Singapore Slurp: Singaporeans Study George Orwell’s 1984 To Prepare For Civil Service Careers
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Singaporeans Study George Orwell’s 1984 To Prepare For Civil Service Careers

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Marcus Tan
Sunday 22nd March 2026 @ 08:09 SST
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The latest national bestseller list confirms a collective mental breakdown as Singaporeans propel George Orwell’s 1984 into the charts, purely to use it as a "how-to" guide for middle management.

Local readers reportedly struggle to distinguish the dystopian fiction from their mandatory corporate training videos, with many praising Big Brother’s "efficient KPIs" and "proactive surveillance infrastructure."

Meanwhile, Minister K. Shanmugam’s latest publication is being humiliated by a book titled 'Surrounded by Idiots', a title most Sinkies consider a factual documentary of their morning commute on the North-South Line.

"I see Orwell book, I think is new gahmen policy handbook mah," said one blur reader.

"Everything inside also happen already, so I buy to see what is the ending lor."

This satire is based on a real news story.

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