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Ladies' Night: Host bar scene in Singapore thrives
It's now a thriving scene, with at least 10 clubs where men play host to women
Midnight strikes and the stage lights suddenly come on. It is showtime for some 30 sharply dressed young men who strut out in suits, perfectly styled hair in the vein of K-pop stars, and enough foundation on their faces to support Marina Bay Sands' triple towers.
They sashay, strike poses - beauty-pageant-style - and dutifully line up along the stage with their number tags. Then, one by one, the men - mostly Thais in their 20s and 30s - come forward for their three minutes in the spotlight, belting out popular Chinese and Thai love ballads.
As they warble, most slightly off-key, women in the crowd titter, pointing to the men who catch their eye. Whispers are exchanged between the women and the person who takes charge of the guys - the papa-san, as he is called - who then goes on stage and bestows the lucky chosen ones with plastic flower garlands and satin sashes.
Background story
WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES
The Manpower Ministry (MOM) said it works closely with the police to ensure that entertainment outlets - including male host bars - abide by the rules when hiring foreigners.
Nightclubs The Sunday Times spoke to insist that their foreign employees are on legitimate work passes, such as a performing artiste work permit. But some of the men said that they were on social visit passes.
Responding to queries from The Sunday Times, an MOM spokesman said it assesses applications for the performing artiste pass - valid for six months - on a case-by-case basis.
Among other requirements, companies applying for such permits will first need to obtain a Public Entertainment Licence from the police. Employers also have to furnish a security bond of $5,000 for each worker before he arrives in Singapore; the worker also has to pass a medical examination.
Each outlet is allowed to hire only a limited number of foreign performing artistes on work permits.
The spokesman explained: 'In deciding the number, MOM takes into consideration various factors, such as the operating hours and seating capacity of the entertainment outlets.'
The MOM may ban the employer from hiring foreigners and revoke their work permits if they flout the rules.
The police can also take action against the licensee of the establishment for breach of licensing conditions.
The MOM could not provide figures for the number of foreigners here on performing artiste work permits.
But the spokesman said the number of social visit pass holders caught working illegally here - including those working in nightclubs - averaged 550 each year between 2008 and last year.
A social visit pass - generally valid for 30 days - allows a person to stay in the country for the purpose of business or leisure.
Each garland goes for $50 or $100, while sashes can top $5,000 each. The papa-san blows a whistle as he is doing this, and the rest of the boys clap in envy. This is typically what happens in a host bar where, as a nightclub in Cuppage Plaza proudly proclaims on a banner hanging on the stage: The men are hot, and the women are God.
Ladies' Night: Host bar scene in Singapore thrives
It's now a thriving scene, with at least 10 clubs where men play host to women
Midnight strikes and the stage lights suddenly come on. It is showtime for some 30 sharply dressed young men who strut out in suits, perfectly styled hair in the vein of K-pop stars, and enough foundation on their faces to support Marina Bay Sands' triple towers.
They sashay, strike poses - beauty-pageant-style - and dutifully line up along the stage with their number tags. Then, one by one, the men - mostly Thais in their 20s and 30s - come forward for their three minutes in the spotlight, belting out popular Chinese and Thai love ballads.
As they warble, most slightly off-key, women in the crowd titter, pointing to the men who catch their eye. Whispers are exchanged between the women and the person who takes charge of the guys - the papa-san, as he is called - who then goes on stage and bestows the lucky chosen ones with plastic flower garlands and satin sashes.
Background story
WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES
The Manpower Ministry (MOM) said it works closely with the police to ensure that entertainment outlets - including male host bars - abide by the rules when hiring foreigners.
Nightclubs The Sunday Times spoke to insist that their foreign employees are on legitimate work passes, such as a performing artiste work permit. But some of the men said that they were on social visit passes.
Responding to queries from The Sunday Times, an MOM spokesman said it assesses applications for the performing artiste pass - valid for six months - on a case-by-case basis.
Among other requirements, companies applying for such permits will first need to obtain a Public Entertainment Licence from the police. Employers also have to furnish a security bond of $5,000 for each worker before he arrives in Singapore; the worker also has to pass a medical examination.
Each outlet is allowed to hire only a limited number of foreign performing artistes on work permits.
The spokesman explained: 'In deciding the number, MOM takes into consideration various factors, such as the operating hours and seating capacity of the entertainment outlets.'
The MOM may ban the employer from hiring foreigners and revoke their work permits if they flout the rules.
The police can also take action against the licensee of the establishment for breach of licensing conditions.
The MOM could not provide figures for the number of foreigners here on performing artiste work permits.
But the spokesman said the number of social visit pass holders caught working illegally here - including those working in nightclubs - averaged 550 each year between 2008 and last year.
A social visit pass - generally valid for 30 days - allows a person to stay in the country for the purpose of business or leisure.
Each garland goes for $50 or $100, while sashes can top $5,000 each. The papa-san blows a whistle as he is doing this, and the rest of the boys clap in envy. This is typically what happens in a host bar where, as a nightclub in Cuppage Plaza proudly proclaims on a banner hanging on the stage: The men are hot, and the women are God.
