Robberies on Rise Reported; are they locals or foreign?
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Robberies on the rise this year
BEFORE the sun had risen, two robbery attacks - each carried out by more than one person - had taken place early on Wednesday.
In an earlier incident on Tuesday evening, two men robbed another man as the sun was starting to set that day.
Occurring within a span of 12 hours, the three incidents add to the statistics pointing to what seems like a rise in such crimes this year.
There were 744 robberies in the first nine months of this year, up from 705 for the same period last year, according to the police.
In about four out of every 10 cases in the first nine months of this year, the robbers hurt their victims.
Two of the three recent cases involved hurt as well, while the third incident involved four robbers, two of whom carried penknives.
In all, the victims in the three attacks were robbed of some $3,600 in cash, valuables and other items.
On Wednesday, at about 2.45am, two men followed a teenager into a lift in Block 606, Jurong West Street 65.
They attacked and robbed him of a cellphone worth $250 and a wallet containing $5.
The duo fled when the lift doors opened on one of the upper floors of the block where the victim, a sales assistant, lived.
The victim, who suffered facial injuries, was later taken to the National University Hospital for outpatient treatment.
The second robbery that morning took place at around 4am - about 90 minutes later - in an open carpark near the Bukit Timah Shopping Centre.
A motorist was getting out of his car there when four men approached him. Two threatened him with penknives and demanded his valuables.
The victim, an odd-job worker in his 30s, handed over some $400, after which all four robbers fled in different directions.
In Tuesday's incident, a self-employed man in his late 40s was approached by two men as he was walking along Jelapang Road at around 6pm.
They attacked him and snatched a gold necklace with a pendant, worth about $3,000, from him before they fled. He suffered a slight cut on his elbow in the struggle.
Police are appealing to anyone with information on these three cases to contact them on 1800-255-0000.
Robbers who hurt their victims can be jailed between five and 20 years and caned at least 12 times.
People can protect themselves by not having a lot of cash and valuables on them.
If they are walking alone late at night or in secluded areas, they should get a friend or relative to accompany them.
They should also be aware of their surroundings at all times, said police spokesman Lim Tung Li. -
People are starting to get desperate if that's what you're hinting at
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more people, more crimes.
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Anyone has any crime rates (robbery comparisons) between first world countries and Singapore?
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I think the TS is more interested to know if the robber were local or foreign but it seemed the cops never released the data showing the kind of crimes
committed by the local or foreigners. -
Only PAP supporter will ask such a question.Originally posted by eagle:Anyone has any crime rates (robbery comparisons) between first world countries and Singapore? -
Again, words from someone with poor reasoning and analytical ability.Originally posted by Gazelle:Only PAP supporter will ask such a question.
Prove your claim -
Can some kind soul please explain to this small BIRD (they have small brain)?Originally posted by eagle:Again, words from someone with poor reasoning and analytical ability.
Prove your claim
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It is your claim. You should explain.Originally posted by Gazelle:Can some kind soul please explain to this small BIRD (they have small brain)?
Simple reason like this you also cannot understand
Really words from someone who don't even dare to answer a simple yes/no question. -
Don't have to politicise everything. And Gazelle is simply over-generalising.
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Yah, isn't it peculiar that they conveniently left out the nationality of all the criminals so far rounded up this year?Originally posted by will4:I think the TS is more interested to know if the robber were local or foreign but it seemed the cops never released the data showing the kind of crimes
committed by the local or foreigners.
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TS is trying to fault Govt again lah.....
If they are Foreigner..... then the Police are not doing their job and Govt is letting too much foreigners into S'pore....
If they are local S'porean..... then the 'PEOPLE' are in bad shape and the Govt have fail to help them......
So, one way or the other..... Govt's fault again lor....
Am I right TS.....
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Originally posted by hloc:
Very simple; WHO is in charge, and cannot be questioned?
TS is trying to fault Govt again lah.....
If they are Foreigner..... then the Police are not doing their job and Govt is letting too much foreigners into S'pore....
If they are local S'porean..... then the 'PEOPLE' are in bad shape and the Govt have fail to help them......
[b]So, one way or the other..... Govt's fault again lor....
