The fear is inherent on the Bangladeshis, as they often live in crowded, cramped conditions - and their families thousands of miles away who want them to return home. So, as most consider their stay in Singapore, a question does need answering. With the potential exodus of the Bangladeshi workers, with many of them working in the construction industry, will the industry then be affected with a lower number of workforce? A very big lesson here to not be overly reliant on foreigners to fill jobs. When the shit hits the fan many of them will want to go back to their country, as evidenced by this CNA report.
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FT COMPLAINS IT’S DIFFICULT TO FIND JOBS, WANTS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT HELP
An FT from Zambia with 8 years experience in IT infrastructure management and has a degree in Computing has had difficulties looking for a job in Singapore. Would you like to help him?
Read More »LIM TEAN: PAP IGNORES ANTI-FT SENTIMENT AMONG S’POREANS AT ITS OWN PERIL
Former secretary-general of the National Solidarity Party (NSP) Lim Tean has posted on Facebook in response to remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's on the campaign victory of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Read More »SIA CHARGED ME US$50 FOR ADDING BAPTISM NAME, WHY NEVER DO THE SAME FOR FTs?
Our reader was unhappy that SIA insisted to charge him US$50 for his Baptism name to be inserted into his ticket details. He also claimed double standards in not doing the same for Caucasian clients.
Read More »DRINKS STALL OWNER PARKS FRIDGE AT HANDPHONE SHOP, EXPECTS THEM TO DEAL WITH HIS CUSTOMERS
Our reader complained about an FT stall owner who placed his drinks just beside a phone shop, making him have to deal with unnecessary questions by his customers.
Read More »AUSTRALIAN JAILED FOR FIGHT WITH 6 POLICE OFFICERS
A drunk 44 year-old Australian man, Jason Peter Darragh, has been jailed 6 months and 2 weeks for fighting with several police officers in Changi Airport early this year.
Read More »FT CLAIMS LANDLADY TRIED TO KILL HER OVER RENTAL DISPUTE
A foreign student residing in Singapore submitted a video of her landlady launching a vicious attack against herself after a rental dispute.
Read More »M’SIAN WOMAN SAYS SG LACKS “CLASS” & PRETENDS IT DOESN’T NEED FOREIGNERS
A Malaysian woman thinks Singaporeans lack class and etiquette after seeing a sales promoter chide a foreigner for "testing" out the product. She thought the promoter was uneducated in doing so. She also said that Singapore is highly dependent on foreigners even though it pretends otherwise.
Read More »ANG MOH FT GIVES SINGAPORE SCATHING REVIEW BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR ANOTHER COUNTRY
After 4+ years, I've decided to say goodbye to Singapore. I thought the other "exit interview" posted here a while back was interesting, so thought I'd do my own. There is probably some overlap.
Read More »FT SCOLDS SALESWOMAN WHEN HE COULD NOT EXCHANGE 2 DAY OLD SHOES
According to the netizen, the Indian family had bought a pair of shoes on Friday but were trying to exchange the shoes 2 days later on Sunday. They claim that the shoes were the wrong size. When the staff refused to exchange the shoes for hygiene and other reasons, the man and his wife became aggressive.
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