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The Big Story: Could dialects be making a comeback in Singapore? A Teochew film sparks national debate
A Teochew film has reignited Singapore's long-running debate over dialects and the conversation has now reached Parliament. Following the public response to Dear You, IMDA is reviewing its film classification framework for dialect films, while the Government says there is scope to expand the space for dialects, even as it continues to uphold the importance of Mandarin. Is Singapore's language policy entering a new chapter? What prompted this shift after decades of dialect restrictions? And if dialects are given more space in our media landscape, what could that mean for culture, identity and…
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