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Folio No: SR.122 Folio Title: Newspaper Articles – Singapore, Ethnicity, Languages 1) Ethnic policies 2) Language Policy 3) National Identity 4) Race problems
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SR.122.001 Undated Newspaper article titled "English fever" Digitized Open
Newspaper article titled "Are 'lions' really needed in SR.122.002 Undated Digitized Open the Lion City?"
The Straits Times articles titled "Retain the critical SR.122.003 31/07/1991 values" and "Study shows link between rapid growth Digitized Open and Confucian dynamism"
Newspaper article titled "You cannot break out of SR.122.004 Undated Digitized Open your culture: Mr Lee"
The Straits Times article titled "How to be a good SR.122.005 04/07/1991 Digitized Open Chinese"
The Straits Times article titled "Indians at the SR.122.006 20/07/1991 Digitized Open crossroads"
The Straits Times article titled "S'poreans speak too SR.122.007 20/07/1991 Digitized Open loudly"
ST article titled "Readership of SPH papers and SR.122.008 20/07/1991 Digitized Open periodicals growing"
The Straits Times article titled "S'porean identity: Vital SR.122.009 13/07/1991 Digitized Open to forge sense of belonging"
The Straits Times article titled "Nantah grads must SR.122.010 03/07/1991 Digitized Open seize chance to help NTU"
Newspaper article titled "Second language rule that is SR.122.011 12/07/1991 Digitized Open based on race of father"
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Newspaper article titled "S'pore may not have a civic SR.122.012 1991 Digitized Open society” - Mr Lee
The Straits Times article titled "MCA faces 'big test' in SR.122.013 10/07/1991 Digitized Open winning back Chinese support"
ST articles titled "Would a Singaki be better than Mendaki, Sinda or Chinaki", "Chinese still SR.122.014 28/07/1991 Digitized Open predominant but use of English growing" and "Why more S'poreans will go into business"
Newspaper article titled "Ghafar: Don't exploit racial SR.122.015 Undated Digitized Open issues"
SR.122.016 30/12/1990 The Sunday Times article titled "A return to roots" Digitized Open
SR.122.017 12/01/1990 I.H.T article titled "The ethnic fires won't die out" Digitized Open
Newspaper article titled "Eurasian Association upset SR.122.018 Undated Digitized Open that some schools still using controversial book"
The Straits Times article titled "Double trouble: Race SR.122.019 27/10/1990 Digitized Open problems with a touch of class"
The Straits Times article titled "Prof: Rights without SR.122.020 28/11/1988 Digitized Open duty can be detrimental"
The Sunday Times article titled "You may have SR.122.021 27/11/1988 Digitized Open 'blacklisted' books without knowing it"
Newspaper article titled "What it means to be a SR.122.022 23/03/1991 Digitized Open Singaporean"
The Sunday Times article titled "Campfires 'not linked SR.122.023 27/11/1988 Digitized Open to fire-worshipping'"
The Straits Times article titled "Ethnic policies and the SR.122.024 18/10/1990 Digitized Open foreign connection"
Newspaper article titled "Chok Tong's 'Mandarin drive' SR.122.025 27/10/1990 Digitized Open assurance"
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ST article titled "Fallacy to say SAP students can't mix SR.122.026 19/07/1990 Digitized Open with other races"
SR.122.027 19/07/1990 ST article titled "SAP schools: 'No major changes'" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "Council should have SR.122.028 01/11/1990 Digitized Open power to interview affected person"
The Sunday Times article "An abrupt break with SR.122.029 04/11/1990 Digitized Open language policy is not in S'pore's interest"
Newspaper article titled "Clan leader wants group to SR.122.030 12/11/1990 Digitized Open ask Govt to put up Chinese signs"
The Sunday Times article titled "Strong national SR.122.031 23/09/1990 Digitized Open identity emerging"
