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Seniors hit the books to learn a new language
Some do so to dig into their roots or discover a new culture, while others see it as a way to upgrade themselves
Singapore's growing generation gap: Divide between young and old along social and political lines
Singapore’s growing generation gap: Divide between young and old along social and political lines
All abuzz over orb 'floating' off MBS
All abuzz over orb ‘floating’ off MBS
How digital connections add stress for both parents and children
Online teaching resources which parents can monitor and the prevalence of chat groups mean parents can “monitor” their children in the classroom and are connected to teachers and fellow parents – often adding pressure to the parenting process
The Big Read: What ‘OK boomer’ reveals about the divide between S’pore millennials and their elders
The chasm between millennials and baby boomers has come under the spotlight, and taken a new twist — an insulting one from the older folks’ perspective — after a popular Internet meme becomes the retort of choice for youngsters fed up with the supposedly patronising, outdated and know-it-all ways of their elders.
Keeping the mother tongues alive Singapore's bilingual challenge
“Logically, the decision is obvious. Emotionally, the choice is painful.” That was how then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew described the “stark choice” of pairing English with Mandarin, and not other dialects, in bilingual policy at the launch of the Speak Mandarin Campaign in 1979.
Anthropocene Studies in Singapore As Reviewed by Jeffrey K. H. Chan
When sensors make sense
While sensors are remarkable technological items in and of themselves, it is their integration into Internet-connected devices that makes them veritable game changers.
Moths in the twilight
With its understated telling of momentous historical events, Ray’s first novel is destined to be a classic