The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in China in December, according to an AFP tally compiled from official...
Lawyer M Ravi is seeking a prohibitory order against the Attorney-General from reviewing contents of his mobile phone and laptop, both of which were seized by...
本地在今日(5日)新增908例冠状病毒19确诊。在今天下午的简报中,该部解释这批乃最后一批客工,当局预计未来几日新增病例将偏高,直至工作小组完成宿舍的检测为止,才减少。 在今日新增入境病例中,都来自印度,其中三名年龄仅介于一至六岁,持家属准证((Dependant’s Pass),以及一名63岁的短期探访准证持有者。 四人是在7月22日抵境并遵守居家通知,也在这期间接受冠病检测。 至于社区病例则是一名26岁孟加拉籍男子,未出现症状,是在当局未宿舍外必要服务客工进行检测时发现的。 另一方面,今日有314人出院,累计出院人数4万7768个。
by Amber Wang The United States announced Wednesday its “highest level” visit in decades to Taiwan, a move sure to infuriate China with relations between the...
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Southeast Asian parliamentarians have today (5 Aug) called on Cambodia’s authorities to immediately release and unconditionally drop all charges against union leader Rong Chhun, who was...
by Ron Lopez, with AFP bureaus France and the Netherlands are gearing up for stricter mask-wearing rules to fight the coronavirus as the global death toll from the pandemic neared 700,000....
After an 11-day operation, 237 people were arrested for involvement in loansharking activities. 160 men and 77 women, aged between 13 and 77, were apprehended for...
Progress Singapore Party (PSP) secretary-general Dr Tan Cheng Bock took to his Facebook on Tuesday (4 August) to reveal that he recently went through a knee...
To encourage greater youth participation in nation-building, the Workers’ Party Youth Wing (WPYW) is organising an essay competition for Singaporeans 40 years of age and under...
众所周知,我国以多元族群文化著称,尽管许多人逐渐也以英语沟通为主,但不少人民仍会说不同的语言如华语、马来语与淡米尔文,但你能够同时说多种语言吗?或许你不会,但想必身边建国一代的年长者一定会。 The Royal Singapore,近日为纪念国庆日访问了一名建国一代的印度籍阿嫲,这名阿嫲名叫拉沙玛(Rasamal),人称“玫瑰阿姨”(Aunty Rose),高龄83岁,但有趣的是,阿嫲竟然操得一口流利的广东话接受访问,不仅如此,她也以福建话、潮州话、华语、马来语和淡米尔语打招呼,其语言天赋令人惊艳! 目前已有6名孩子、13名孙子和3名曾孙的拉沙玛,解释为何会多种语言,她说小时候受到环境的影响,母亲是广东人父亲则是印度人,而且小时候住在亚答屋(Attap house),街坊邻居来自不同家庭,有广东家庭、福建家庭、潮州家庭和印度家庭,因此学会说不同的语言。 此外,拉沙玛也忆述以前不同种族一同生活相处的情况,除了在各种族过节时,会相互帮助,也会前往不同种族的杂货店买日常用品,各种族间并没有太多的隔阂,所以相处起来相当愉快。 尽管各族间相处和谐,但拉沙玛也坦言以前的日子确实相当贫乏,因为当时家庭情况不允许,只能买下已经破掉的蛋充饥,只有在过节期间才能吃上一只鸡。当时也历经日本占领时期,只能领取有虫的米和硬掉的面包食用。 成年后的拉沙玛也在过去20年间当了清洁工,生活也并非相当富裕,偶尔还需要依赖别人的接济,因此在她退休后,她表示,每当看见有生活困苦的老人或家庭,她也相当于心不忍。 “我看见别人艰难,我也很辛苦的,我就想到我自己,以前我也很惨,隔壁邻居送东西给我吃,所以我现在看到他们这样,我也会送给他们…有时候看到老人家坐在那边没有东西,我也很辛苦,我就会跟她说,这里有两块,拿去买东西吃。” 对于不同种族,拉沙玛则认为,新加坡人是一体的,不应该分种族,而且要对不同种族报以尊敬的心态。 “我认为新加坡是一样的人,不能分你是华人、你是马来人、你是什么种族…也不能说是Keling婆(以前的人称呼印度人)、Keling妹等等,不能,所以我现在都教小朋友,不能这么叫,是要称呼印度人。 视频发布后也引发许多网友的关注,网友纷纷称看见拉沙玛如同看见身边的阿嫲亲切,他们会说各族间的语言,能够与不同种族的人愉快相处,也非常怀念往日时光。 人与人之间的差异或许只是种族和语言上的差别,若报以尊重的心态相处,或许种族间的歧视与隔阂才会消失不见。 事实上,拉沙玛去年也曾接受《新明日报》访问,他还曾协助照顾其他年长者包括失智老翁,使她在去年6月获得“好邻居奖”,表扬她的邻里精神。 原访问视频如下: