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Stories you might’ve missed, July 7

Maid says she’s exhausted after her employer’s family visits and stays for months; her contract states she only has to care for 3

 

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A domestic helper, whose workload turned out to be more than what was agreed upon, took to social media to ask others what to do.

The helper, who seemed to use a throwaway account to post her query, shared it on Wednesday (Jul 6). She shared that her boss was not local and that in her contract it was stated that she would only have to care for two adults and a child.

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K Shanmugam: No fans & mattresses inside prison for safety & hygiene reasons

 

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Photo: freepik/upklyak (for illustration purposes only)

Members of the public had mixed opinions on Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam’s statement that mattresses in Singapore prisons are not ideal due to hygiene and security issues.

Many said that imprisonment was not a holiday vacation; hence inmates are not supposed to have luxurious treatment. At the same time, others expressed concern that not showing humanity towards prisoners could mean they don’t act better upon release.

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Netizen warns: ‘Don’t ever stay with parents-in-law because they’re very stubborn, unreceptive of change or suggestions’

 

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Photo: Pixabay (for illustration purposes only).

A netizen who had a bad experience after staying with their in-laws took to social media to warn others not to do the same.

In a post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the netizen wrote: “Don’t ever stay with parents in law. Their way of thinking is too different from ours and they’re very stubborn, unreceptive of change or suggestions”.

Read more here…


 

Hardcore wrestling fan Kurt Tay summons ‘hater’ to fight in Yishun void deck, gets beaten up instead

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/Suara Kita SG

A non-title match between self-declared WCW heavyweight champion Kurt Tay and his alleged hater was streamed live online, resulting in Tay’s unanimous loss and police appearance at the end.

The incident happened at Yishun MRT station, where Tay first met his opponent he called his hater.

Read more here…


 

Man shouts vulgarities and punches security guard because he was told to put on mask

 

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Photo: FB/ Security Association Singapore

A video of a man shouting at and hitting a security guard went viral on Tuesday (Jul 5).

In an incident that took place at Tampines Retail Park on Monday (Jul 4) night, the security guard on duty told a man not wearing a mask to put one on or purchase one from the pharmacy at the entrance of the building.

Read more here…


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