KF Seetoh on MP who suggested renewing uni degree every 5 years: “He talking about his marriage cert?”

Makansutra founder KF Seetoh took to social media on Thursday (Mar 3) to call out certain statements and justifications made in Parliament in the past week. Some of the Members of Parliament (MPs) he took to task included PAP MP Ang Wei Neng who suggested in Parliament that there should be a time stamp on degrees by institutes of higher learning (IHLs) in Singapore.

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Man quits accounting job, earns more doing GrabFood and no need to pay CPF

A member of the public took to social media to share how he quit his accounting job to work as a food delivery personnel. He noted he earns more now, among other perks.

GrabFood Delivery Rider Singapore Facebook group member said in a post on Saturday (March 5) that he quit his office job to work for GrabFood and is now taking home S$3,000 a month at least.

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Shopee’s delivery staff caught throwing parcels on netizen’s front yard

Herman Chua, a netizen, voiced out his frustration on the Facebook group, Complaint Singapore regarding Shopee delivery staff throwing his parcels inside his front yard.

Mr Chua in his post said that this had been the eighth time this has happened. He said, “I have obtained dumping, throwing and disgusting and unacceptable delivery from Shopee.”

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Carousell phishing scam! — At least 72 victims have fallen for it since Jan, over $109,000 lost

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) reminds the public to practise extra caution amid the re-emergence of a phishing scam variant.

Families have lost their life savings to such phishing scams, sparking a call for extra vigilance. Just last week, scammers tried enticing POSB customers to reveal personal information through an email “survey”, promising them a cash reward. DBS has since confirmed that the email is not legitimate.

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Maid filmed abusing elderly man, hitting his head and pulling his arms

A video of a foreign domestic helper abusing an elderly man at a park was circulated on social media.

In a post to the Suara Kita SG Facebook group on Tuesday (Mar 1), the helper was seen abusing the elderly man at an HDB pavilion in Queenstown. The man who submitted the video captioned that at 2.30 pm his wife caught the helper in the act of abusing an elderly man in a wheelchair.

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