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Singapore English (SgE, SE, en-SG) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Singapore.In Singapore, English is spoken in two main forms: Singaporean Standard English, which is indistinguishable grammatically from British English, and Singaporean Colloquial English, which is better known as Singlish.
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
The languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's internationalised society and its legacy of being a British colony.
News Tonight (formerly News 5 Tonight, News 5 and before 1994 as just News) is a Singaporean English language news programme broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 5 since its inception, providing a round-up of all the day's events around Singapore, as well as coverage of breaking news and occasional global stories relevant to Singaporeans.
CNA (an initialism of Channel NewsAsia) is a Singapore-based multinational news channel owned by Mediacorp, the country's state-owned media conglomerate.The network is broadcast in Singapore on free-to-air terrestrial television and Mediacorp's streaming service meWatch, and is distributed internationally via television providers in the Asia–Pacific, as well as streaming and free ad ...
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. [2] [3] [4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.
Singapore's language planning is known as exogenous planning, whereby a foreign language takes on the role as the main language of communication against the indigenous languages in the country. The education system aims to create a workforce that is bi-literate in English and Chinese/Malay/Tamil.
Singapore Tonight is a Singapore English long-running main flagship daily main evening nightly television news bulletin programme on Mediacorp CNA since its inception which runs daily from 10:00pm to 11:00pm Singapore Time (9:00pm to 10:00pm Jakarta Time) on weekdays, and 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time (9:00pm to 9:30pm Jakarta Time) on weekends/public holidays, providing a round-up of all ...