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Society & Lifestyle > Immigration Issues Foreigners living in other countries: Learning the language is essential: 10 of 13

I refer this issue in the Singapore context. Singapore is a tiny nation located in Southeast Asia with a population of 4 million where about 20% of them are immigrants. To begin with, Singapore has it roots as a migrant community back in the 1800s, when it saw an influx of Chinese and Indian workers who came to the indigenous Malay fishing village to escape poverty back at home. Today, the local population is made up of 65% Chinese, 20% Malays, 10% Indians and 5% Others (i.e. Eurasians). Although the official national language is Bahasa Melayu (as spoken by the indigenous Malays), English ...
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