The selection of official languages are always the most terrible event in a country with multi-lingual culture, However, the strategies for the language planning has achieved a great success in Singapore, bringing about benefits for the country and setting a great model for other countries. This article will introduce four major official languages of English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil, and discuss their significance for the development of this country. 

Liu Hangsong. The Introduction and Significance of Official Languages in Singapore. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 8: 85-89. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.040814.

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