Am I right TS..... [/b] -
hahaha.... same old, same old.....Originally posted by HyperFocal:Very simple; WHO is in charge, and cannot be questioned?
Ever think that it could be that being more well off then most ppl from countries around us.... we make better targets..... being richer, we again make better targets..... -
Are YOU rich? Could you give me some money? A few K initially. I'll ask for more when I need itOriginally posted by hloc:hahaha.... same old, same old.....
Ever think that it could be that being more well off then most ppl from countries around us.... we make better targets..... being richer, we again make better targets..... 
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no such thing as free lunch ok?!Originally posted by Demonight:Are YOU rich? Could you give me some money? A few K initially. I'll ask for more when I need it -
I think the rich ones are what we call the government...
Locals may APPEAR better off, but guess WHO are they earning the big bucks for? -
Eh?Originally posted by hloc:hahaha.... same old, same old.....
Ever think that it could be that being more well off then most ppl from countries around us.... we make better targets..... being richer, we again make better targets.....
Paranoia again?
Seems like according to you, everybody is targeting us because we are rich?
You need to define "we being richer".
Only the government and a certain small top tier strata of the population is rich.
While the government throws away our hard earned money into frivolous acquisition of over-priced companies overseas. The commoners are left with having to pay the price with high levels of inflation, taxes, fees, charges and fines.
Ever wonder why our wages are so depressed, while citizens from other equivalent GDP per capita economies (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, etc) can better afford holidays overseas. Their average wages are at least 3-5 times of Singaporeans (e.g. waiters and retail assistant makes AUD 15 to AUD 25 per hour). Singaporeans can only contend with 3rd world standard of living in the future, given the government's policy on letting in more 3rd world workers to push down wages.
The explanation for low wages given by P4P was global competition, seems like competition only applies to Singapore ONLY. But not to countries such as Australia or New Zealand.
P4P lackeys here complain that some of these countries like Australia, New Zealand, etc have high tax structure. But given their wages, they still make more than the average Singaporeans.
Singapore:
Income per year: SG$12,000
Income Taxes: 0%
GST: 7%
Spending Power: SG$11,160
Australia:
(waiter or retail staff based on 3 times earnings of Singaporean only, not 5 times which is the higher bound)
Income per year: AU$36,000
Income Taxes: up to AU$6,000 = AU$0; AU$6,001 to AU$25,000 = AU$2,850; AU$25,001 to AU$36,000 = AU$3,300
Total Income Taxes: AU$6,150
Income after Income Taxes: AU$29,850
GST: 10%
Spending Power: AU$26,865
An average waiter in Australia will have a spending power of AU$26,865, while a Singaporeans waiter will have only SG$11,160. Why do you think when we go for holidays overseas, we can afford less than an equivalent GDP per capita country like Australia or New Zealand.
Bartending/waiting tables: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Chef: $700 - $800 per week (full time)
Retail sales assistant: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Check out operators and cashiers: $500 - $700 per week (full time)
Building/labouring: $650 - $850 per week (full time)
Engineering: $800 - $1500 per week (full time)
Hairdressing: $530 - $650 per week (full time)
Secretarial/administration: $600 - $700 per week (full time)
Child care: $18 - $20 per hour (casual) -
Eh?Originally posted by hloc:hahaha.... same old, same old.....
Ever think that it could be that being more well off then most ppl from countries around us.... we make better targets..... being richer, we again make better targets.....
Paranoia again?
Seems like according to you, everybody is targeting us because we are rich?
You need to define "we being richer".
Only the government and a certain small top tier strata of the population is rich.
While the government throws away our hard earned money into frivolous acquisition of over-priced companies overseas. The commoners are left with having to pay the price with high levels of inflation, taxes, fees, charges and fines.
Ever wonder why our wages are so depressed, while citizens from other equivalent GDP per capita economies (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, etc) can better afford holidays overseas. Their average wages are at least 3-5 times of Singaporeans (e.g. waiters and retail assistant makes AUD 15 to AUD 25 per hour). Singaporeans can only contend with 3rd world standard of living in the future, given the government's policy on letting in more 3rd world workers to push down wages.
The explanation for low wages given by P4P was global competition, seems like competition only applies to Singapore ONLY. But not to countries such as Australia or New Zealand.
