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        "msgid": "spore-pm-plugs-value-of-expats-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-03-22 00:00:00",
        "title": "S'pore PM plugs value of expats",
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        "source": "AP",
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        "summary": "S'pore PM plugs value of expats SINGAPORE (AP): Capping a national debate on the need of foreign talent amid the recession, Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Sunday foreign workers were here because the city-state needed them. \"It may appear that foreign talent takes away jobs from Singaporeans. But the truth is the opposite. The presence of foreign talent helps to create more jobs for Singaporeans,\" Goh said.",
        "content": "<p>S&apos;pore PM plugs value of expats<\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE (AP): Capping a national debate on the need of<br>\nforeign talent amid the recession, Singapore&apos;s Prime Minister Goh<br>\nChok Tong said on Sunday foreign workers were here because the<br>\ncity-state needed them.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It may appear that foreign talent takes away jobs from<br>\nSingaporeans. But the truth is the opposite. The presence of<br>\nforeign talent helps to create more jobs for Singaporeans,&quot; Goh<br>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>And he added: &quot;We bring in foreign talent because we need them<br>\nto help grow the economy, create jobs through their investments<br>\nand expertise and strengthen our international competitiveness.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a local event, Goh recalled moments in a<br>\nParliament debate this month on whether Singapore should continue<br>\nto lure top foreign talent while its own citizens are losing jobs<br>\nin a recession.<\/p>",
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