{
  "id": 3969152,
  "title": "Bilahari Kausikan says Singapore needs new approach to integrating immigrants in age of technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bilahari-kausikan-says-singapore-needs-new-approach-to-integrating",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T04:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/bilahari-kausikan-says-singapore-needs-new-approach-to-integrating-immigrants-in-age-of-technology/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former diplomat Bilahari Kausikan spoke in an interview with digital magazine ThinkChina about the evolving nature of immigration in the age of technology. He addressed Singapore's need to better integrate immigrants in light of how much has changed, due to the impact of modern technology. Kausikan explained that people now carry their country with them, via their smartphones, making it difficult to truly leave their home mentally, even when they physically depart. He emphasized that Singapore's current methods of socializing new citizens are \"rather mechanical\" and no longer adequate to address the challenges posed by the technological landscape. Kausikan urged the city-state to adopt new technology to counter these changes, rather than treating new immigrants as disloyal based on their cultural background.",
  "summary": "The former diplomat says immigration has changed fundamentally because people can remain connected to their home countries through technology. This article ( Bilahari Kausikan says Singapore needs new approach to integrating immigrants in age of technology ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}