Media

Conclusion of the AfA 

News Articles 

• [The Straits Times] Fewer complaints over indiscriminate burning of joss paper [14 Mar 2025]

• [The New Paper] Fewer complaints about joss paper burning after public education campaign [14 Mar 2025]

2025 Lunar New Year Campaign 

News Articles

• [8world] 焚烧冥纸规范行动联盟举行交流会 宣导焚烧冥纸负责任行为 [24 Jan 2025]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 农历新年和中元节烧冥纸投诉逐年减少 [24 Jan 2025]

2024 Seventh Lunar Month Campaign

News Articles 

• [8world] 焚烧冥纸规范行动联盟推出新音乐影片 提醒信众负责任地焚烧冥纸 [29 Jul 2024]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 焚烧冥纸规范行动联盟交流会 讲解规范做法与迷思 [2 Aug 2024]

• [Channel NewsAsia] Commentary: Something needs to change about our joss paper burning habits [17 Aug 2024]

2024 Lunar New Year Campaign

Press Release 

• Alliance for Action (AFA) on Norms for Joss Paper Burning - Update on Lunar New Year Public Education Campaign [9 May 2024]

News Articles

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 规范行动见成效 今年农历新年焚烧冥纸反馈减少25% [9 May 2024]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 拜天公贵在心意 焚烧纸钱不求多 [1 Feb 2024]

2023 Seventh Lunar Month Campaign

News Articles 

• [8world] 行动联盟将展开宣导活动 提醒人们负责任地焚烧冥纸 [1 Aug 2023]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 民俗学家：祭拜一炷香时间后 茶酒洒灰烬祭品可收走 [1 Aug 2023]

• [Channel NewsAsia] Daily Cuts: Joss paper burning and how to do it responsibly [2 Aug 2023]

• [The Straits Times] Burn, don’t fling: Community leaders bust myths on joss paper and offerings for Hungry Ghost Festival [5 Aug 2023]

• [Channel NewsAsia] Commentary: Burning paper offerings isn't the only way to celebrate Hungry Ghost Festival [10 Sep 2023]

2023 Lunar New Year Campaign

News Articles 

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 规范行动又见成效 今年农历新年焚烧冥纸投诉减七成 [15 Feb 2023]

• [The Straits Times] Number of complaints over joss paper burning during Chinese New Year fell 70 per cent [15 Feb 2023]

2022 Seventh Lunar Month Campaign

News Articles

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 本地成立焚烧冥纸规范行动联盟 将焚烧行为规范化 [14 Jul 2022]

• [8world, YouTube] 为规范焚烧行为 本地成立焚烧冥纸规范行动联盟 [14 Jul 2022]

• [The Straits Times] Ground-up efforts by Chinese groups to show the way on burning joss paper responsibly [16 Jul 2022]

• [8world, YouTube] 狮城有约 | 十分访谈：焚烧冥纸新规范 [26 Jul 2022]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] “鬼月” 拜拜 也跟污染说拜拜 [28 Jul 2022]

• [Mothership, Instagram] 7 things you shouldn't do during 7th Month [28 Jul 2022]

• [AsiaOne] 'Distributing' or littering? Video of man tossing joss paper into the air sparks debate again [29 Jul 2022] 

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 点智慧：焚烧冥纸 [13 Aug 2022]

• [Frontline] 前线追踪 2022/2023, S1 [19 Aug 2022]

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 行动联盟拟加强公众教育：焚烧乱抛冥纸减少邻里宣导将乘胜追击 [22 Aug 2022]

• [The Straits Times] Fewer complaints about joss-paper burning, littering during Hungry Ghost Month: Koh Poh Koon [27 Aug 2022]

• [MoneyFM 89.3] Weekends: Venerable YouGuang on being socially responsible during the Hungry Ghost Festival [29 Aug 2022]

• [Channel NewsAsia] Fewer complaints about joss paper burning during this year’s lunar seventh month [31 Oct 2022] 

• [Lianhe Zaobao] 焚烧冥纸规范教育见效 农历七月投诉同比减13％ [31 Oct 2022]

• [Mothership] Campaign against irresponsible burning of paper offerings sees complaints fall 13% over recent 7th month [31 Oct 2022]