singapore culture and language的八卦，Yahoo名人娛樂都在討論

While English has been our lingua franca, a common language for all to communicate and work with one another, our Mother Tongues connect us to our roots, values and culture.

Was happy to announce today that the Ministry of Education, Singapore will be increasing funding for the Mother Tongue Language Learning and Promotion Committees by 50%, to $25 million over the next five years (2016-2020). This support will help create a conducive environment, beyond schools, for learning Mother Tongue languages.

The Bulan Bahasa (Malay Language Month) programme has done good work promoting and preserving the use of Malay for almost 30 years. Here’s a glimpse of some of the activities at the launch of this year’s programme. :)

You can access my speech here: https://youtu.be/rHblWpIjYAA

– LHL

(PMO Video by Alex Qiu and Chiez How)

Walaupun Bahasa Inggeris digunakan sebagai bahasa pengantaraan di Singapura, Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa Ibunda lain memainkan peranan penting dalam menghubungkan kita kepada asal-usul, nilai dan budaya berbilang bangsa kita yang cukup kaya.

Sebab itu, saya gembira mengumumkan bahawa MOE akan menambah 50% dana bagi menggalak pembelajaran Bahasa Ibunda kepada $25 juta untuk tempoh lima tahun mendatang (2016-2020). Sokongan tambahan ini pasti dapat mewujudkan sekitaran lebih baik bagi murid-murid kita mempelajari Bahasa Ibunda di luar lingkungan sekolah.

Sejak 30 tahun yang lalu, kempen Bulan Bahasa mekar berkembang tahun demi tahun, melestarikan Bahasa dan Budaya Melayu melalui acara-acara menarik dan berinovatif. Syabas kepada pihak penganjur dan semua yang terlibat!

Saya bangga kerana dapat melancarkan Bulan Bahasa edisi SG50 tahun ini. Saya sempat sertai beraneka aktiviti. Ikuti video ini. :)

Video ucapan saya pula ada di sini: https://youtu.be/RDrenZxhcsg

– LHL

Just arrived in London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM).

The Commonwealth comprises 53 independent member nations. Many, like Singapore, were former British colonies or once part of the British Empire, and thus share common links in language, history, culture, and legal systems. Commonwealth nations work together to uphold an open, rules-based multilateral system that allows all our peoples to prosper.

This theme for this year’s CHOGM is “Towards a Common Future”. I will be participating in the Commonwealth Summit and meeting fellow leaders over the next few days to discuss shared global issues of concern. – LHL

#CHOGM2018

(Flags of the Commonwealth nations lining up The Mall - the road leading up to the Buckingham Palace. / MCI Photo by Betty Chua)

請傳給你認識的外國朋友

（繼續發酵！英文翻譯上線！幫手推！）🔥 有外媒相繼報道了關於袁國勇、龍振邦兩位教授疑似因壓力而撤回《明報》專欄文章一事，有手足更花了時間，把文章譯作英文。西方社會是需要知道真相的，請廣傳給在外國的朋友：

[On Mar 18 2020, Professor David Lung at the University of Hong Kong and his colleague Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, a world-renowned expert in microbiology and infectious diseases, withdrew their op-ed in the Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao, in which they elucidated the origin and naming of the Wuhan Coronavirus, and criticized "inferior Chinese culture" for being the origin of the present pandemic. This led to allegations that the Chinese and Hong Kong governments are covering up the truth and suppressing academic freedom. Below is an English translation of this op-ed. Please spread the word and expose the truth!]

Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten - David Lung and Yuen Kwok-yung, University of Hong Kong [translated from Chinese]

The novel coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan in Winter 2019, and engulfed the entire province of Hubei by Spring 2020; the number of cases in China grew to over 80,000, with at least 3,000 deaths. The outbreak in China slowed down only after a month-long lockdown, which has failed to curtail the spread of the disease overseas by March 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) was sluggish in response and failed to declare this a pandemic in a timely fashion. Shortage of relevant measures and protective gear around the world contributed to the global outbreak. Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and the Republic of China have so far been spared of the pandemic, though cases linked to overseas travel have yet to cease.

This pandemic is caused by a coronavirus, thus named because of its shape. From 2015 onwards, the WHO has ceased to name diseases using monikers for people, places, animals, food, culture, or occupations. As such, they labeled the disease using the year of the outbreak; thus the designation COVID-19. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) used viral genome sequencing as the sole criterion for the naming of viruses; because the similarity between the genetic sequences of the SARS coronavirus and the present novel coronavirus, which therefore is not truly "novel", the ICTV designated the novel coronavirus as "SARS-CoV-2.0". Media organizations and the public call this the Wuhan Coronavirus or the Wuhan Pneumonia; this is perfectly fine because of its simplicity.

