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Haig Road Putu Piring, Everyday Tour Company and YeoMama Batik share Singapore’s heritage in modern forms

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Renald Yeo
Sharon See
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Sharon See &

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Published Wed, Aug 7, 2024 · 02:00 PM
    • From left: Haig Road Putu Piring fifth-generation owner Aisha Hashim with her husband Nizam Iskandar; Everyday Tour Company CEO Yeo Pei Shyuan; and YeoMama Batik founder Desleen Yeo.
    • From left: Haig Road Putu Piring fifth-generation owner Aisha Hashim with her husband Nizam Iskandar; Everyday Tour Company CEO Yeo Pei Shyuan; and YeoMama Batik founder Desleen Yeo. PHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN, BT, YEO PEI SHYUAN, YEOMAMA BATIK

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    Haig Road Putu Piring: From hawker stall to Shangri-La

    Fifth-generation owner Aisha Hashim and husband Nizam Iskandar at the business’ second store in Haig Road Market and Food Centre. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    Once just a humble food stall in Jalan Besar, Haig Road Putu Piring now boasts seven outlets across Singapore – and hopes to take its kuehs abroad.

    This expansion happened under fifth-generation owner Aisha Hashim, who has helmed the nearly century-old family business for almost 20 years.

    The original stall was founded in the 1930s. When the 41-year-old unofficially took over in 2007, she did not have big ambitions.

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