Controversy erupts over local food ban in dining event

Yahoo! News Singapore, 24 Aug 2012
In an interview with Yahoo! Singapore, Ang explained that, before writing his original post, he understood that the information guide for the event simply said that guests should bring “quality food”.
He later clarified with the organisers on their Facebook page on what food could be brought. In a post, they said that they do not encourage local food “as the rules and event concept are one and the same”. Full story

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