Singapore News - KUALA LUMPUR – KFC has reduced its operations in Malaysia, shuttering more than 100 restaurants temporarily after months of a persistent pro-Palestine boycott of US-linked businesses triggered by the ongoing war in Gaza. QSR Brands, which owns and operates the KFC. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Three companies and a director of one of them were fined on March 27 for food safety lapses, including improper thawing of meat and operating an unlicensed cold store. One of the companies, LPH catering – whose sole proprietor is Lee Peng Hwa – was fined $12,000. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Music News - Lau Pa Sat is set to come alive with the sound of music from American pop star Bruno Mars. The hawker centre in the heart of the Central Business District is organising That’s What I Like At Lau Pa Sat, a Mars-themed event from April 1 to 7 that celebrates the singer’s. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A woman was dumbfounded when she recently opened several packets of Yeo’s chrysanthemum tea and found them looking and tasting “just like plain water”. Ms Zheng, 58, had bought a carton of chrysanthemum tea for Chinese New Year celebration from a FairPrice supermarket. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Makan News - The owner of the popular and long-standing Nam Seng Noodle House hawker stall, Madam Leong Yuet Meng, has died at age 94. In a Facebook post on Feb 7, the stall said Madam Leong - known affectionately to customers as Ah Po or granny - had died, and put up a tribute to. Read more at www.tnp.sg