URA to re-evaluate stance over Chinatown mural featuring smoking samsui woman following public feedback

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SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is re-evaluating its position over a Chinatown shophouse mural depicting a young samsui woman smoking due to recent public feedback, after earlier ...

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