The Straits Times
Singapore s nightclubs and karaoke outlets in the dark after pilot fails to take off
Operators say they now plan to either pivot temporarily to other businesses or wait it out.ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG
Mr Bryan Ong, managing director of Strumm s Holding, which runs Ipanema World Music Bar.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Mr Frank Per, owner of Sing My Song Family Karaoke.ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
https://str.sg/JKKb
They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.
Share link:
Or share via:
Sign up or log in to read this article in full
The recent rise in Covid-19 infections in the community has stopped the music before even the first note is struck - at least for the time being. The pilots to allow a limited number of selected nightclubs and karaoke outlets to reopen with stringent safe management measures this month have been deferred until further notice, the Ministry of Trade and.
The New Paper
Pilots to reopen nightclubs, karaoke outlets put on hold
The pilot for bars and pubs will continue for now, with the situation being closely monitored. TNP FILE PHOTO
Recent rise in community cases and high-risk settings in nightspots reasons for indefinite postponement
0 Engagements
The recent rise in Covid-19 infections in the community has stopped the music before even the first note is struck - at least for the time being.
The pilots to allow a limited number of selected nightclubs and karaoke outlets to reopen with stringent safe management measures this month have been deferred until further notice, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Home Affairs announced yesterday.
0 Engagements
Selected karaoke outlets may be allowed to reopen without their customers needing to take a Covid-19 swab test as part of the pilot programme, says the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
But these outlets must observe a different set of rules such as a maximum group size of two and a ban on liquor consumption, an MHA spokesman told The New Paper last Tuesday.
On Nov 6 last year, KTV outlets - closed since March 26 - were told that some could reopen under a three-month pilot programme, but customers must test negative on either the antigen rapid test or the polymerase chain reaction test at least 24 hours before the end of their KTV activity.