As a Singaporean-American, I grew up on bits and pieces of my Singaporean heritage, as my parents drilled a handful of the ‘Singlish’ phrases they grew up on into my vocabulary. Around my family, it’s ...

Most of Singapore’s population speak the unofficial language or dialect known as Singlish. But why would the government rather it went away? James Harbeck takes a look. Jerlyne Ong, a Singaporean now ...

People taking pictures in front of the Merlion Statue at Marina Bay in Singapore.Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images The word "can" has two different meanings in Singapore's local creole, Singlish.

Robi the humanoid robot began selling in Singapore this month with the ability to speak Singlish, a term for English mixed with hints of Asian languages that have influenced the city-state. The robot ...