SINGAPORE -- A terse exchange in a Singaporean election debate has brought simmering tensions over immigration to the surface, forcing the ruling People's Action Party to fend off opposition claims that it wants a dramatic increase in foreign workers.
Singapore election
Singapore race gets heated over immigration and '10m population'
Foreign minister accuses opponent of peddling falsehood in live debate
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, right, listens to Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan in a debate on July 1, in this screenshot from the city-state's Channel 5 via CNA.
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