Singapore Tamils
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Singapore Tamils refers to Tamil community living in Singapore, who came from South India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]. 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.[3]
Background
Tamil Language is one of the four official languages in Singapore.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ^ Singapore, National Library Board,. "Tamil community | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "When Singapore Tamils visit India, they don't "go home", they leave their home". The Online Citizen. 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Singapore most preferred destination of Tamil diaspora - INDIA New England News". INDIA New England News. 23 March 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/384243/1/.html
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