{
  "id": 8385372,
  "title": "‘No response’: Yoga Inc shutters SAFRA Punggol outlet, cancels classes at Our Tampines Hub",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/no-response-yoga-inc-shutters-safra-punggol-outlet-cancels-classes-at",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-response-yoga-inc-shutters-safra-punggol-outlet-cancels-classes-at-our-tampines-hub"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yoga Inc, a boutique yoga studio based in Singapore, has reportedly ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving many customers and instructors in the dark about their financial obligations and future plans. The studio, which was founded in 2013, operated two outlets at Our Tampines Hub and SAFRA Punggol before announcing its closure on September 18.\n\nAccording to a note to staff seen by The Straits Times, Yoga Inc cited insufficient funds as the reason for its shutdown. The company was unable to provide a timeline for settling outstanding amounts, including salaries and contractor invoices. Customers who attempted to access the studio's website found that classes at both locations had been cancelled, and the class schedule page had been removed.\n\nAttempts to contact Yoga Inc's outlets and its founder, Ashly Lo, yielded no response. Lo, who sold the business in February 2021 and then resold it to a company owning Revolution, a fitness studio, did not return calls. Employees and customers have reported not being paid for their services, with some having taken unpaid leave since August.\n\nThe closure of Yoga Inc has left numerous customers with unutilized packages worth over $1,000. Many were not notified of the impending closure, and those who had classes scheduled on the day of the announcement were left without proper notice. The studio's Instagram account, which had been active since 2013, was deleted on September 18.\n\nThis incident echoes a growing trend of fitness chain shutdowns in Singapore, with True Fitness and True Yoga also unexpectedly closing in September, leaving hundreds of employees and customers with unpaid balances.",
  "summary": "Customers learnt of the closure only through their instructors.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yoga Inc shuts down with no notice, citing insufficient funds",
    "Founder Ashly Lo unresponsive, employees unpaid since August",
    "Customers left with $1,000+ in unutilized packages"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}