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SINGAPORE – Fewer people are burning joss paper indiscriminately, going by the latest figures from the Ministry of National Development. The volume of public feedback on indiscriminate burning ...

Alex Teo, 36, is now the third-generation of Ban Kah Hiang Trading. He aims to reinvent traditional joss paper products for the new generation.

Despite government efforts to raise awareness of the proper burning of joss paper and effigies in designated areas, litter from ash, uneaten food offerings and “ghost money” are still found ...

- Burn joss paper in proper burners or designated burners provided and in small quantities to minimise smoke generation. - Avoid open burning of joss paper and incense sticks/candles directly on the ...

According to her, SMC has designated three locations for the joss paper burning from Aug 15 to 18 during the Hungry Ghost Festival this year, with 30 drums being provided at various locations.

Anna, a tourist, remarked: “I walked about a kilometer from Dong Xuan Market and saw around ten families burning paper money. I assume this is an important day in Vietnamese culture—it’s quite ...

IS BURNING AND TOSSING JOSS PAPER SIMPLY SUPERSTITIOUS? The issue of joss paper burning is not just in Singapore. A recent news report in March noted that some local governments in China had ...

Burning joss paper seemed to create issues like fires that the local authorities had to put out, but I am unsure if reducing cultural practices to acts of superstition is the best way to tackle an ...

New ‘clean burning’ joss paper claims to reduce air pollution at Chinese religious festivals The ‘Eco Hell note’ claims to burn faster and with less smoke than traditional joss paper, reducing the air ...