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July 12, 2021
Mr Frank Per, who owns Sing My Song Family Karaoke at Paya Lebar Quarter Mall, hopes his business, now an F&B outlet, can pivot back to being a nightspot soon.
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It has been more than 15 months since nightclubs and karaoke outlets went silent, forced to shut after coronavirus infections first surged in Singapore.
There was some hope in November last year when a pilot programme was mooted for two nightclubs and 10 karaoke outlets to reopen, but this was put on hold in January after a spike in cases.
The nightlife industry has been brought to its knees because of the pandemic, but there is some hope now with Singapore s vaccination programme ramped up and community infections down to a trickle.
March 09, 2021
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Only 31, Francesca Way is a young lass in a male-dominated nightlife industry.
But the multi-hyphenate, who has co-created three booming thematic nightlife venues under entertainment and lifestyle group A Phat Cat Collective in the last three years, remains unfazed even when going up against the big boys.
‘How gutsy of you!’ During work meetings, people would only talk to my male business partners. It s like I m just the flower pot