The Sunday Times article titled "Race problems with a SR.122.032 21/10/1990 Digitized Open touch of class mean double trouble"
Newspaper article titled "Accept kin from other races, SR.122.033 13/11/1990 Digitized Open urges Mahathir"
Newspaper article titled "Dr Ow defends public funds SR.122.034 19/07/1990 Digitized Open for SAP schools"
Newspaper article titled "Islamic laws 'led to closure SR.122.035 18/10/1991 Digitized Open of many Kelantan firms'"
The Straits Times articles titled "CL1 idea hailed by SR.122.036 20/10/1990 Digitized Open Chinese-educated but it worries English-educated"
ST article titled "Education Ministry in favour of clans SR.122.037 17/10/1991 Digitized Open running schools"
Newspaper article titled "Chinese clans say 'no' to SR.122.038 17/10/1991 Digitized Open offer to run primary schools"
Newspaper article titled "Civil service to take in SR.122.039 16/10/1991 Digitized Open '20,000 non-bumiputras'"
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Newspaper article titled "KL 'will not close down' SR.122.040 14/10/1991 Digitized Open Chinese primary schools"
Newspaper article titled "Mr Lee invites clans to run SR.122.041 14/10/1991 Digitized Open primary schools"
SR.122.042 25/09/1991 ST article titled "Kelantan may ban wayang kulit" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "We must be realistic SR.122.043 14/10/1991 Digitized Open when choosing path for children's future"
ST article titled "Why the stress on Chinese-educated: SR.122.044 11/10/1991 Digitized Open To redress imbalance"
Newspaper article titled "Malay, Indian statue ideas SR.122.045 29/09/1991 Digitized Open but it's not top priority"
Newspaper article titled "Who says there is no Indian SR.122.046 28/04/1991 Digitized Open community?"
The Straits Times article titled "No skimmed milk for SR.122.047 13/08/1982 Digitized Open us!"
The Straits Times article titled "Western institutions SR.122.048 27/10/1990 Digitized Open do work in Singapore"
The Straits Times article titled "Consider these factors SR.122.049 25/04/1991 Digitized Open before criticising S'pore"
Business Times article titled "One people, one nation, SR.122.050 05/01/1991 Digitized Open One S'pore"
The Straits Times article titled "Drop in English skills in SR.122.051 19/04/1991 Digitized Open Malaysia: Some blame it on narrow nationalism"
The Sunday Times article titled "The monetary SR.122.052 27/01/1991 Digitized Open motive"
The Straits Times article titled "All Indonesians equal SR.122.053 23/08/1991 Digitized Open regardless of race, says Rudini"
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SR.122.054 18/08/1991 ST article titled "Chinese not foreigners: Ghafar" Digitized Open
SR.122.055 03/09/1991 The Straits Times article titled "Recipe for disaster" Digitized Open
ST article titled "Trouble if people do not unite as SR.122.056 10/08/1991 Digitized Open S'poreans: Raja"
ST article titled "Sudomo urges Chinese to practise SR.122.057 07/08/1991 Digitized Open integration"
The Sunday Times article titled "Am I becoming a SR.122.058 08/04/1990 Digitized Open stranger in my own country?"
The Straits Times article titled "Lesson for our Chinese SR.122.059 16/08/1991 Digitized Open businessmen: Know Chinese or be left out"
ST article titled "Govt cannot cater solely to needs of SR.122.060 18/09/1991 Digitized Open English-educated, says Teng Cheong"
ST article titled "In Hongkong, a rose by any other SR.122.061 14/04/1990 Digitized Open name may turn out to be a Mango"
SR.122.062 07/01/1991 The Straits Times article titled "The ugly Chinaman" Digitized Open
The Sunday Times article titled "Where are SR.122.063 14/10/1990 Digitized Open Singapore's missing numbers?"
The Sunday Times article titled "Prospects and SR.122.064 30/09/1990 Digitized Open problems"
The Sunday Times article titled "Will a hundred SR.122.065 17/02/1991 Digitized Open flowers bloom?"
