Tag Archives: elderly

PAP grassroots volunteer thinks she is big shot, intimidates and humiliates resident looking for help at MPS. She even calls police when people feedback to her about her condescending attitude.

We need to ensure that our elderly are not left behind in this digital world. An email was required to set up an account on the job website. Many of these elderly folks do not have any email address. For highest education level section, we could choose from multiple options. However, the lowest qualification we could pick was PSLE. Some of our senior citizens did not even take PSLE as they could have dropped out of school before that.

Go-Jek driver apologised for being rude to an elderly couple because of a fare discrepancy. He asked for people to give him a second chance as he was fed up then and is otherwise nice to old people. Will you believe him?

Our reader saw an old man standing at the junction of the road this morning with his cardboard collecting trolley and lamented the high standards of living in Singapore. Nope, the old man wasn't exercising.

A netizen hasn't seen his father since 2 days ago and is asking for help to find him. The old man was last heard saying he wanted to go to either Changi or Pasir Ris beach.

A kind reader noticed a sad elderly man who always sells tissues at Tiong Bahru MRT station. She asks if anyone knows anything about him and how to help him, since he doesn't seem to be getting any business.

Our reader was unhappy at Watsons staff for demanding her elderly wheelchair-bound mother to issue proof so that she can use her elderly card for payments. Why is the staff so arrogant?

A Sengkang resident is unhappy with the amenities at LRT stations as they create inconveniences for the elderly and wheelchair-bound. Shouldn't the LTA or grassroots leaders do something to make their lives easier?

Activist Gilbert Goh raised problems with the Silver Support Scheme and thinks the Government is not doing enough to help the elderly in Singapore. Why are they still made to work to earn a living? Shouldn't they already be taking a back seat and enjoying themselves?

A netizen suggested for the government to stop elderly poverty by raising our non-contributory pension and giving an average payout of $800. Why is it that elderly elsewhere with lower GDP per capita is receiving more than those in Singapore? Does it make sense?