Diao Yu Dao Shop in Singapore

• walloftext

  6 Nov 12, 19:29

  

  Did you guys see? There is a shop named after Diao Yu Dao.

  Anyone been there to eat yet?

  http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/1404440/diao_yu_dao_eatery_spotted_at_selegie.html

• Summer hill

  6 Nov 12, 19:32

  oh, the piece of ROCK they are fighting over

  

• walloftext

  6 Nov 12, 20:17

  lol yeah. people are making a big fuss over the shop. today newspaper even had an article about it.

• Summer hill

  6 Nov 12, 20:18

  Originally posted by walloftext:

  lol yeah. people are making a big fuss over the shop. today newspaper even had an article about it.

  
  i believe it's just a publicity stunt.

• M the name

  29 Dec 12, 22:50

  Agencies to probe cafe over name

   

  Diao Yu Dao moniker draws attention of police, Acra and ad authority

   

  The Sophia Road cafe has a signboard bearing the words Diao Yu Dao, China's name for the group of islands in the East China Sea whose ownership is disputed by Tokyo and Beijing. -- ST PHOTO: NURIA LING

   

  By MELISSA LIN

  
  BARELY two months after opening for business, a cafe at Peace Centre - called Diao Yu Dao - has come to the attention of at least three agencies for its name linked to islands whose ownership is disputed by Japan and China.

     The agencies are the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (Asas), the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) and the police.

     Diaoyu is China's name for the group of islands in the East China Sea. Japan, which controls them, calls them the Senkaku islands.

     The Sophia Road cafe, with an adjoining bakery, opened in October and sells Hong Kong fare like bolo bun and roasted meat. On the shop's signboard are the words Diao Yu Dao, accompanied by a picture of the islands.

     Dao is the Chinese word for islands.

     The eatery's walls are adorned with over 30 framed graphics, maps and photographs related to the islands, as well as information about the islands' history and the dispute over their ownership.

     The cafe owners are believed to be a couple, both Chinese Singaporeans. They could not be reached for comment.

     Dr Tan Sze Wee, chairman of Asas, which regulates signboards and advertisements, said it will be investigating the cafe for possible infringement of the Singapore Code of Advertising Practice.

     A clause in the code states: "Advertisements should not adopt or encourage a confrontational approach to resolving societal conflicts or differences. Advertisements should not exploit or fuel conflicts relating to national problems and controversial policies or issues."

     A report in My Paper last month quoted the cafe's manager as saying that his boss "had no political motivations behind the outlet's concept and theme".

     The police said a report had been lodged and they are "looking into the matter". It is understood the issue is related to the cafe's name.

     An Acra spokesman said the cafe was registered under the name Onion Restaurant and Bar Pte Ltd.

     Acra has conducted checks on the company for issuing invoices under the name Diao Yu Dao and not complying with a Companies' Act provision to use invoices with its registered name and registration number.

     The company has since made changes to its invoices, Acra added.

     While the cafe may have used the name Diao Yu to stand out from others, its quality of food is what customers are more focused on.

     Madam Sarah Sim, 34, said she did not even notice the cafe's decorations.

     "I just needed to buy food for my kids," added the secretary.

     Passer-by Selvaraju Robert, 56, who said he was aware of the territorial dispute, found the cafe's theme "interesting". But the storekeeper added: "I'm more interested in the food."

   

  Home, The Straits Times, December 25 2012, Pg B3

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 01:03

  ok mah

   

  read as diao1 yu2 dao1 雕鱼刀 cannot meh?

  or diao4 yu4 dao4 掉玉到

  or diao4 yu3 dao4 �羽�

   

   

  or diao3 ximi diao3

• charlize

  30 Dec 12, 01:08

  What is this about? 

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 01:14

  foodporn

• charlize

  30 Dec 12, 01:16

  Really? 

• TehJarVu

  30 Dec 12, 19:32

  diao! 雨到

• laurence82

  30 Dec 12, 19:43

  u can give it different names in chinese

  but fucking obvious pictures of the islands

  even i from across the road (holding xdd's hands) also can see

• TehJarVu

  30 Dec 12, 19:47

  finish egg, like this is diao! mata lai liao

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 19:50

  i stood right in front of the shop before

  while waiting to X the traffic lights

   

  i see it as just an eatery

   

• laurence82

  30 Dec 12, 19:53

  pictures so big noopig no see before meh

  or ur eyes somewhere

• TehJarVu

  30 Dec 12, 19:54

  nvr go tt part ma sa ji

• laurence82

  30 Dec 12, 19:54

  so where noopig go ma sa ji

  hurhurhur

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 19:56

  was going to sunshine plaza

• laurence82

  30 Dec 12, 19:56

  never ask u

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 19:58

  i 补充 my post 

  not answering u

• TehJarVu

  30 Dec 12, 19:58

  orchard towers...................... de nearbye

• TehJarVu

  30 Dec 12, 19:59

  u all wanna fight like the fish fish island??

• laurence82

  30 Dec 12, 21:43

  never ask u

• charlize

  30 Dec 12, 22:36

  

• FireIce

  30 Dec 12, 22:39

  me restoran is wu min dao 

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  31 Dec 12, 09:41

  me restoran is wu jian dao