India, Sept. 7 -- For more than half a century, Hotel Miramar had been a landmark on Singapore's Havelock Road. Now, it is preparing to close its doors forever.

According to a report in Channel News Asia, Hotel Miramar will cease its operations at the end of October 2025. The closure was announced last month. The hotel's 108 employees - many of whom spent over a decade with the hotel - will be laid off.

Among those being laid off is 69-year-old Chen Jin Feng, who had worked in the hotel's housekeeping department for 52 years.

"I had hoped to work here till I was 75, but things didn't turn out as expected," a heartbroken Chen was quoted as saying by Zaobao, according to an article published by Mothership.

Chen had started working at Ho...