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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-low-income/1385774.html I think personally this is a good policy to help low income especially in this day & age. Especially for the children. Wonder what the naysayer comments will be... lol.

THE Government is looking at introducing programmes tailored for marriages between Singaporeans and foreigners. These programmes would involve counsellors and educators trained to address cross-cultural issues. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan disclosed this in a reply on Tuesday to a parliamentary question from Nominated MP Paulin Straughan, who had asked how resilient were the marriages of couples brought together by agencies that match Singaporean men with foreign brides. There are no figures of such matchmade couples, but marriages between Singaporean men and foreign women were on the rise, said Dr Balakrishnan. Last year, there were 6,360 marriages between Singaporean men and foreign brides, up from 5,414 in 2004. But their divorce rate was not significantly different from other marriages, he said. For instance, 4 per cent of these 2004 marriages ended five years later while the divorce rate for all marriages in the same period was 6 per cent. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_444343.html --- got catalogs to choose one not heheee...