Maid's body found in HDB water tank
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Bangladeshi cleaner Repon Mostafa being taken to the Subordinate Courts by the police yesterday. The 27-year-old was charged with murdering Indonesian maid Ruliyawati, 30, on Monday.
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jia lat .... that is what i called spiritual water..
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sad for the plight of domestic workers who came all the way to work, get in love due to loneliness and extreme helplessness due to unreasonable employers....
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this bangla boy quite yandao
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We should hear what the blangla man said about it.
Pity the maid, 24hr facing the employers family and kids.
Kind of need some attention, close contact, physical comfort.
When things get ugly, maid disadvantage.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
To prove that the water is safe from consumption, I urge the mps and the grassroots leaders and members to drink the water directly from the tap to the residents so as to prove that the water is really safe and pure.
What you think?
Done.
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Saw the cna news that the mp drink the water from the tape.
That is what mp should do.
Come forward and prove to his residents.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Ok lah, still better than people who jump onto MRT train tracks during peak hours.
Die also disrupt MRT service.
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Originally posted by fireice rox:
this bangla boy quite yandao
The bangladesh workers near my house also handsome. Sad to see him sweeping the floor.
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PUB warning on water tank security
THE national water agency has reminded town councils and building owners to be more vigilant about allowing access to water storage tanks, after the body of an Indonesian maid was found in an HDB rooftop water storage tank on Monday.
In a statement on Thursday evening, PUB said it takes a 'serious view' of the security of water storage tanks, and has in the past fined town councils, Management Committee Strata Titles (MCSTs), and building owners for offences such as leaving doors to tanks and covers unlocked.
Annually, the PUB carries out regular spot checks on about 30 per cent of the 14,000 buildings in Singapore with water storage tanks, in addition to regular reminders about proper maintenance and security of rooftop water tanks.
Between 2007 and last month, the PUB issued 12 summonses - ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 - to building owners, MCSTs, and town councils for not ensuring the security of water tanks.
PUB declined to comment on whether Sembawang Town Council would be censured in the light of Monday's incident, citing ongoing police investigations.
The grisly find atop a Woodlands block has, however, raised questions among residents over how strict the town council is about access to potentially sensitive areas like HDB block rooftops, which house water tanks.
-- ST
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Saw the cna news that the mp drink the water from the tape.
That is what mp should do.
Come forward and prove to his residents.
Maid's body in tank: MP drinks water from Woodlands block to prove it's safe -
besides murder can add one more crime? lesser though. its - littering. bangla should learn how to properly dispose off rubbish, not just anyhow throw into water tank.
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
besides murder can add one more crime? lesser though. its - littering. bangla should learn how to properly dispose off rubbish, not just anyhow throw into water tank.
Seems you have disease of the mind.
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Woodlands water tank could be closed down
A ROOFTOP water storage tank in which the body of an Indonesian maid was found on Monday could end up being taken out of use, MP for Sembawang GRC Vikram Nair said on Friday.
Spooked residents in Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73, which has 149 units, remain queasy about drinking water from the tank.
'While the tank has been completely cleansed, some residents are not comfortable psychologically,' Mr Nair added.
He has been in discussion with Sembawang Town Council and national water agency PUB on how viable it would be to depend on the remaining seven water tanks to supply water to the entire block.
'It is being discussed and we are looking to see what we can do about it,' he said, adding that the discussions were still in the preliminary stages.
Currently, one set of four water tanks, including the one in which 30-year-old Ruliyawati's body was found, is still not in use. Bangladeshi cleaner Md Repon Mostafa, 27, was charged on Wednesday with her murder. Her body was flown home to Semarang in Java on Friday.
-- ST
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Close it down? Then it'll be even more spooky.
The most the block has to lose is a lower supply should the mains get cut off, because blocks have the capacity of at least half a day's worth of water should the mains get cut, and maybe a lower water pressure to the higher floor units.
What the town council can do might be to tender out a contract to remove and reinstall a new one. But to contract out just to remove and replace one tank is seriously a waste of good money. It makes more economical sense to get a contract to replace the whole set.The sub contractor in this case has to remove the old one, bring in the new one, install it, and commission it, just one tank, seriously not worth the money.
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Town councils looking to step up supervision of rooftop work
TOWN councils may soon step up supervision for work carried out on HDB rooftops, as a way to tighten the security of water storage tanks, said Dr Teo Ho Pin, the coordinating chairman of PAP Town Councils.
'We have to be more alert and vigilant, and I will discuss this with the town council general managers, as well as get advice from the police,' he told The Straits Times yesterday.
He made the comments in light of Monday's incident, where a Bangladeshi cleaner is alleged to have gained access to a rooftop water storage tank in Woodlands before dumping the body of an Indonesian maid there. The cleaner, who is believed to have had keys to the roof, has been charged with her murder.
It has raised questions about how strict town councils are about access to potentially sensitive areas like HDB block rooftops, which house water tanks.
Dr Teo said town councils will reassess if there is a need for property managers and supervisors to maintain greater on-site presence when work is carried out on the rooftop. Any work that is carried out on the roof is supervised. But there is no rule stipulating how long supervisors must remain on-site, as the duration of the work can vary.
