Singapore's policy of raising population carries risk

Singapore's policy of raising population carries risk:

Have more babies to build the ranks of Singaporeans and get set for a construction boom, but accept heavier congestion and more foreign workers as the crowded metropolis grows its population by 30 per cent.

That is the vision for Singapore set out yesterday by its long-ruling government, just days after it lost a seat in parliament in a by-election defeat that reflected rising discontent at soaring costs and an influx of immigrants.