But what's the value of 'traditional culture'... so what if we lose it? Maybe the Western culture is better for us?

It influences our views on culture.

Why? Culture is inherently dependent on a point of view. For example my parents dressed far differently than myself. But that I dress different, should not in any way influence how I perceive culture as a whole. If I were a teenager in 1970 I would dress in a similar fashion. I cannot say that my parents were wrong, or dumb, or anything else. I understand that the culture at the time was different.

We feel that traditional cultures are not as important as Western cultures and youths nowadays prefer following the western culture.

Why is anything a matter of importance? I feel pretty safe in guessing you are not from a Western culture or this would not be a debate, but you realize Western "culture" changes almost every decade and has been for a couple hundred years and not an apocalypse has yet to fall upon us. Culture should be mailable it seems. More important is the general human experience. Least from what I've seen.

FASHION ESPECIALLY.

Which is why I used above examples. But it is more than just fashion. I see you say "except religion" in the two debates you've posted so far. I'm an atheist so I only believe in people, but if I were religious as the vast majority of people I know are, it still should only affect people on a personal level. If say I believe in a God whose prophet was named Muhammad or Jesus or Abraham or any number of other religious names, that would be my religion. My God, as an all powerful being is capable enough of telling others about their existence. That God is also capable enough of judging "culture" or fads or fashions or how an individual chooses to live on His own. There is no reason for me to interfere with the "culture" connected with a religion different than my own.

Culture is important, but it should never be made to be more important than general human existence. There is no reason that every culture cannot co-exist. There is not any reason past cultures should not be held as just as important as current or future cultures. No one person, group of people, or even entire "culture" is in any position to judge another at all I believe.

If one wants to immerse themself in what they consider "Western" culture, then they should have that opportunity. If one wants to dress, act, and go about their day holding the traditions of a completely different culture, the two should be able to live side-by-side without any problem. If they cannot, only then is there something inherently wrong with the culture which does not allow this diversion.

but again, what's the value of traditional culture? so what if we lose it? why do we need to protect it from the influence of "foreign media"?

Okay, this is kind of a ridiculous stance to take. I like using parables so please indulge me.

The wolves didn't like the bunnies at all. One day there was a massive earthquake, and the wolves knew of course that the bunnies had caused it because it was well known among the wolves that bunnies thump their feet all of the time and this incessant foot thumping inevitably leads to earthquakes. And so the wolves imprisoned all of the bunnies. The other animals, lions, tigers, bears, etc became angry with the wolves. They asked "why have you imprisoned the bunnies? We enjoyed their playful frolicking and general bunny ways."

The wolves said they had brought it upon themselves because they were different than the wolves and that they did not act as wolves act had caused an earthquake. The lions and tigers and bears and other animals compromised with the wolves eventually, and it was decided the bunnies would live on an island far away where their bunny ways would not so insult the wolves and their wolf ways.

However some bunnies refused to leave. Eventually the wolves became so fed up with the bunnies' ways that they ate all of the bunnies - and for the better for there had not been an earthquake for a long time.

On the day the last bunny was killed though, there was a massive earthquake. The last bunny looked across the water to where his bunny brethren had lived now happily for years and the other bunnies only said you should have come to the island. And the wolves said the bunny had caused the earthquake. Everyone blamed the bunny, that or thought the bunny was silly for staying where bunnies were obviously not welcome. Everyone of course except for the other animals, who say that of course bunnies cannot cause earthquakes with their little furry feet, and who missed watching the bunnies frolic around in their bunny way.

Well, that is a poor rendition of a story I heard long ago. The point though is that, bunnies and whatever particular culture is in fad does not cause earthquakes. If wolves would simply stop being such complete asses, then the bunnies, lions, tigers, bears, and yes wolves, could all deal with earthquakes together instead of blaming one another.

That or the moral is we are not dumb animals but humans with big heavy brains that are perfectly capable of figuring out culture should not rule one's life regardless. I'll let you decipher it how you will.

How is getting information around the world beneficial? How does it lead to more involvement in politics?

We are given an opportunity to stay more current and aware through foreign media.Being the youth of our society,we are its future,so it definitely has a positive impact on society by constantly giving updates about what's around us.

so... what? how is this beneficial/detrimental to the youth of your society? Why is knowing about environmental issues important?

ok... again... so what? so what if we know more about the world around us? why is this a 'positive' impact?

However, in Singapore's case, our society, traditional cultures are still being practiced by our youths! :D

This sounds like the statement of an old person who is afraid of vague things that do not exist.

I see scared old people all of the time, since the US elected a black president. I find their fears to be unfounded, quite the opposite in fact, Obama happens to be kicking ass.

So please, name specifics. This is a debate site not a soap box.

But in the name of integrating into the rest of the world,we are loosing our touch in our own cultures.