Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday reaffirmed the emphasis on the teaching of mother tongue languages as a vital feature of Singapore's education system.There has been a huge debate among the public after recent media reports that Singapore's Education Minister Ng Eng Hen suggests that his ministry is studying whether mother tongue languages should carry a lower weight than the other three subjects at the PSLE. Mother tongue languages are now given the same weighting- 25 percent - as English language, mathematics and science at the PSLE.
Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday apologized for misleading the public, saying "This is not the case. I think I should have chosen my words more carefully and apologize for creating the wrong impression." Full Story