The Sunday Times article titled "It takes effort to get SR.122.066 11/03/1990 Digitized Open rid of the mental garbage"
The Straits Times article titled "Concerted effort SR.122.067 16/12/1989 Digitized Open needed to help Indians progress"
The Straits Times article titled "A major long-term aim: SR.122.068 27/09/1990 Digitized Open To preserve Asianness"
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The Sunday Times article titled "Choice may not be a SR.122.069 11/11/1990 Digitized Open prerogative in issues of national concern"
The Straits Times article titled "Britain's Chinese SR.122.070 01/05/1990 Digitized Open rooted in their ghetto mentality"
The Straits Times article titled "Restore old place SR.122.071 08/01/1991 Digitized Open names that give a sense of identity"
ST article titled "Do not confuse place names with SR.122.072 19/01/1991 Digitized Open language developments"
Newspaper article titled "Asian or Western, values SR.122.073 23/12/1990 Digitized Open must sell themselves"
The Straits Times article titled "Absurd to say Pinyin SR.122.074 12/01/1991 Digitized Open names are unSingaporean"
SR.122.075 20/05/1990 The Sunday Times article titled "New Singaporeans" Digitized Open
SR.122.076 09/08/1991 The Straits Times article titled "Different Strokes" Digitized Open
SR.122.077 09/08/1991 The Straits Times article titled "Hold the dream" Digitized Open
SR.122.078 04/11/1990 Observer article titled "The past is another country" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "Policy on guest SR.122.079 09/02/1990 Digitized Open workers come under scrutiny"
SR.122.080 11/08/1991 The Sunday Times article titled "Go east, young man" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "PM's National Day SR.122.081 12/08/1991 Digitized Open Rally speech"
ST article titled "Praise all round for PM's maiden rally SR.122.082 12/08/1991 Digitized Open speech"
The Sunday Times article titled "Chinese culture SR.122.083 11/08/1991 Digitized Open outside China changing with the generations"
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SR.122.084 11/08/1991 ST article titled "Soviet way not for China: Mr Lee" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "Language debate in HK SR.122.085 09/02/1991 Digitized Open - teach in English or mother tongue?"
The Straits Times article titled "Staying Asian - and SR.122.086 31/10/1990 Digitized Open united"
The Straits Times article titled "Ethnic roots and SR.122.087 07/04/1990 Digitized Open identity"
SR.122.088 08/04/1990 The Sunday Times article titled "Educating Gita" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "Islamic political power SR.122.089 15/08/1991 Digitized Open likely to stay at low ebb: Jakarta scholar"
The Straits Times article titled "Majulah Singapura has SR.122.090 26/07/1991 Digitized Open been sung patriotically for 32 years"
SR.122.091 10/09/1990 PM's National Day Rally Speech Digitized Open
ST article titled "Bid to form body to boost Chinese SR.122.092 27/09/1991 Digitized Open culture lauded"
The Straits Times article titled "Disaster if Chinese lose SR.122.093 27/07/1991 Digitized Open core values"
The Straits Times article titled "Nantah grads against SR.122.094 22/06/1991 Digitized Open plan to transfer alumni rolls"
ST article titled "Govt 'will always have to balance SR.122.095 22/06/1991 Digitized Open pressures'"
SR.122.096 19/06/1991 ST article titled "Chinese review committee named" Digitized Open
The Straits Times article titled "Multi-lingual signs SR.122.097 13/06/1991 Digitized Open raise issues bigger than of language"
Newspaper article titled "Chinese teachers' union SR.122.098 25/06/1991 Digitized Open backs call to chart community's future"
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The Straits Times article titled "Do not be so quick to SR.122.099 21/06/1991 Digitized Open use 'Chinese chauvinist' label"
Newspaper article titled "Future conflicts likely to be SR.122.100 27/09/1991 Digitized Open more local and regional: Mr Lee"
ST article titled "Don: Middle-class squeeze could pose SR.122.101 28/07/1991 Digitized Open political threat"
The Straits articles titled "Chinese-educated have no 'ambitious aims'", "Multi-lingual signs raise issues SR.122.102 22/06/1991 bigger than of language", Attitude towards language Digitized Open should change with the times" and "Writers did not address point"
