Dempsey businesses await fate as SLA develops master plan to refresh Tanglin Village

With six months until master tenant Country City Investment's lease for 17 blocks in the Dempsey cluster ends, some 30 sub-tenants are awaiting confirmation on whether their leases will be renewed. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SINGAPORE - Before Dempsey Hill sprung up in 2007, Samy's Curry was already drawing legions of loyal diners to the former military barracks.

Now, the Dempsey institution is among a number of businesses in Tanglin Village facing uncertainty over their future as the authorities finalise their plans for the next phase of its transformation.

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