There has been heated debate over the naming of the pandemic. As a matter of fact, the disease is named by the WHO and the virus is named by the ICTV; the common name is purely a customary matter and suffices to serves it purpose as long as it is simple and clear. The official names of COVID-19 for the disease, or SARS-CoV-2 for the virus, must be used in scientific and academic discourse. However, the simplicity of the popular designations "Wuhan Coronavirus" and "Wuhan Pneumonia" are far more conducive to daily communication and conversations in the media.

The 2020 pandemic originated in Wuhan

Roughly 75% of novel diseases can be traced to wild animals; the ancestral virus from which several mammalian coronaviruses descend can be traced to bats or birds, both of which can fly over a distance of several thousands of kilometers to the location of first discovery of the virus. As such, the nomenclature of viruses may utilize the name of the location of discovery. The most accurate and objective means to identify the origin of the virus is to isolate the virus from the animal host. However, the Huanan Seafood Market had been cleared, and live wild animals vacated, by the time researchers had arrived for live samples. Consequently, the identity of the natural and intermediate hosts of the coronavirus is unclear. According to local personnel, the wild games in the Huanan Seafood Market are shipped and smuggled from various locations in China, Southeast Asia, and Africa; it remains impossible to identify the ancestry of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

Viral genome sequencing shows a 96% similarity between the Wuhan Coronavirus and the viral strain RaTG13 found in bats, lending credence to the belief that the RaTG13 strain is the ancestral virus for the Wuhan Coronavirus. This viral strain can be isolated from the bat species Rhinolophus sinicus found in Yunnan, China; thus bats are believed to be the natural host to the Wuhan Coronavirus. Epidemiological studies show definitively that the Huanan Seafood Market was the amplification epicenter, where the transmission of the virus from the natural host to the intermediate host likely occurred, before a mutation to a form that can adapt to the human body, followed by human-to-human transmission.

The identity of the intermediate host remains unclear; viral genome sequencing, however, reveals a 90% similarity between the spike receptor-binding domain of the Wuhan Coronavirus and of the coronavirus strain found in pangolins. While uncertainties remain for us to unambiguously identify the pangolin as the intermediate host, it is extremely likely that the pangolin coronavirus strain donated the spike receptor-binding domain genetic sequence, or even the entire gene section, to the bat coronavirus strain, culminating in the novel coronavirus upon DNA shuffling.

Wild animal market: the origin of numerous viruses

The SARS outbreak in 2003 can be traced to Heyuan prior to engulfing Guangdong and ravaging Hong Kong. The SARS Coronavirus was found in the masked palm civet; China has subsequently outlawed the sales of live wild animals. Seventeen years later, wild animal markets have instead grown unabashed, in flagrant violation of the law. The Chinese people have forgotten the lessons of SARS in their entirety. The glaring appearance of live wild animal markets in city centers, and the egregious acts of selling, cooking, and eating these wild animals, constitute a stunning and blatant disregard for the laws. The feces of these wild animals carry large concentrations of bacteria and viruses; the crowded set-up, the poor hygiene, and the proximity of different animal species are extremely conducive to DNA shuffling and genetic mutations. As such, these markets need to be banned outright.

Remodeling of markets is key to the prevention of epidemics. The Chinese and Hong Kong governments must promptly improve the set-up of markets by enhancing ventilation and getting rid of rats and pests. Before the elimination of all live poultry markets becomes a reality, animal feces found in these markets must be handled properly to lower the chances of genetic shuffling between viruses.

Internet conspiracies of an U.S. origin of the virus is not supported by facts, and only serves to mislead the public. The dissemination of conspiracy theories needs to stop. Transparency is first and foremost in the fight against an epidemic; we need cool heads and rational analysis in place of hearsay and falsehood. The failure to close all live wild animal markets post-SARS was a colossal mistake; to win the battle over the pandemic, we must face reality, and not repeat the same mistakes while leaving the blame upon others. The Wuhan Coronavirus is a product of inferior Chinese culture -\-\ the culture of recklessly catching and eating wild animals, and treating animals inhumanely, with an utter disrespect and disregard of lives. This inferior culture of the Chinese people -\-\ specifically the consumption of wild animals to satiate themselves -\-\ is the true origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus. If these habits and attitudes remain in place, SARS 3.0 will certainly happen in a matter of a decade or so.

以上翻譯來自：
一個窮科學家移民美國的夢幻故事

外媒報道：
https://www.nytimes.com/…/19reuters-health-coronavirus-hong…

https://www.nasdaq.com/…/adviser-to-hong-kong-on-coronaviru…

Get ‘Asiany’ Merch at our new merch store!: https://standard.tv/kentobento

Download Dashlane for free to manage all your passwords: https://dashlane.com/kentobento
The first 200 people who use the promo code "KENTOBENTO" get 10% off Dashlane Premium!

