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15 hawkers lauded for efforts in shaping Singapore s hawker culture
Ms Elayne Ang, one of the Promising New Hawker Award recipients, with her partner Samuel Tan at their Tian Kee Carrot Cake Hokkien Mee stall.ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
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She takes leap to be hawker after years in banking sector
Ms Elayne Ang and her partner Samuel Tan at Tian Kee Carrot Cake and Hokkien Mee in Marine Parade. Yesterday, Ms Ang received the Promising New Hawker Award at the first Singapore Hawkers Awards. TNP PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
Couple s leap of faith pays off with Promising New Hawker Award
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Ms Elayne Ang had worked for more than 15 years in the banking industry when she decided to take a leap to become a hawker.
The big switch in 2019 saw her opening a stall to sell carrot cake and Hokkien mee, and fielding questions from well-meaning friends about forgoing a stable, successful job with a steady income for the uncertainties of the hawker trade.
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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, along with other members of the East Coast GRC team, paid a special visit to the Bedok Marketplace @ 58 on Saturday, Dec 19.
DPM Heng wrote in a Facebook post that they went there for the express purpose of congratulating “our hawkers for the inscription of Singapore’s Hawker Culture on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.”
He noted how Singapore hawker culture has changed over the years, evolving from its humble beginnings as street food into fully functioning hawker centers.
The Deputy Prime Minister also noted that many of the hawkers he has encountered took on the trade of their parents and are second-generation hawkers, while others are new.
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First Singaporean appointed to Unesco heritage committee
Mr Yeo Kirk Siang, who is NHB s director of heritage research and assessment, will serve a term of four years.
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First Singaporean appointed to Unesco evaluation body
Mr Yeo Kirk Siang currently oversees the development national policies and initiatives to safeguard and promote Singapore s intangible cultural heritage.PHOTO: NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD
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