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By offering students a home away from home, Hwa Chong International School encourages strong bonds of friendship while bringing together the best of Asian culture and a dynamic curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Gunawan, Andy Wai Yan Paing, Limthanarkhom Chongton, Bobby Lo Shih Hsuan, and Song Minwoo are not your typical group of best friends. Hailing from five different countries, the boys initially faced difficulties gelling together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBack then, we weren\u2019t really close because of the language barrier,\u201d says 19-year-old Chongton (better known as Chong), who is Thai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to read the entire article on The Straits Times \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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