[FULL] MPs debate dialects, Speak Mandarin Campaign in light of Dear You controversy

Members of Parliament debated on the Speak Mandarin Campaign in the wake of controversy surrounding the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s initial decision to limit screenings of Dear You, a Chinese movie filmed mostly in the Teochew dialect. Chapters: 00:00 Evolution of the Speak Mandarin Campaign 02:18 Government’s support for dialect heritage 04:00 Response on Singapore film guidelines & IMDA’s flexibility 07:00 Cai Yin Zhou on whether SG’s cinema remain subject to dialect restrictions 16:09 Eileen Chong on SG cinema offering movie screenings in dialect 17:40 Dennis Tan asks for Government to review lifting 1981 broadcast dialect restrictions 20:45 Valerie Lee on publishing clearer guidelines for movie screenings 23:13 Gerald Giam on film classification guidelines 26:50 Saktiandi Supaat on how dialect films can help support active ageing in SG 29:31 Kenneth Tiong on clarifications on why Government has restricted dialect in SG 32:54 Liang Eng Hwa how the Government can be more transparent in reviewing its policies 35:45 Neo Kok Beng on playing dialect songs on SG’s radio stations Follow our blog for live updates: https://www.straitstimes.com/live-sin... Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com WHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsapp TIKTOK ➤   / straitstimes   INSTAGRAM ➤   / straits_times   FACEBOOK ➤   / thestraitstimes   TWITTER ➤   / straits_times   TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts #straitstimes #parliament #singapore