# #803: Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG & Family Charged $2 for "Outside Drinks" at Restaurant | Jacky Ng

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Published: 2026-04-13T10:01:02+00:00
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Jacky Ng joins Haresh to discuss how the busking profession is being squeezed by NAC's balloting system, unpredictable weather, and disappearing foot traffic. Elsewhere, a family got charged $2 at a Geylang Restaurant because their kids drank from a water bottle. 𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙙: 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝘼𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 (𝙉𝘾𝘼𝘿𝘼) 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘩, 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘈𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 #795 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/ep795 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘋𝘈 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/ncada 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗢𝘂𝘁! https://www.jacky.sg/ https://www.instagram.com/jjacky.sg/ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Jacky: Aaron Chen: Overnight Oats Haresh: What does Mach 50 look like at ground level? (LA to NYC) 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! We’re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If you’re interested, send your CV & cover letter to contact@ministryoffunny.com ! Creative Producer https://www.ministryoffunny.com/careers Folklory Growth Hacking Internship https://www.ministryoffunny.com/careers 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here (00:00) A Message From NCADA (00:50) Intro (07:20) Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG? (33:10) Family Charged $2 for "Outside Drinks" at Restaurant (44:40) One Shiok Thing 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Reddit | Telegram 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 TikTok | Instagram | Facebook 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG Singapore's busking blues: Fewer crowds, tighter rules From sunlight to spotlight: A day in the life of street performers in Singapore Busking | National Arts Council [2023] Liv…

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