by Maria Mahat Is your child reading yet? Is your child able to understand and communicate in English and Malay? Is your child able to read in English and Malay? Reading is a process that has to be learnt. The process that leads to being able to read and communicate well includes a child […]
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Assalamualaikum You might be wondering what does W.K. stands for? Our inspiration for this W.K. scarf collection is from a very special orchid hybrid – an orchid with white petals and red spots. The name of this orchid hybrid is Vanda William Catherine (see our IG for the story) named by the Republic of […]
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Do you know of a story of a Chinese princess from China who came to Malacca to be married to a Malay Sultan? Possibly through this intermarriage and political understanding, there were many Chinese immigrants who came from Southern China and settled in Malaya and married with the locals. They are known as the Chinese […]
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11 March 2018 The inaugural Pen UP! Kid Lit Awards aim to develop new bilingual and Malay language stories for our young Singaporeans. It is organised by Ungu Pen as part of the BuySingLit movement, and supported by the National Arts Council. It is very small in scale but big in vision, and it is […]
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by Maria Mahat As our children move from preschool to primary school, or as their literacy skills improve, we should offer them a variety of books to engage their interest. It seems much easier to get hold of advance books in English such as early chapter books, but somehow, I couldn’t find Malay books that […]
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