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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.
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