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SINGAPORE TALKING

Singapore Talking: Learn more about 20 languages spoken here

Jun 28, 2017, 12:47 pm
Mr Leon Loh, who manages Diva Disco at Golden Mile Complex, picked up the Thai language when he started working at the nightclub about eight years ago. He is now married to a Thai national. Ms Chen Xiaohan (right) with her Thai friends in Bangkok dur

Singapore Talking: Thriving Thai-speaking community

Jun 22, 2017, 5:00 am
Mr and Mrs Parajuli introducing Nepalese words and customs

Singapore Talking: Finding echoes here of their mountain home

Jun 15, 2017, 5:00 am

Singapore Talking: Presenting the news in Chinese dialects

Jun 8, 2017, 5:00 am

Singapore Talking: Scolding and loving, Sindhi hits the spot

Jun 1, 2017, 5:00 am

Jewish languages forgotten in exile

May 25, 2017, 5:00 am

Speaking Hindi: Dhobi Ghat goes beyond Dhoby Ghaut

May 18, 2017, 5:00 am

Minangkabau matriarchs rule the roost

May 11, 2017, 5:00 am
About 80 people attend the 1,200-member Foochow Methodist Church's Hock Chew service on average each week, a far cry from the 1970s when the congregation would pack the chapel. Hock Chew originates from Fuzhou and with its seven tones, can be difficu

Hock Chew: A secret, cherished language

May 4, 2017, 5:00 am

Singapura brings home Sanskrit's wide influence

Apr 27, 2017, 5:00 am

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