Singapore has a immigration policy since around 2010 to maintain the ethnic ratio balance of the society. Happens to be around 74% Chinese; 13% Malays; 9% Indians; and 3% others when the policy was in place. Average about 150k PR applications and 30k PRs are granted each year. This means under the "Others" category, only 900 slots were available each year. And the competitors are the likes of Eduardo, and the MDs & CEOs of the many MNCs here.