Malaysians try to foil SG’s attempt for hawker culture to be on UNESCO list; Singaporeans fight back

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Bilahari Kausikan, a retired Singapore diplomat wrote on social media, “The Malaysians and the NYT do not seem to understand that a UNESCO listing is...

 

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