"30th got school meh it's a Sunday leh." If we asked an average American what this online message means and what they can discern about its author, they would likely be baffled.

SINGAPORE — Day Two of the Singapore Writers Festival had everything covered for me — a Singlish-speaking poetry appreciator, searching for the meaning of life and how to lead it. Well, almost ...

Some poems are translated from Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Read more at straitstimes.com. ... (2019), a “bilingual” book of poetry with Singlish on one side and English on the other.

As a Singaporean-American, I grew up on bits and pieces of my Singaporean heritage, as my parents drilled a handful of the ‘Singlish’ phrases they grew up on into my vocabulary.

When it comes to Singlish, not all noobs will ace it like Orange is the New Black actress, Uzo Aduba, did on her first try. On Saturday, a video of the cast of hit musical Les Misérables, which ...

Nitpicking over apostrophe placement begins to sound as reactionary as Harold Bloom’s feelings about slam poetry. As culture democratizes, as electronic communication favors different language ...

The word "can" has two different meanings in Singapore's local creole, Singlish. "Singlish doesn't really differentiate between 'can' and 'may,'" said a Singlish guidebook author. The author, Gwee ...

Welcome to the premiere episode of That's Life, a new audio programme about life, culture and literature by The Straits Times. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Page Turner: (Poem) Tongues for the one who did not like singlish - Sun, May 8, 2016 - The Jakarta Post. ... This poem has appeared in his book Making Love with Scrabble Tiles, ...