Sunday Times article titled "Allow pasar Mandarin to SR.122.103 02/06/1991 Digitized Open be spoken: Ong"
The Straits Times articles titled "Get all to prepare SR.122.104 24/06/1991 report on future direction: Ow" and "Experts blame Digitized Open parents for declining interest in Chinese"
The Straits Times article titled "Lively civic society SR.122.105 21/06/1991 Digitized Open needed to develop a soul for S'pore"
The Straits Times article titled "Nantah alumni reject SR.122.106 27/06/1991 Digitized Open NTU as alma mater"
ST articles titled "Misleading messages and old SR.122.107 27/06/1991 prejudices" and "Pan reading things into column that Digitized Open were never there"
The Straits Times article titled "A self-confident SR.122.108 28/06/1991 Digitized Open Chinese community good for S'pore"
The Sunday Times article titled "There are other truly SR.122.109 20/01/1991 Digitized Open common shared values"
The Straits Times article titled "English is just as SR.122.110 10/11/1990 Digitized Open difficult to learn"
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ST article titled "IPS emigration survey gives obvious SR.122.111 06/10/1990 Digitized Open but necessary answers"
The Straits Times article titled "CL1 idea hailed by SR.122.112 20/10/1990 Digitized Open Chinese-educated but it worries English-educated"
Sunday Times article titled "Debate over Mandarin SR.122.113 11/11/1990 Digitized Open campaign 'a minor issue'"
The Straits Times article titled "One in 6 S'poreans SR.122.114 04/10/1990 Digitized Open have thought of emigrating"
The Straits Times article titled "Surveying the race SR.122.115 28/09/1990 Digitized Open scene"
The Straits Times article titled "Chinese as first SR.122.116 11/10/1990 Digitized Open language - two views"
The Straits Times article titled "Confidence in future SR.122.117 04/10/1990 Digitized Open keeps Singaporeans here"
The Straits Times article titled "Chinese parents, SR.122.118 05/08/1991 Digitized Open American kids"
ST article titled "Govt favours the formation of group SR.122.119 23/09/1991 Digitized Open by Chinese professionals"
The Straits Times article titled "Govt will find new SR.122.120 23/09/1991 Digitized Open ways to sell policies"
The Straits Times article titled "More attention for SR.122.121 23/09/1991 Digitized Open Chinese silent majority: Mr Lee"
The Straits Times article titled "Govt's task 'is to meet SR.122.122 23/09/1991 Digitized Open needs of bottom 20-30 %"
ST article titled "Sudomo urges Chinese to practise SR.122.123 07/08/1991 Digitized Open integration"
The Straits Times article titled "Order, disorder and SR.122.124 15/05/1991 Digitized Open the South-east Asian response: A long-term view"
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Lianhe Zaobao article titled "Singapore-Malaysia SR.122.125 29/05/1991 Digitized Open relations on the rise"
Pre-University Seminar 1984 - Forum 2 Chinese SR.122.126 1984 Digitized Open Middle School Students' Agitation
Article titled "Speak Mandarin campaign / teaching SR.122.127 17/11/1990 Digitized Open Chinese as first language (CL1)
Shin Min Daily News article titled "Continued effort SR.122.128 Undated Digitized Open towards greater harmony"
SR.122.129 14/06/1990 Article titled "Analysis of local media on major issues" Digitized Open
Article titled "Comment on ‘shared history’ among the SR.122.130 Undated Digitized Open races"
Berita Harian article titled "Towards one Singapore SR.122.130 07/04/1990 Digitized Open people"
SR.122.131 06/07/1990 Asiaweek article titled "A confusion of Tongues" Digitized Open
The Straits Times articles titled "Chinese not SR.122.132 19/08/1991 foreigners: Ghafar" and "Ghafar poses with Teochew Digitized Open group"
NST article titled "Foreign critics to be invited for first- SR.122.133 18/08/1991 Digitized Open hand look at country"
The Sunday Times article titled "Chinese culture SR.122.134 11/08/1991 Digitized Open outside China changing with the generations"
Article titled "Special kind of entrepreneur bred in SR.122.135 11/08/1991 Digitized Open S'pore"
SR.122.136 11/08/1991 Article titled "Soviet way not for China: Mr Lee" Digitized Open
Article titled "Why Singapore is China's favourite SR.122.137 11/08/1991 Digitized Open model - Mr Lee"
SR.122.138 13/08/1991 Article titled "Asia has much to offer West - BG Yeo" Digitized Open
