Disappointed with CNY SOPs, but a smaller celebration will have to do

Kenneth Tan and his parents Nellie Toh and Ranny Tan, celebrating Chinese New Year at a restaurant in 2019. Photo: Kenneth Tan

For Kuala Lumpur-based designer Kenneth Tan, 39, it will be a very quiet reunion dinner this Chinese New Year.

“I will most likely cook something at home - maybe steamboat for one!” says Tan, who lives alone.