Sunday, October 20, 2002
Singaporean government worried about its single population
A story released today by Ananova News reports that the Singapore government is backing a campaign to promote romance in the city.
Officials are said to be alarmed by the growing numbers of single women and an ageing population.
The Romancing Singapore campaign launches on Valentine's Day and will encourage unmarried people to "mate and multiply".
The Ministry of Community Development and Sports found that single women in their 30s are less interested in marriage than their male counterparts.
Only half of the females expressed their desire to get married compared to 87 percent for men in the same age group.
