Sharp rise in number of beggars
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May 29, 2010 - The Straits Times
Sharp rise in number of beggars
By Jamie Ee
THE number of beggars rounded up rose sharply last year.
In 2009, 109 beggars were picked up by officers from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). Of these, 62 were locals and 47 were foreigners.
Between 2006 and 2008, an average of 77 beggars were caught each year.
An MCYS spokesman said its officers conduct regular patrols in different locations, in response to the feedback it receives through its call line.
Among the problem spots with frequent complaints is Geylang Serai market. The problem there was flagged recently in local Malay newspaper Berita Harian, with patrons complaining of beggars harassing them during meals.
As many as six beggars might be present at the market, stall owners told The Sunday Times.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
May 29, 2010 - The Straits Times
Sharp rise in number of beggars
By Jamie Ee
THE number of beggars rounded up rose sharply last year.
In 2009, 109 beggars were picked up by officers from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). Of these, 62 were locals and 47 were foreigners.
Between 2006 and 2008, an average of 77 beggars were caught each year.
An MCYS spokesman said its officers conduct regular patrols in different locations, in response to the feedback it receives through its call line.
Among the problem spots with frequent complaints is Geylang Serai market. The problem there was flagged recently in local Malay newspaper Berita Harian, with patrons complaining of beggars harassing them during meals.
As many as six beggars might be present at the market, stall owners told The Sunday Times.
The ratio of locals to foreigners is just about right.
56% locals, 44% foreigners.
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foreign beggars isnt it.
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Originally posted by charlize:
The ratio of locals to foreigners is just about right.
56% locals, 44% foreigners.
The ratio is correct.
42% of the population in Singapore are foreigners and foreigners make up 50% of the service sector.[14] [15]
The country is also the second most densely populated in the world after Monaco.[16]A.T.
Kearney names Singapore as the most globalised country in the world in its Globalization Index.[17][18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore#cite_note-13
But it will increase in next 5 years to maybe 40% locals, 60 % aliens.
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erm so whats the punishment?
send these beggars to jail? send them back to their country?
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FT beggar...falls into which cat? work pass or skill pass? well done ICA, well done MOM and well done garment!
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Originally posted by Chester_Lim:
erm so whats the punishment?
send these beggars to jail? send them back to their country?
put in jail waste money.
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Originally posted by Zecyan88:
FT beggar...falls into which cat? work pass or skill pass? well done ICA, well done MOM and well done garment!
I parrotly mimic these words. -
Originally posted by Chester_Lim:
erm so whats the punishment?
send these beggars to jail? send them back to their country?
just report them to police if they create nuisance and irritates you. -
Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
just report them to police if they create nuisance and irritates you.
haha lol. -
The problem with most of these beggars is that they take advantage of people's compassion. Most of them see begging as an easy way out.
Local or foreign, they should be given harsh punishment. We must stop the problem ASAP, or the problem will get worse and we'll end up like India.
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Originally posted by godchuanz:
The problem with most of these beggars is that they take advantage of people's compassion. Most of them see begging as an easy way out.
Local or foreign, they should be given harsh punishment. We must stop the problem ASAP, or the problem will get worse and we'll end up like India.
"harsh punishment", care to enlighten how?
they don't have money, already.. If we send them to jail, we have pay for their lodgings/food.. or we just fax them to Ubin for hard labour?
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and these beggars put on monk and nun robes to beg. Fuck! Give them one kick in the teeth....well just my own imagination lol.
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
"harsh punishment", care to enlighten how?
they don't have money, already.. If we send them to jail, we have pay for their lodgings/food.. or we just fax them to Ubin for hard labour?
just send them back immediate if they on visiting pass, also banned them entry again to our country. don;t worry about shortage of labor, countries like them keep producing babies every day every year so we alwasy have fresh supply of foreign labor when and where we want. they will just keep coming over no matter how tough we make the conditions LOL. sg ever got any legal law stating that they can come here work on visitor's pass? if so i think MOM seriously need to review issue of such passess. and we should think twice next election when we vote. -
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Foreign trash vs SG genuises.Close call!
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i tot gahmen say sg no beggars?
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Originally posted by ChoCoChips:
i tot gahmen say sg no beggars?
and you trust them?
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
and you trust them?
Yes, we need to trust the government and whatever they tell us.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Yes, we need to trust the government and whatever they tell us.
stop at 2.
have more babies.
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Uh, can TS kindly spare me a dollar....?
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
and you trust them?
higher mortals leh.
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LAST TIME CHINESE NOT *
ENGLISH *
NOW WHAT HAPPENED
BECOS OF CHINA CHINESE BECAME *
JUST LISTEN NOT NEED TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAID
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Originally posted by Fenixx:
Uh, can TS kindly spare me a dollar….?
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"harro mcys, i see beggars in my hse kopitiam, at jurong east pls do sth abt it"
"gtfo. there are no beggars in sg"