P4P lackeys here complain that some of these countries like Australia, New Zealand, etc have high tax structure. But given their wages, they still make more than the average Singaporeans.
Singapore:
Income per year: SG$12,000
Income Taxes: 0%
GST: 7%
After GST Spending Power: SG$11,160
Australia:
(waiter or retail staff based on 3 times earnings of Singaporean only, not 5 times which is the higher bound)
Income per year: AU$36,000
Income Taxes: up to AU$6,000 = AU$0; AU$6,001 to AU$25,000 = AU$2,850; AU$25,001 to AU$36,000 = AU$3,300
Total Income Taxes: AU$6,150
Income after Income Taxes: AU$29,850
GST: 10%
After GST Spending Power: AU$26,865
An average waiter in Australia will have a spending power of AU$26,865, while a Singaporeans waiter will have only SG$11,160. Why do you think when we go for holidays overseas, we can afford less than an equivalent GDP per capita country like Australia or New Zealand.
Bartending/waiting tables: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Chef: $700 - $800 per week (full time)
Retail sales assistant: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Check out operators and cashiers: $500 - $700 per week (full time)
Building/labouring: $650 - $850 per week (full time)
Engineering: $800 - $1500 per week (full time)
Hairdressing: $530 - $650 per week (full time)
Secretarial/administration: $600 - $700 per week (full time)
Child care: $18 - $20 per hour (casual) -
Eh?Originally posted by hloc:hahaha.... same old, same old.....
Ever think that it could be that being more well off then most ppl from countries around us.... we make better targets..... being richer, we again make better targets.....
Paranoia again?
Seems like according to you, everybody is targeting us because we are rich?
You need to define "we being richer".
Only the government and a certain small top tier strata of the population is rich.
While the government throws away our hard earned money into frivolous acquisition of over-priced companies overseas. The commoners are left with having to pay the price with high levels of inflation, taxes, fees, charges and fines.
Ever wonder why our wages are so depressed, while citizens from other equivalent GDP per capita economies (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, etc) can better afford holidays overseas. Their average wages are at least 3-5 times of Singaporeans (e.g. waiters and retail assistant makes AUD 15 to AUD 25 per hour). Singaporeans can only contend with 3rd world standard of living in the future, given the government's policy on letting in more 3rd world workers to push down wages.
The explanation for low wages given by P4P was global competition, seems like competition only applies to Singapore ONLY. But not to countries such as Australia or New Zealand.
P4P lackeys here complain that some of these countries like Australia, New Zealand, etc have high tax structure. But given their wages, they still make more than the average Singaporeans and could afford more despite their high tax structure. Notwithstanding that they do not need to pay for healthcare and basic education.
Singapore:
Income per year: SG$12,000
Income Taxes: 0%
GST: 7%
Spending Power: SG$11,160
Australia:
(waiter or retail staff based on 3 times earnings of Singaporean only, not 5 times which is the higher bound)
Income per year: AU$36,000
Income Taxes: up to AU$6,000 = AU$0; AU$6,001 to AU$25,000 = AU$2,850; AU$25,001 to AU$36,000 = AU$3,300
Australia Personal Tax Rates
Total Income Taxes: AU$6,150
Income after Income Taxes: AU$29,850
GST: 10%
Spending Power: AU$26,865
An average waiter in Australia will have a spending power of AU$26,865, while a Singaporeans waiter will have only SG$11,160. Why do you think when we go for holidays overseas, we can afford less than an equivalent GDP per capita country like Australia or New Zealand.
Bartending/waiting tables: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Chef: $700 - $800 per week (full time)
Retail sales assistant: $15 - $25 per hour (casual)
Check out operators and cashiers: $500 - $700 per week (full time)
Building/labouring: $650 - $850 per week (full time)
Engineering: $800 - $1500 per week (full time)
Hairdressing: $530 - $650 per week (full time)
Secretarial/administration: $600 - $700 per week (full time)
Child care: $18 - $20 per hour (casual) -
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CanOriginally posted by Demonight:Are YOU rich? Could you give me some money? A few K initially. I'll ask for more when I need it 
When I Kena TOTO 1st