IN FOCUS: Time stands still in Singapore’s last fishing village, as occupants face an uncertain future
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Members of a quiet coastal community in the country’s northeast say they have been “waiting indefinitely” to be pushed out. SINGAPORE: Carrying a bucket of freshly caught prawns, Toh Eng Loo makes his way down a long jetty, boots thumping against the wooden planks with every step. Stepping into a zinc-roofed shed to get some respite from the afternoon sun, he meets one of his regulars, who promptly asks in Teochew dialect: “Ah Loo, tomorrow I want 10kg, can or not?” The 62-year-old fisherman is
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