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The Agenda: Can you speak your mother tongue? Here's why more younger Singaporeans need to embrace it

Published on 18 Aug 2026
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Young Singaporeans today use English for almost everything — from school and work to social media and everyday conversations. But as English becomes increasingly dominant, are we slowly losing touch with our mother tongues?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Samuel Foo, Content Creator to find out why our mother tongue still matters, and whether being fluent is really necessary to stay connected to our roots.

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