Push to promote mother tongue


Singapore has seen a big influx of foreigners who have brought in their own languages and dialects that are incomprehensible to the locals while the government is also determined to transform the island republic into a global metropolis.

MORE families here are using English on a regular basis when talking to their young children, raising fresh concerns about Singapore’s bilingual future.

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