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MORE COE OFFERED IN FEB - APRIL, MORE JAMS HEADING YOUR WAY
Dear A.S.S. EditorHow come today's news say that the there will be more COEs to be offered in the February to April period, an almost 8.9% increase?I thought the reason the government have the COE...
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DID ST GET SURBANA EMPLOYEE NUMBERS WRONG, OR IS SURBANA BEING EVASIVE?
I refer to the article “Surbana CEO defends axing ‘poor performers’” (Straits Times, Jan 19).It states that “”We cannot allow our 1 per cent of poor performers to continue to affect the rest of the 99...
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EURASIAN ASSOCIATION FAILS TO HELP POOR, HOMELESS SINGLE MOTHER
I am presently facing immense financial difficulties and have been banished to a rental flat in Pasir Ris while repaying the credit bureau from debts chalked up by my ex-husband who simply walked out...
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SERVICEMAN STANDS ON WINDOW LEDGE TO SERVICE AIRCON, LOST BALANCE BUT...
A passerby was shocked to see an air-con serviceman standing dangerously on a window ledge as he serviced the air-con unit at a HDB.As the serviceman stood precariously to service the air-con, at one...
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FAMILY LIVE IN HALF-EMPTY HOUSE COZ CONTRACTOR DID NOT FINISH JOB
Engaged Tiffanie and Alvin from Illusion Interior to renovate my BTO in 2015. After paying them 90% of the total amount, they delayed our kitchen cabinet for 4 months and did not do the rest of the...
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WHY ARE LABOUR LAWS HERE UNFAIR AND CRAPPY?
<Facebook post by Min>What kind of crap lawmakers do we have here? They are quick to amend laws to censor freedom of speech and protect the PAP-govt but they allow such unfair labour laws to...
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WEAK LAWS ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO NOT PAY WORKERS IN SPITE OF COURT ORDER
Credit: Andrew LohMOM and perhaps MinLaw need to get their act together.It is ridiculous for a decent honest worker to be denied his pay for 9 months, and at the end of this to be told to sort things...
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NTUC FAIRPRICE SOLD CHILD'S BOLSTER WITH RUSTY METAL WIRE STICKING OUT
A reader shared this post with us."I bought a bolester from NTUC@Amk Centre on 31 Dec. but till just now like 23 minutes my son which is turning 5 years old told me. Something hard in this bolester...
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PHOTOGRAPHER TRIES TO TAKE PHOTO IN MRT, KENA QUESTION BY MRT POLICE
A reader shared this post with us."Tried taking a picture in the MRT, forgot about the ridiculously restrictive rules. Certis cisco officer catches me and interrogates meOfficer: Mam, why are you...
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WP BERNARD CHEN: GOVT NEEDS TO HELP FUNERAL INDUSTRY
A reader shared this post with us.Dear Sir / Mdm,The oversight of my profession is long overdue. A profession shrouded in mystery, a gross understatement. While many of my counterparts perform their...
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WHY AMKTC LEAVE BUANGKOK RESIDENTS WITHOUT ENOUGH BUS SERVICE?
I would like to feedback on the increasing bad situation on the transport, Bus 88, to the nearest MRT, i.e. AMK MRT, during rush hour.Due to huge crowd requiring to get onto this bus service—the few...
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SPF CRIME PREVENTATION TALK: GIRLS ARE "ASKING FOR IT" WHEN THEY WEAR SHORT...
,facebook post by Petrina Kow>My 13 year old daughter ran out of a guest lecture in tears on Monday. It was a talk on crime prevention by a member of the Police Force. But somewhere between warning...
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MALAY WEDDING GUESTS PAY RESPECTS AS CHINESE FUNERAL PROCESSION PASSES BY
<Facebook post by Maidin Packer>A CHINESE FUNERAL & A MALAY WEDDING: I was having lunch at the void deck of Blk 256 Pasir Ris when I saw a funeral procession passing by slowly. Some wedding...
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SG WILL REMOVE VEP CHARGE IF M'SIA DOES THE SAME. TIT-FOR-TAT GAME CONTINUES
Dear A.S.S. EditorThe Transport Ministry has issued a statement indicating that they will discontinue the recently announced VEP charge on non-Singapore vehicles entering the country, if Malaysia...
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PLASTIC RICE SERVED IN BAH KUT TEH SHOP IN MALAYSIA
<Facebook post by Vicki Leong>I actually experienced the taste of plastic rice just now at a shop we used to frequent. I told the owner about the rice and he said he was not aware of this. It is...
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DENGUE CASES EXPECTED TO RISE THIS YEAR, NO SOLUTION FROM NEA
Dear A.S.S. EditorOh no! NEA has just announced that they expect the dengue cases in Singapore to increase in the months ahead. Apparently all the efforts made to stem the tide of dengue since last...
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TAMILS IN S'PORE URGED TO JOIN ILLEGAL GATHERING AT SEMBAWANG PARK TO PROTEST...
The Independent Singapore reported that a message urging Tamils in Singapore to assemble in Sembawang Park for a gathering has gone viral on social media. The gathering is for Tamils to express their...
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HMFD OUTBREAK AT MY FIRST SKOOL WATERWAY POINT
<Facebook post by Punggol North Community Sports Club>Morning! Based on MOH website, there s HFMD outbreak at a pre-school at Waterway Point currently. Refer to attached link.As Waterway Point...
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EXTRA MATERNITY LEAVE WILL NOT HELP INCREASE FERTILITY RATE
Dear A.S.S. EditorHarvard professor said that giving extra maternity and childcare leave to women would never help in raising fertility rates, but instead leads to reinforcing the “gendered division of...
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S'PORE AIRCON INSTALLER FALLS OFF HDB LEDGE & NEARLY DIED, COLLEAGUES RUSHED...
Dear Editors,This is a very dangerous act by Genesis Cool where one technician lost his balance because the AC bracket was not installed properly. The condenser then came off the bracket and went...
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