Education Minister Chan Chun Sing has issued a challenge to Singaporean Swifties – or local fans of American singer Taylor Swift – after receiving many requests for a school holiday on the dates the international pop star
In a Facebook post on Friday, Mr Chan said that if any “creative and enterprising fan” can invite Taylor Swift to their school to perform for free, the Ministry of Education will have their school declare a school holiday the next day.This challenge was issued, Mr Chan said, because he was concerned about how fans of other music acts like Coldplay, Blackpink, BTS and Beyoncé, among others, would feel if MOE acceded to the school holiday request from Swift’s fans.
“I am also concerned that this may further fuel inflation as some overseas reports have suggested,” he added. Dear #Swifties, Many of you have requested, encouraged and recommended MOE and I to declare a school holiday on the concert days when Taylor Swift performs in SG😅😅 I hear you 🤣 I feel you 😂😂 But I am concerned how fans of Coldplay, Blackpink, BTS, Beyoncé, and others will feel too.
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