Support Kento Bento on Patreon: https://patreon.com/kentobento

Other videos you may like:
These Events Will Happen in Asia in 2020: https://youtu.be/qrataK7FxRA
Where Are The Asian Borders?: https://youtu.be/vPupwlZlNMY
Has KFC Conquered Asia?: https://youtu.be/4iYt9eINS8M
The $1,000,000,000 North Korean Bank Heist: https://youtu.be/Usu9z0feHug
How Would You Take Down North Korea? (The 7 Choices): https://youtu.be/VM_fzaWAybw
This Is The CIA's Secret Toy Operation in South Asia: https://youtu.be/ALf-jO5pyfY

Available Subtitles so far: English, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic (click 'CC')
Help us with subtitles in your language!
http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=HkUksxJrdmc

Music:
Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com
Ross Bugden: https://youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ
Brandon Maahs: http://brandonmaahs.com

Our Great Patrons:
Michael Zeckner, Alex Tang, TonyTimeTable, Jasper Capel, Christian Bläul, Marco de Abreu, Vijayankesh Bariar, Pete, Nicklas Ulvnäs, Björn Schneider, Solana Avila, DoodLbot, Life Where I'm From, Mark Lefkowitz, Nathanial Philip, Nina Bergold, Chad Austin, Bruce Clezy, Laura A., Heise Huntington, Coke, Eric Schmitt, Greg Baker, Sid Olav Skar, Michael the Excalipoor

Channel Description:
We do videos on intriguing & thought-provoking Asiany topics, including stereotypes, history, culture & geography.

Team KB:
Kento Bento - Director, researcher, script writer, narrator, video editor, motion graphics, audio & music
Isambard Dexter: Assistant researcher
Nina Bento: Cheerleader

★★ Interested in working with us? We are currently looking for a general assistant, video editor, motion graphics editor, assistant illustrator, script editor, & animations director. Familiarity with our style is crucial. If you're someone who's passionate about 'Asiany' topics, above the age of 22, fluent in English & with great attention to detail (perfectionist personality!), send a short introductory email and examples of your relevant works to kentobentoworks@gmail.com with the position, age, & your desired start date noted in the email title. (Note: If above conditions are not met, you may not get a response)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentobento2015
Facebook: https://facebook.com/kentobento2015
Patreon: https://patreon.com/kentobento
Business Inquiries: kentobento@standard.tv

---------------------

THESE EVENTS WILL HAPPEN IN ASIA IN 2019

This video will be different from normal, because it won’t just be about one event, but 42 events in the near future, all happening in Asia in 2019. Now of course predicting such events is extremely difficult, but we can always give our best estimates based on the information we currently have.

Some of the events covered:
- India's Chandrayaan-2 will be the first spacecraft to land on the moon
- Mister World competition held in Philippines
- Google developing new censored version of search engine for China ('Dragonfly')
- India's T-Series will defeat Pewdiepie to become the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time
- Kim Jong-un is expected to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as well as Donald Trump for a second time
- South Korea's Samsung will release the first foldable smartphone (Samsung Galaxy X)
- Thailand, North Korea, Afghanistan, Indonesia & India will hold their elections
- Japanese Emperor Akihito will abdicate his throne
- Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Israel
- Taiwan will be the first Asian state to legalize samesex marriage
- New $1.4 billion port city to begin construction in Sri Lanka
- Singapore will complete world's first air taxi trials
- ASEAN countries & US will hold maritime exercises, the biggest display of combined force against China
- Japan hosts the first Rugby World Cup in Asia
- Turkey may start construction on the Canal Istanbul
- China will complete the Beijing Daxing International Airport, busiest in the world.
- India will finish building 111 million toilets nation-wide
- Russia will send humanoid robots to space
- Russia will offer commercial spacewalks to tourists
- Tesla will open factories in Shanghai, China
- Eurovision Asia will be launched
- Huawei consolidates its lead over Apple in smartphone sales
- North Korea will increase their cybercrime activities worldwide

Teochew cuisine, also known as Chiuchow cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine or Chaoshan cuisine, originated from the Chaoshan region in the eastern part of China's Guangdong Province, which includes the cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. Teochew cuisine bears more similarities to that of Fujian cuisine, particularly Southern Min cuisine, due to the similarity of Chaoshan's and Fujian's culture, language, and their geographic proximity to each other.[1] However, Teochew cuisine is also influenced by Cantonese cuisine in its style and technique.[1]

Teochew is a Chinese dialect group and Teochew people are Han Chinese from the historical Chaozhou prefecture (now the Chaoshan region) of eastern Guangdong province. In modern days, most Teochew people live in Guangdong province, and outside of mainland Chinese in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. Of course there are also Teochew in other parts of the world depending on where their ancestors migrate to in the olden days as they left their hometown in order to escape from a series of civil wars during the Jin dynasty (265–420).[info from wikipedia]

This hei zho or fried prawn rolls is a Teochew dish which is also very popular in SIngapore. If you like to make this recipe at home, you can see the ingredient list below for your easy reference.

