Morning Digest, Apr 12
Woman explains why S’poreans don’t work for F&B companies, says Grab delivery ‘more appealing’
A concerned individual has taken to social media to explain why Singaporeans choose not to work for food and beverage businesses after her husband was allegedly exploited while working in the industry.
“All these F&B kao pek kao pek why no locals want to work for them and rather do Grab delivery,” a Complaint Singapore Facebook page member wrote on April 9. The woman explained that her husband once worked for a restaurant that “exploited him.”
Enraged Vietnamese lady says S’porean woman told her to “Go back to your country”
A video circulating online of a local lady telling a Vietnamese woman to “go back to your country” has made its way around social media, going viral and earning more than 31,000 views.
In a post on Facebook page Singapore Incidents on Friday (Apr 8), a woman could be heard saying: “You know what, you are Vietnam you know, this is my country. You go back your country”.
‘If you cannot read and ask stupid question, you are not valid’ — WhatsApp job posting triggers reader
A member of the public has written to The Independent Singapore, highlighting a job posting allegedly found on a WhatsApp group last week containing degrading and aggressive details that enraged the reader, who then voiced their concerns.
The job posting is for a digital marketing and sales professional position, promising at least S$3,000 a month on top of the opportunity to study under a government grant programme. “Criteria Please read. If you cannot read and ask stupid question, you are not valid,” the job listing noted.
VIDEO: Caught drink driving, yet Porsche driver dares to hurl vulgarities at Traffic Police
A video of a Porsche driver caught drink driving and hurling vulgarities at the Traffic Police is circulating online, sparking comments from netizens to keep such individuals off Singapore roads.
“Caught drink driving and yet this driver has the audacity to scold the TP officer vulgarities and behaving with such arrogance,” wrote Facebook page ROADS.sg in a post on Monday (Apr 11).
The video showed a man beside a white Porsche SUV, surrounded by TP and Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers.
Netizens recirculate Ho Ching’s post that there are “lots of folks” who donate ‘quietly, without public announcement’ after Tan See Leng’s personal contribution of $1m to support women pursuing Stem careers
Following the public revelation that women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) will get a boost with a $1 million gift from Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, netizens took to social media having dug up a Facebook post of Ho Ching, wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in which she noted that there are “lots of folks” who donate “quietly, without making any public announcement”.
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