Work Permit for Performing Artistes Ends June 2026: What Entertainment Employers Must Do Now

From 1 June 2026, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) stopped accepting all new applications under the Work Permit (Performing Artiste) scheme. For bars, hotels, nightclubs, lounges, and other public entertainment outlets that have relied on the scheme to hire foreign singers, musicians, dancers and entertainers, the question is urgent: what happens next, and what are [...]