“The current fare system is so complex that it is a big joke for a developed country that has a reputation for achieving objectives efficiently and quickly.” – Chin Wah Seng Askmelah’s Note: The following article aptly sum up the…
Category: Social Ills in Singapore
This category shares all the social ills we witness in Singapore including wastage, poor social net, social enclave, suisides etc etc
Maid Abuse Cases in Singapore
Too many foreign maids died unnecessarily The downside of maid culture in Singapore Low mentality of some Singaporean employers (and the Government) in treating maids Askmelah’s Note: As of 2011, there are curently 201,000 maids working in Singapore. Some of the…
Naked hostesses nabbed in Joo Chiat vice raid
source: AsiaOne Sat, Jun 25, 2011 Twenty Vietnamese hostesses were caught naked during a vice raid at a lounge in Joo Chiat. The raid took place Wednesday (June 22) night around 9pm. Plainclothes policemen who went to the bar saw…
Sample Letters On Inaction or Ineffectiveness of Traffic Police or Law
Make caning mandatory for repeat drink-drivers Source: Todayonline Jun 20, 2011 I refer to the report “18 arrested in ring-fencing operations” (June 17). The penalties meted out seem insufficient, which is no wonder that drink driving is so rampant.…
Sex, lies and trafficking
Source: The Straits Times Jun 11, 2011 Saturday Special Report: Sex, lies and trafficking EVERY year, many young women and teenagers from the region are lured to Singapore with the promise of respectable jobs, only to be forced into the…
Wake Up! Traffic Police and LTA
The driving conditions in Singapore are horrendous and a hugh distant from a “First World” society as far as driving is concerned. I have seen enough complaints and newspaper forums complaining about the bad habits of the drivers in Singapore…
Top 10 Ungraceful Habits of Singaporeans
Source: SGClubs Ever felt irritated by your fellow Singaporeans? Or maybe by that auntie who is always gossiping so loudly in public areas? Well, SGClub presents to you the top 10 most irritating habits Singaporeans have. You’d probably find yourself…
Please Give Way to Ambulance, You Inconsiderate Drivers!
Recently, an ambulance carrying a patient to Changi General Hospital was stuck in traffic, and the delay may have eventually cost the life of , Mr Lee Khoon Bock, who had suffered heart failure near the East Coast Food Centre…
Social and Workplace Enclaves in Singapore
“Singapore’s Shell Employees’ Union president Yeap Tong Ming charged that Singaporeans were retrenched while foreigners kept their jobs during the downturns in 1986 and 1998” – The Straits Times, 1 Nov 2011 “A Singaporean friend of mine, who was then…
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