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Morning Digest, Sept 16

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Hong Kong tycoon to pay HK$10 million to dancer severely injured in Mirror concert

 

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Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li Tzar-Kai will fork out HK10 million (USD$1.27million) to help the dancer who was badly injured during a Mirror concert in July.

The billionaire said this sum would be in addition to covering the cost of medical fees for 27-year-old Mo Li Kai-yin.

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‘Truly shocking and the first’ — Thai food stall staff stunned at receiving $600 tip from GrabFood rider

 

Photo: IG screengrab/Thai Dynasty

A kind GrabFood delivery rider surprised the staff of Thai Dynasty outlet at Yew Tee Square with an unbelievably generous $600 tip!

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A photo of the tip as well as a note from the rider, Mr Jesse, was posted on the Facebook and Instagram pages of Thai Dynasty on Monday (Sept 12).

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Singaporean says bar ‘prioritises expats over locals’ asks if others experienced the same

 

Photo: freepik/ASphotofamily (for illustration purposes only)

A Singaporean on Tuesday (Sept 13) took to an online news forum to share their disappointment over an experience at a local bar. “(Has) anyone here experience(d) bars or restaurants prioritizing service of expats over local patrons?” the Singaporean wrote, before narrating the events that had allegedly transpired.

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“We were at a bar that’s popular with expats,” the post read, “and we couldn’t help feeling that we were prioritised last by the service versus the other foreign patrons.”

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‘No wonder our locals got no jobs’ — Netizen questions employer for specifically wanting ‘Filipina Assistant’ for job vacancy

 

Photo: FB screengrab/complaintsingapore

A netizen posted a screenshot from a TikTok video of a pet grooming company that specifically looked for a “Filipina Assistant Groomer” to fill a job opening.

“Can someone explain is this allowed in Sg. To put specifically a nationality they want in Sg? No wonder our locals got no jobs. All this foreign head or owners in the company will want their own ppl to come and share our pie.

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74-year-old uncle still sends flowers to his wife who passed away 10 years ago; Filipino couple helped him after he fell on the rocks of Changi Beach

 

Photo: TikTok screengrab/queenlexinda

A Filipino woman named Queen Lexinda Royupa took to TikTok to document a recent incident that moved her to tears. While she and her husband were taking photos at Changi Beach Park, they saw an elderly man quickly making his way to the water.

“Unfortunately, he went down so fast then hit his head on the rocks and fell (in)to the water,” and the couple quickly went to his aid. They were able to calm him down and tended to bruises on his head, ears, and arms.

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