Public toilet cleanliness efforts to be stepped up as coffee shop restrooms remain below standards

Andreea Neblea

At least 10 coffee shops were suspended for toilet-related offences this year – a huge jump from a single suspension each in 2022 and 2023. SINGAPORE: Authorities have stepped up enforcement action on public toilet cleanliness this year, but they warned that hygiene standards at coffee shop restrooms remain inadequate. Between Jan 1 and Nov 15 this year, enforcement action was taken against coffee shop owners for such lapses in 902 instances, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). Coffee