'Not a bad thing' for Singaporeans to be in demand abroad: PM Lee

Singapore

JUST as Singapore aspires to have the best talent from around the world to come and work here, it is right to expect Singaporeans to desire to move abroad and explore new opportunities as well, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday.

"Singapore is part of a global community and we have to accept that," he told reporters after chairing the annual meeting of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC).

He was responding to a question by The Business Times about the issue of "brain drain" a…