Use or Not To Use Singlish “Aiyah! So Headache!” + In recent years‚ there has been much concern on how Singaporeans use English. While some consider Singapore Colloquial English or Singlish as an undeniable part of being a Singaporean‚ others including the Government‚ deem it inferior‚ even condemn it‚ and support the use of Singapore Standard English almost relentlessly (Tan 2002). I shall attempt to address the following question‚ “Should Singlish be accepted and used or be abandoned?”
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composite culture and common language of communication‚ English‚ “are what crucially distinguish Singapore from China”. Such views reflected the continuing importance and creation of a ‘Singaporean’ identity based on a sense of nationalism. This burgeoning sense of ‘national’ identity was also demonstrated in a recent incident which highlighted the furore and unity forged among the various races in Singapore against a mainland Chinese‚ Zhou Hou‚ who assaulted and criticised a Malay Singaporean on Facebook
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ational University of Singapore Business School Master of Business Administration Marketing Management (BMA 5009) Group Final Project: Marketing Eu Yan Sang to the Young‚ Modern Singapore Consumer 8 November 2010 TABLE OF CO TE TS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. 2. I TRODUCTIO ........................................................................................................ - 1 EYS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................
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Singaporean Cultural Norms and Traditions Most of the people of Singapore are descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula‚ China‚ the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. While they have gradually acquired a distinct identity as Singaporeans‚ many still retain their customs‚ practices and festivals in a mix of the modern and the traditional. Singapore Society Singaporean society is cosmopolitan and multicultural and based on an ideology of racial and religious harmony. The family is the basic
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Food in Malaysia Introduction Nasi Lemak Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf commonly found in Malaysia‚ where it is considered the national dish.It is also popular in neighbouring countries such as Brunei; Singapore; Riau Islands and Riau provinces of Indonesia; and Southern Thailand. Nasi Lemak can be found in the Southern Philippines prepared by Filipino Muslims‚ it is considered one of the most famous dishes for Malay-type breakfast. It is not to be confused
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Temasek Holdings is a Singapore-based investment company with over US100 billion in assets‚ including shares and investments in a wide range of industries worldwide. It is owned by the government of Singapore and the prime minister of Singapore‚ Lee Hsien Loong‚ has a supervisory role over the company. Although there were accusations of nepotism when Ho Ching‚ the prime ministers wife‚ joined the company in 2002 (at the time her husband was the Finance Minister of Singapore and her father-in-law
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One case from Brunei concerns Khoo Teck Phuat and his son Khoo Ban Hock. The latter was managing director of NBB w. Under his charge‚ the bank loaned more than Brunei $1 billion (which is equivalent to Singapore $1 billion) to companies controlled by his father. These loans were undocumented and unsecured. It was claimed that these offences under Brunei banking laws by Khoo Ban Hock were committed under the control and his direction of his father. When this dishonesty was discovered‚ the younger
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T his image cannot currently be display ed. 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. Ownership Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is a wholly-owned by Genting Singapore Public Limited Company (PLC) which is part of the Genting Group and listed in Singapore Exchange (Genting Annual Report‚ 2011). 2.2. History Construction in the 49-hectare of Resorts World Sentosa Singapore began on 16 April 2007. On 20 January 2010‚ it opened in a record time of less than 3 years of construction (RWS
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concerning the right to trade there for hundreds of years in the Spice Islands of both countries‚ is a agreement to discuss various issues and does not clearly reflect the limitations of development by both sides in the Malay world. Formation of Singapore English in the Malay Peninsula in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles aggravate tensions between the two countries‚ especially the Netherlands claimed that the agreement signed between Raffles and Sultan of Johor is not valid‚ and that the Sultanate of
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Separation Do you agree that the merger is an union of convenience?Explain Why Singapore wanted a Merger with Malaya 1a) Economic Reasons - Need for a hinterland . Declining entrepot trade and growth of industrialisation . Need for raw materials . Increasing population & demand for jobs 1b) Economic Reasons – Need for a Common Market . With Malaya’s independence 1957‚ tariffs imposed on goods with Singapore . Merger can provide for a Common Market where goods can be bought and sold
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