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SINGAPORE, Dec 17 After a journey of more than two years, Singapore’s hawker culture has made it onto a prestigious list of international treasures, alongside Indonesia’s angklung musical tradition and South Korea’s kimjang, the making and sharing of kimchi.
The decision to inscribe hawker culture in Singapore onto the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) was announced by the international body’s intergovernmental committee yesterday.
The Straits Times
S pore hawkers hope inclusion in Unesco s intangible heritage list will keep sector thriving
Some hawkers are hoping the Unesco nod will bring more tourists to their stalls and keep the sector alive and thriving after the Covid-19 pandemic.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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