Home-grown musician Hong Junyang recently became a casualty of Singapore’s struggling F&B industry.
The 44-year-old singer-songwriter’s name was included in the Sept 26 publication of the Government Gazette list of bankrupt individuals.
Hong told local news portal AsiaOne on Oct 13 that his financial situation arose from debts from his Thai street food restaurant chain The Original Boat Noodle, which had faced difficulties since the pandemic.
“Ever since Covid-19 started, it has been very, very tough for us, up till our closure… I tried my best,” he said.
Hong opened his first The Original Boat Noodle outlet in 2018 with a 60-seater restaurant at Changi City Point. He later expanded the business with outlets in VivoCity, Suntec…