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Dennis Tan: More younger Singaporeans are losing touch with Chinese dialects

Summary by The Independent
SINGAPORE: In a June 17 (Wednesday) Facebook post, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) Dennis Tan (Hougang) touched on the Chinese film Dear You. Though originally a Teochew-language drama, it was largely released in Singapore dubbed in Mandarin. Mr Tan wrote that this has “sparked a vital conversation on the issue of preserving our dialect heritage” and noted that in Hougang, many residents often use dialects, giving the example of pope…
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The Independent broke the news in Singapore on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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