Many SP Group customers have recently been plagued by an expected surge in their utility bill. This caused many unhappy or confused customers to air their complaints online. According to numerous complaints, their latest utility bills have increased by twice to six times as compared to their previous months.
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Owner Of Nightmare Unit At Belvia DBSS Frustrated With Inaction By Authorities
A Facebook user has come forward with multiple complaints about their new Bedok DBSS unit which turned out to be a nightmare to live in. Since moving in from 2015, the DBSS owners have been plagued with building faults which ultimately led to the unit having deplorable conditions. To make matters worse, the owners had tried reaching out countless times to various authorities such as the DBSS developer, Town Council, Housing Development Board (HDB), Public Utilities Board (PUB). However their problems and tortures went unheard or appeared to be brushed aside.
Read More »GST Being Charged On Water Conservation Tax
A reader was surprised upon reviewing his SP group utility bills. For the Water Services charges, the bill includes a Waterborne Fee and also a Water Conservation Tax. However to the reader's surprise, the final utility bill is inclusive of GST. So apparently the calculation shows that GST is being charged on the Water Conservation Tax.
Read More »UTILITIES BOARD SHOULD NOT BAN FISHING JUST FOR A FEW BLACK SHEEP
Increasingly and repeatedly frustrated the authorities are not fully on the same page when it comes to developing a holistic environment to live in here in Singapore.
Read More »“ONCE IN 50 YEARS” FLOOD HITS SG… FOR 5TH TIME IN 5 MONTHS
Flash floods struck parts of Singapore again today after heavy rain caused canals and drainage systems to overflow. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) issued warnings on social media accounts on Twitter to inform Singaporeans about expected heavy rainfall over the southern and western parts of Singapore from 1.35PM to 2.25PM today.
Read More »M1 CONTRACTOR BURSTS WATER PIPE, WASTES A WHOLE SWIMMING POOL OF WATER
An M1 contractor performing cable works along Claymore Road accidentally burst one of the main Public Utilities Board pipes today, causing a huge flood of water to choke up the street.
Read More »TAXPAYERS PAID FOR PUB’S $160M PROFIT, SO WHY RAISE WATER PRICES?
Following an expose online of the Public Utilities Board's (PUB) $160 million profit last year, the government has responded by clarifying that the profits for the national water agency were only made possible because the government had given it $200 million in grants.
Read More »PUB PROFITING AT EXPENSE OF S’POREANS, RAISING PRICES BUT KEEP QUIET ABOUT REVENUE?
The Net Income after Government Grants and after Contribution to GCF (Government Consolidated Fund) and Taxation (Profits) for FY2015 was $166.8 million – an increase of 77.3 per cent compared to say FY2010’s profit of $94.1 million.
Read More »SEWAGE PIPE BURSTS, CAUSES SHITTY SITUATION AT LOR CHUAN
Last Monday at about 10AM in the morning, 62 year-old retiree Lee Min was preparing lunch in her kitchen when shit hit the fan literally. Out of nowhere, sewage water containing human feces and urine shot straight out of a sewage drainage opening on her kitchen floor, showering her and her kitchen with human waste.
Read More »Bedok spat not well managed, admits Cisco
"Usually I like to carry my rod and walk by the floating deck to buy food at a food court near Bedok Reservoir. Cisco has caught me umpteen times. I have already told him I was just walking," he said, adding that he chose to post the video online in "self-defence", after feeling threatened. "That day, coincidentally I had my lure attached but I wasn't casting. I think he can see that for himself and yet he approached me."
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