CNA938 Rewind - Singlish still steady lah: More Singaporeans embrace it at work and in daily life
From kopi chats to office meetings, Singlish is becoming a bigger part of everyday communication in Singapore. A new IPS study found more people are embracing Singlish as part of our national identity – even as conversations continue around preserving mother tongue languages and bilingualism. Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Mathew Mathews, Head of Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, to dive deeper into the findings.