Tag: Language
Pritam Singh praises his wife on her birthday for teaching Punjabi to children
Singapore — Workers' Party secretary-general Pritam Singh took to social media on Friday (Apr 16) to pay tribute to the special woman in his...
Singapore is fifth top non-native English speaking country in the world
EF Education First has released a new English Proficiency Index on the English skills of non-native English speaking countries across the globe. The International education...
Unveiling the ‘word of the year’ for 2019
We are approaching the end of 2019 at a dizzying rate. This year has been jam-packed with a theme of crises and threats.
From the...
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...
How Singapore murders language
By Abhijit Nag
Connectivity took its toll yesterday when a fire at a SingTel building disrupted television, internet and banking services -- and threw language...