We would like to give special thanks to Shogun by La Gourmet for letting us try out their high-quality non-stick pan in the video respectively. If you like to buy them, you can go to any of the major departmental stores in Singapore such as Isetan, Robinsons, Takashimaya, BHG, OG, Metro or Tangs. This brand is also available in Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Hope you can recreate this yummy dish in the comfort of your home. Thanks for dropping by our channel.

Please subscribe to stay tuned to our home cooking videos.

Follow us on:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/spicenpans
Facebook www.facebook.com/spicenpans/
Instagram www.instagram/spicenpans
Blog: www.spicenpans.com

Chat with us! info@spicenpans.com

Thanks for watching! See you soon.

xoxo
Jamie
on behalf of Spice N’ Pans

Ingredients:
Makes 13 rolls (39 small bite size pieces altogether)

1kg of prawns - deshelled & deveined (cut 1/3 of them into bigger chunks and the rest minced)
600g of minced pork (use streaky pork)
3 eggs
2 tablespoons of light soy sauce
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1 teaspoon of five spice powder
1 tablespoon of sole fish powder
A bunch of chopped Chinese coriander leaves (or Chinese parsley)
7 tablespoons of cornflour
8 pieces of water chestnut (diced)
2 big pieces of five spice beancurd skin
Some cooking oil (to be brushed on the tray and on the prawn rolls)
Some water (to stick the beancurd skin together when rolling)

Steam the prawn rolls for 15 mins. After you've steamed the prawn rolls, cool them down first then coat them with some cornflour before deep-frying them.

===
If you like this recipe, you might like these too:

10 MIN EASY Thai Glass Noodles w/ Prawns Recipe 泰式冬粉虾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1oPAXfXuLI&t=40s

Secret Revealed! Super Crispy Chinese Prawn Fritters 炸虾球 Crispy Prawn (Shrimp) Ball Recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKyP-3RClt8&t=94s

How to cook Hong Kong Crispy Garlic Shrimp - Typhoon Shelter Fried Prawns 避风塘炒虾 Chinese Prawn Recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7FOlkXFuBg&t=80s

Disclaimer:
Spice N' Pans is not related to these products and cannot guarantee the quality of the products in the links provided. Links are provided here for your convenience. We can only stand by the brands of the products we used in the video and we highly recommend you to buy them. Even then, preference can be subjective. Please buy at your own risk. Some of the links provided here may be affiliated. These links are important as they help to fund this channel so that we can continue to give you more recipes. Cheers!

The political environment is complicated by the potential for military conflict should Taiwan make overt actions toward de jure independence; it is the official PRC policy to use force to ensure reunification if peaceful reunification is no longer possible, as stated in its anti-secession law, and for this reason there are substantial military installations on the Fujian coast. However, in recent years, the PRC has moved towards promoting peaceful relations, including stronger economic ties, with the current ROC government aimed at unification through the one country, two systems formula or maintaining the status quo under the 1992 Consensus.

On 29 April 2005, Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan travelled to Beijing and met with Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary-General Hu Jintao, the first meeting between the leaders of the two parties since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. On 11 February 2014, Mainland Affairs Council Head Wang Yu-chi travelled to Nanjing and met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun, the first meeting between high-ranking officials from either side. Zhang paid a reciprocal visit to Taiwan and met Wang on 25 June 2014, making Zhang the first minister-level PRC official to ever visit Taiwan. On 7 November 2015, Ma Ying-jeou (in his capacity as Leader of Taiwan) and Xi Jinping (in his capacity as Leader of Mainland China) travelled to Singapore and met up, marking the highest-level exchange between the two sides since 1949.

The PRC supports a version of the One-China policy, which states that Taiwan and mainland China are both part of China, and that the PRC is the only legitimate government of China. It uses this policy to prevent the international recognition of the ROC as an independent sovereign state, meaning that Taiwan participates in international forums under the name "Chinese Taipei". With the emergence of the Taiwanese independence movement, the name "Taiwan" has been employed increasingly often on the island.

What is the difference between Mainland China and Taiwan? Come find out and make a choice as to where you'd like to travel or live...

Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/serpentza
Join me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/winstoninchina
Twitter: @serpentza
Music used: VHS Dreams - Ocean Heights