Morning Digest, Apr 25

Woman loses $1 million in CPF account to impersonation scam; netizens confused that money can be withdrawn

A woman who fell victim to an impersonation scam had S$1 million drained from her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings, sparking concern among netizens that such an amount could be withdrawn from the account.

The victim, 75-year-old Madam Fong (not her real name), said on Friday (Apr 22) that she would receive calls up to three times a day for eight weeks by scammers claiming to be authorities in China.

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90-cent durians at FairPrice Bedok draw long queues

Singaporeans’ love for queueing was once again highlighted on social media, this time for extra cheap durians.

The FairPrice Bedok outlet is offering a whole durian for S$0.90 instead of the usual S$5, attracting numerous interested customers willing to fall in line to snatch a presumably good deal.

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Letter to the Editor: Why beer is more expensive in Singapore than in UK? — Question to Lawrence Wong

Dear Editor,

I have recently returned home from the UK. As someone who enjoys the occasional pint of beer or ale with my meal, I was surprised to discover that for the amount of SGD 5.00-7.00 anyone could have a pint of draught beer in an English pub. There’s a great variety to choose from – Stella to Peroni, Heineken to Fosters and Budweiser to Carlsberg. Served fresh from the tap.

The British pint (568 ml) is larger than the American pint (500 ml). A large bottle of beer here is around 630 ml. So for less money than a large bottle of Tiger, Carlsberg or Heineken (SGD 6.50-8.50) here in our kopitiam, one can enjoy from the tap a pint of draught beer in any English pub. If one goes to a pub or restaurant here, the smaller American pint would be in the region of SGD15.00 onwards after tax.

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‘I am living in hell now from all the stress,’ Man who ‘married a woman out of his league’ seeks advice

A man took to the NUS Whispers Facebook page to ask for advice on how to earn more money because he says married to a woman used to an extravagant lifestyle.

“I married a woman out of my league and I kept it a secret that I am struggling to maintain her lifestyle,” he wrote in a post published on Apr 23. While he calls her the girl of his dreams, he admitted that he is “living in hell now from all the stress” of struggling to maintain the lavish lifestyle of yacht parties, vacations, shopping, beauty treatments and other luxuries that she’s used to because of her upbringing.

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Former NOC actress and producer Nina Tan shares ‘disheartening’ hair loss journey

Last month, “og NOC girl” Nina Tan broke her long silence on social media to document her new “botak-ness,” showing off three new bald spots in a March 9 Instagram post.

She wrote, “I’ve reach a stage in my life where my body tells me obvious signs when I needa chilllllllz the F out,” adding that she had sought medical help for her hair loss.

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