According to the government, mastery of Standard English is imperative to raise living standards in Singapore, and Singlish causes problems when Singaporeans need to communicate in the "global language of commerce, business and technology".
根据政府所言，掌握标准英语势在必行，以提高在新加坡的生活水平，而新加坡英语给需要在“全球商业和技术语言”中沟通的新加坡人带来问题。