How much of this money is money lost by locals (Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs)) and the 1.4 million foreign workers in Singapore?
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SPOREAN MAN OWES BANK $$$ FOR FAILED ATM TRANSACTIONS IN GENTING
However, when Mr Goh returned to Singapore, he received a SMS from his bank saying that his withdrawal transactions were successful. On top of the withdrawal amount, he now owed the bank SGD $2210, inclusive of the service fees. Mr Goh was surprised that he was liable for the charges as the transactions did not go through. He spoke to officers from the Malaysian bank where he got his card from but the bank did not attempt to resolve the issue.
Read More »DO NOT BOOK PACIFIC EXPRESS & TOUR COACHES TO MALAYSIA
Do not ever book Pacific Express & Tour coaches to malaysia! This company book 40 over people for trip to KL and Genting and the coach timing were from 8pm till 12am, hourly. The lady boss keep delaying the coach timing and we dunno the exact timing coach will arrive. During the delay the lady boss was not even in the shop, she just went home to slp and left 40 over people keep waiting without knowing what time the coach will come. At 12.30am, one 27 seater coach turn up to send 40 over people to both KL and genting! The bus driver also told us the bus is not suitable to go genting cos it's dangerous. Lady boss refuse to pick up calls. Only after threats of calling police, she turned up at 1.25am. She refuses to refund tickets. She booked a van that is also not suitable to go genting. Going up the slope of genting, it keep stopping by roadside, risking our lives!
Read More »GENTING’S LOUSY ATTITUDE TOWARDS NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING OLD FOLKS
My parents received text about Genting giving complimentary stay and as they do not know how to speak both english and mandarin, only teochew and dialects, they told me to help them to call and book the room which I did. I called and made a reservation and explained why am I calling instead of my parents as they do not know how to make reservation and also language barrier, the reservation officer (Mr. Salleh) insisted that they want to my parents to call in which i kept repeating the problem my parents are facing, is there any exception case for this type of situation.
Read More »10 TALES FROM TAXI passengers to and fro Singapore casinos
Mr M has been running his taxi service since 2011. He survived a heart-attack in late 2012 and now has four stents in his heart. His philosophy on life is now to live well, stay healthy and to share his real-life experiences. In his second post on Taxi Talk, he talks about real-life encounters with Singapore casino patrons.
Read More »Money-lending: a blight in the heartlands
Will “regulating” these monleylenders cut down the numbers? There are 206 licensed moneylenders in Singapore, which is 27 per cent above the ideal number of moneylenders according to the president of the Moneylenders’ Association. With more and more moneylenders in the heartlands, borrowers are beginning to have the mentality that if one is rejected by a moneylender he or she could easily go to another. Some borrowers also believe they could borrow from one moneylender to pay off another, possibly leaving many heartlanders in long-term debt.
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