Maid says even though she has to wake up at 5:30am, her employer still asks for foot massage every night until midnight
SINGAPORE — A foreign domestic worker took to social media asking other helpers for advice on whether she should let the Manpower Ministry know about the lack of sleep she has been having because her employer asks for daily massages until midnight.
In an anonymous post to Facebook group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), the maid wrote that her employer would ask for a foot massage around 11 pm or 11.30 pm every day. Sometimes, she would even ask for a massage to start at midnight.
‘Please define affordable’ — Singaporeans on PM Lee’s “affordable home” reassurance
SINGAPORE — In a recent post, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed public housing costs in Singapore. “Public housing is an issue close to the hearts of most Singaporeans,” he wrote on Wednesday (Feb 8).
He also mentioned the various ideas and possible solutions Members of Parliament are bringing to the table, saying, “Some are promising and well worth exploring further. Others appear attractive, but upon a closer look, turn out to be unworkable, unfair, or unsustainable.” He reassured Singaporeans by saying, “Rest assured that Singaporeans, now or in generations to come, will not have to worry about having an affordable home to call their own.”
Customer unhappy after foodpanda offers 20-cent refund for spilled milk tea order
SINGAPORE — A customer took to social media after receiving an order of milk tea with 3/4 of the contents spilled as she was unhappy with the compensation offered by delivery service foodpanda, which said it would process a refund of $0.20 plus a compensation voucher worth $3.00.
“Food panda, spillage 3/4 of the milk tea. compensate only $0.20. Who would order meal if not because of the drinks,” wrote Ms Yvonne Lim on the COMPLAINT SINGAPORE Facebook page on Thursday (Feb 9).
Kim Lim officially single and tells her ex-husband ‘I am finally done with all the nonsense I had to deal with because of you’
SINGAPORE — A man on Reddit asked about discrimination in Singapore, claiming to be a black man who had received a job offer in one of the business development districts. He asked if he should accept the offer.
Many local platform users answered in good faith, assuring him of Singapore’s multicultural society and telling him he would be safe. However, other Reddit users began to probe into the posts of /u/black_linux_guy, discovering that he appears to discriminate against others based on race. They swiftly condemned his racism, to the point that the account was deleted.
Expat praises Singapore with ‘Shout out to SG public toilets, I love you’ but Singaporeans tell her to try out toilets in coffee shops & MRT stations
SINGAPORE — An expat from the United Kingdom raved over the “quality of public toilets” in Singapore, saying that it was much worse back home and adding that they are her “particular favourite” and are “nicer than the ones” in her own house.
And while there were a lot of people who agreed with her, some locals stressed that the quality of public toilets in Singapore is not the same everywhere, and some even asked if she’s ever tried toilets in coffee shops.