The Star Online, 15 Nov 2008, Seah Chiang Nee
At a time when Singapore is striving to become a vibrant world city, one of its largest private schools is enforcing a strict dress code.
In the past week, wardens of the 52-year-old Management Develop-ment Institute of Singapore (MDIS), have been rounding up students who wear mini-skirts, flip-flops, and who sport dyed hair and visible tattoos.
The ban on sloppy appearance has angered many of its 12,500 students, some 30% of whom are from neighbouring countries, including Malay-sia, Indonesia, China and India.
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