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Singapore hawker culture makes it to Unesco cultural heritage list
Having hawker culture on the list commits Singapore to protecting and promoting it. Singapore must submit a report to Unesco every six years. TNP PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
PM Lee says recognition not possible without hawkers' 'sweat, toil and dedication'
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Singaporean to the core, conjuring up sights and smells instantly recognisable to locals everywhere, the nation's hawker culture has been officially added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
In virtual proceedings that took place last night, a 24-member committee unanimously accepted Singapore's application to have this national heritage internationally recognised.