG

Well, Singapore hopes to increase its own population to 7 or 8 million in a few more decades. But unlike our neighbour, we don't have the luxury of too much free space. Laughing

elindra SG

Than we will be like HongKong and live in cubicles Laughing

sbst275 SG

They have to do something to the car ownership scheme

Of course m'bikes have to pay road tax unlike now Laughing

As to public buses, they can follow what SG did many years back, came with iniatives to attract passengers... When there are more passengers, bus co can have more money to buy more and bigger buses

charlize SG

We already live in cubicles.

The cubicles just get smaller next time. Laughing

sbst275 SG

That dumb bridge will just be a joke of the world

The bridge is just to give jobs to the Bumis...

elindra SG

No leh, it is their pride and joy leh. Like they said it will be nice for the scenery Laughing

Err if they build a good transport system infrastructure, it would be good for the Bumis too ma plus it would ease the congestions they have on the roads and also prepare them for the future population boom

av98m SG

I suspect that I'll be hiding at home most of the time if we ever reach that stage. Its bad enough now! Surprised

Fatum SG

more likely you'll be out playing most of the time, like many tokyoites now ... cos your pigeon hole will be so small as to be claustrophobic ... Laughing

charlize SG

You might want to stay at home.

Next time, there will be ERP like charges for people who want to use the parks or enter Orchard Road.

Yes, I am talking about people. Not ERP for cars. Laughing

av98m SG

No no no, I've already bought my own home. It's no pigeonhole. Mr. Green

Fatum SG

ah ....

good for you .. Razz

but then when you start punching out little av's ... things will be different also eh ? ... Laughing

av98m SG

Not going to happen. I refuse to add to the overpopulation problem. Plus, I'll probably end up getting married very late, if ever. Laughing

Rhonda SG

Surprised

A nightmarish scenario but it just might come true in the near future! Razz

How about a "Living Tax" - a tax levied on all who are alive simply because those who are alive use up a lot of resources, well, compared to the dead anyways?! Twisted Evil

Laughing