It was reported in the paper that Singapore is the only city in the world without slums, a new report by the United Nations Habitat.
Slums were defined as areas where there was overcrowding, a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, durable housing materials and rights over tenure.
A quarter of Singapore's population lived as squatters or in slums in 1959, with as many as 200 people living in a shophouse before the Government stepped in to build public housing. Over 4,000 flats were ready in 1964.
- The Straits Times Saturday, October 25 2008, Shobana Kesava
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