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Articles titled "Chinese businessman urged to forge SR.122.139 13/08/1991 international network", "Need for foundation, says BG Digitized Open Yeo" and "Landmark event that provided an insight"
SR.122.140 13/08/1991 Article titled "New look being taken at Confucianism" Digitized Open
Article titled "Migrants 'should use their East-West SR.122.141 13/08/1991 Digitized Open links to develop new business'"
The Straits Times article titled "Lesson for our Chinese SR.122.142 16/08/1991 Digitized Open businessmen: Know Chinese or be left out"
Article titled "Friendship, trust and the Chinese way of SR.122.143 17/08/1991 Digitized Open doing business"
Article titled "Give Foundation idea a start with a SR.122.144 17/08/1991 Digitized Open secretariat"
Berita Harian article titled "Towards one Singapore SR.122.145 07/04/1990 Digitized Open people"
Berita Minggu article titled "The making of one SR.122.146 08/04/1990 Digitized Open Singapore people"
The Sunday Times article titled "Each ethnic group SR.122.147 23/09/1990 Digitized Open mixing more with people of other races"
The Sunday Times article titled "S'pore a good place to SR.122.148 30/09/1990 Digitized Open live but over-regulated"
Newspaper article titled "I played Judas to my mother SR.122.149 11/11/1990 Digitized Open tongue"
Sunday Times article titled "Why do some Chinese SR.122.150 14/10/1990 Digitized Open deny their language?"
Petir articles titled "Core values promoted over the years", "Common values that bind the Swiss", "Forging SR.122.151 1990 Digitized Open national identity" and "Mr Byrne's lasting contribution to the nation"
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Lianhe Zaobao article titled "Take a realistic attitude towards teaching of Chinese language", Berita Harian article titled "Malaysia is at the take-off stage", Shin Min Daily News article titled "Making Singapore a SR.122.152 20/06/1991 regional centre for Chinese studies" and Lianhe Digitized Open Zaobao article titled "We must keep abreast of the times in our attitude towards language - An impression after reading Liak Teng Kiat's article in The Straits Times"
Far Eastern Economic Review articles titled "Affirming the past", "A difference of genes", "Treaty in the SR.122.153 11/02/1988 Digitized Open making", "Free not to profit", "A people's levy" and "Fresh water solution"
Lianhe Zaobao article titled "Dr Tony Tan: Chinese will SR.122.154 19/06/1991 become a living language when review committee's Digitized Open recommendations are implemented"
Lianhe Zaobao article titled "Cultural introspection", Lianhe Wanbao article titled "Frightening SR.122.155 17/06/1991 "ambitions"? - Comment on a shocking columnist Digitized Open article" and Lianhe Zaobao article titled "On film rating"
Article titled "Comment on Chinese culture and SAP SR.122.156 Undated Digitized Open students"
Article titled "Comment on ‘Shared history’ among SR.122.157 Undated Digitized Open Races"
Article titled "Analysis of local media on major issues - SR.122.158 15/06/1990 Ethnicity and Singaporean Singapore, Vehicle Quota Digitized Open System and Parliament"
Article titled "Analysis of local media on major issues - SR.122.159 15/04/1990 Digitized Open Ethnic Roots and Singaporean Identity"
The Straits Times article titled "Ethnic roots and SR.122.160 14/04/1990 Digitized Open identity"
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Far Eastern Economic Review articles titled "The forgotten ones", "New motherland", "Cycle of SR.122.161 07/06/1990 Digitized Open despair", "The women's burden", "Breaking the pattern", "Arrogance of power"
Note to Mr James Fu on the article titled "The ugly SR.122.162 11/02/1991 Digitized Open face of Islam"
Handwritten meaning of the following words - SR.122.163 Undated Digitized Open democracy, election and freedom
SR.122.164 Undated Mr Victor's speech Digitized Open
SR.122.165 Undated Dr Husin's speech Digitized Open
SR.122.166 Undated Handwritten meaning of the following words Digitized Open
Article titled "The ballad of east and west", "Rudyard SR.122.167 Undated Digitized Open Kipling's Verse" and "The last suttee"
SR.122.168 09/08/1991 The Straits Times article titled "Different strokes" Digitized Open
SR.122.169 Undated Article on Former Senior Minister S. Rajaratnam Digitized Open
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