Tag: English
Jay Chou impresses netizens with his fluent English
Taipei -- Taiwanese idol Jay Chou is more than just a jack of all trades. He is also a man of culture with an...
Should everyone in Singapore speak English?
Kuala Lampur -- There is a popular TikTokker in Singapore who makes funny videos that zero in on the annoyances of our everyday lives.From...
Jay Chou jokes he can read only one line from article in English
Taipei -- Jay Chou is not just the King of Mandopop, the popular singer-actor is also active in social media with 6.2 million followers...
Speaking English is the language of knowledge, does not make you less Malaysian, says...
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad speaking at the Sultan Abdul Hamid Old Collegians Association (Sahoca) alumni dinner ceremony reminded...
Singaporeans “speak bad English and bad Mandarin”: American billionaire
In a talk in San Francisco last month, American billionaire Jim Rogers said that Singaporeans speak “bad English and bad Mandarin.” Rogers had been speaking...
It won’t hurt to speak dialect
National Day is around the corner and as a young Singaporean I believe that this is the time to think hard about the question of who we...
Singapore’s language disconnect
By Michael Y.P. Ang
Question: Which country once allowed a foreign corporation to set up shop on its soil and prohibit local staff from speaking...