SINGAPORE – Another hawker centre and 10 more coffee shops have opened to groups of up to five vaccinated people to dine in. Another 20 hawker centres are slated to do so by next Monday (Nov 29), with entry and vaccination checks in place. The expansion comes as the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Singapore... » read more
SINGAPORE – A national survey on public hygiene has found that some 47 per cent of Singaporeans think that clearing their own tables after eating at public places can deprive cleaners of their jobs. But this is not true, said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor on Saturday. She said:... » read more
Succession planning plays an integral role in the continuity of professions and vocations ranging from business to politics, law to medicine, and teaching to engineering. The transmission of skills and values ensures that knowledge built up over generations is not dissipated in situations where the young are not keen on keeping traditions alive, are incapable... » read more
The unique yet familiar experience of eating at hawker centres could soon be internationally recognised as a practice to be protected, after an expert body recommended that Singapore’s hawker culture be added to the Unesco intangible cultural heritage list. A 24-member Unesco intergovernmental committee will give the final verdict next month, but the report on... » read more
SINGAPORE – Hawker culture in Singapore had its chances of being inscribed as an official Unesco intangible cultural heritage boosted on Tuesday (Nov 17), with an expert body recommending to the official panel that it be put on the coveted list. An evaluation body comprising 12 experts around the world – appointed by the 24-member... » read more