Severely Jetlagged
Still off subject but any Pilot considering joining SQ as a F/O would need "sectioning" The deal with SAS is because it is a Star Alliance member and only temporary as they can return to SAS with their seniority intact .
SQ are now looking to India for F/O's because the pay is not enough to attract those from the First World hence no Yanks QED,nothing to do with FAA Licence.
The reason cadets in OZ do not get a FAA Licence is simply because Singapore is an ex UK Colony and follows the general UK/OZ Licensing setup through CAAS.
On topic Singapore is an expensive place to live compared to India . Rents have come down considerably since the peak of 1996 and so has Income Tax but the Collapse of the Singapore Dollar far outways those advantages. Not sure how it has performed against the Rupee.