Hawkers United divided in bitter stakeholder spat
Internal clash over its ownership and direction has caused a split in the management of Singapore's most popular hawker Facebook group and its sister platforms
Jaime Ee
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Singapore
HAWKERS United (HU) is a union no more, as an internal clash over its ownership and direction has caused a split in the management of Singapore's most popular hawker Facebook group and its sister platforms.
The saga unfolds like a script for a corporate takeover drama: a startup that becomes an unexpected success; indecision over how to manage it; growing discord between its "celebrity" founder and his right-hand person; bitter public fallout; and finally, a parting of ways and assets.
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