Singapore Tamils

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Tamils

Singapore Tamils[1][2][3] refers to Tamil community living in Singapore, who came from South India and Sri Lanka.[4][5] Singapore is home to about 500,000 Tamilians. Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination among migrants from Tamil Nadu. A study has revealed that 410,000 of the 2.2 million Tamil Nadu diaspora were residing in Singapore in 2015.[6]

Status

Tamil Language is one of the four official languages in Singapore.[7] Tamil is taught as a second language in all government schools from the primary to junior college levels. Tamil is an examinable subject at all major nationwide exams. There is a daily Tamil newspaper printed in Singapore, the Tamil Murasu. There is a full-time radio station, Oli 96.8, and a full-fledged TV channel, Vasantham.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Pure Tamil promoted in China radio station". AsiaOne.
  2. ↑ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (22 May 2007). "Historical Dictionary of the Tamils". Scarecrow Press.
  3. ↑ Rahil, Siti (2 October 2008). "Singapore Tamils see worrying sign". The Japan Times Online.
  4. ↑ Singapore, National Library Board,. "Tamil community | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  5. ↑ "When Singapore Tamils visit India, they don’t "go home", they leave their home.". The Online Citizen. 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Singapore most preferred destination of Tamil diaspora, study finds - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ Singapore, R. o. (1999). Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. Retrieved 10 1, 2010, from Singapore Statutes Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-CONST&date=latest&method=part
  8. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/384243/1/.html
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