Dr Teo described what happened on Monday as a 'remote incident', and said that in his 20 years of managing town councils, he had come across only one rooftop breach. That was in 1994, when a group of teenagers cut the lock on the roof access door and went up to 'enjoy the scenery'.
Dr Teo had on Thursday assured Singapore's HDB residents that town councils require doors to roofs and individual water tanks to be padlocked. An added security measure has been put in place since the incident - only town council staff and emergency units, such as lift rescue crew, will have roof access.
Newly elected MP for Sembawang GRC Vikram Nair said it is still unclear how the Bangladeshi cleaner, who is hired by a town council-appointed subcontractor, had gained access to the water tanks. According to Mr Nair, the subcontractor who oversaw the cleaner was not supposed to have a key to the roof.
'So something went wrong here, and we don't know whose fault it is. The police are investigating and we will have to wait for it to come out in court before we know exactly what happened,' he said.
-- ST
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Government please keep our water tanks safe. If not terrorists poison our water tanks.
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really some jobs nature cannot let foreign trash do. like this one. can easily go to rooftop water tank. and what kind of people with the right mind will kill and dump corpse at drinkign water. the bloody idiot hang already or not. no maid no foriegn trash - no problem.
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Only the tanks?
I think they should replace the piping system for block too.
This is due to the negligence of the town council in locking up the access point.
Wait a second, this is PAP town council right, so most probably it's not the head honchoes fault, it's probably some cleaner's fault, or maybe an honest mistake even.
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Woodlands residents voice anger
ABOUT 150 angry Woodlands Drive residents took their town council to task on Saturday for its lack of transparency and failure to keep its water tanks safe.
They had showed up at a dialogue session at the void deck of Block 686B in Woodlands Drive 75 - the block where an Indonesian maid was allegedly murdered and thrown into a water tank last week.
All wanted to know one thing: Why didn't the town council tell them to stop consuming the water immediately?
The police received a call at about 10am last Monday about a body found in the tank. Water supply to the block was cut off an hour later, after which residents were handed notices that said maintenance work was being done. But many said they still consumed the water from the affected tank, the residual amount left in the pipes, till as late as 5pm that day.
'The town council should have told us more. I was still using the water to bathe and rinse my mouth,' said resident Edwin Hong, 40, at the dialogue attended by representatives from the town council, the Public Utilities Board and Sembawang GRC MP Vikram Nair.
'Maybe they could not tell us exactly what happened. But at the very least, they should have told us not to consume the water due to suspected contamination.'
-- ST
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New way for terrorists to kill Singaporeans.
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Woodlands residents want new water tank
SINGAPORE: Residents of Woodlands block 686B are pressing for a new water tank to replace the one where an Indonesian maid's body was found on Monday.
This was the top issue raised at a dialogue session held on Saturday afternoon with member of parliament (MP) Vikram Nair and Town Council members.
The residents made a collective call for a new water tank, CCTV surveillance of the rooftop, and even a change in the Town Council management.
Residents expressed anger and concern during the two-hour dialogue.
MP for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Vikram Nair said: "I understand where they're coming from. If I had a dead body (in my water tank),I would be just as upset; I'd want to know what went wrong".
Responding to some residents' requests, eight religious leaders held a blessing ceremony at the lift landing and rooftop.
Town Council general manager Soon Min Sin apologised to residents for not alerting them as soon as it was discovered that water may be contaminated.
On Monday, the Town Council had issued a written notice to residents informing them that the water supply will be shut off for maintenance purposes, without explaining that the water may be contaminated.
As for a new water tank, no fixed answers were given on Saturday, but Mr Nair said he will look into every request.
"In the meantime, changing the locks and restricting the keys to only Town Council staff will prevent this situation from happening again," Mr Nair said.
"But obviously, there's never enough security; you can always put in more at higher cost so the question is, at what point do you say it's enough?"
Although Mr Nair said he sensed that money was often not the issue, he said residents could approach him or the Town Council to reimburse medical bills for any related illnesses.
A S$10 utilities rebate is also offered as compensation for the authorities' request for residents to run their taps for five minutes before initial use.
Resident Samantha Guo said they have gathered more than 61 signatures from residents, and they may be filing a petition.
"There are people who're affected by this -- (we) can't sleep, (we) don't drink (water from our tap, and we) go to (our) parents' place to shower," she said, adding that she would be satisfied if the affected tank was replaced.
Resident Eric Khoo said: "There's some sincerity from the MP to help us with some clarification. But overall, there're still a lot of unanswered questions and a lot more queries among the residents".
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i think the rsidence did the right thing. no longer should we singaorens have to sunk so low and eat the humble pie.
they should take the town council to court, force them to review their SOPs, and see if indeed there is a rule for securing the water tank but they never practise it. who is the lightning mp for this one? what he / she doing?
and down to the sweeper we should review the kind of foreign trash we let into the country! what a married maid doing probaly hanky panky with the bangla. and the bangla single or married? we should hire only married ones, who got family back home. they will know they cum here work, not hanky panky.
this is very serious. not oinly water tank. the water already flow through the pipes! the whole water supply system's already contaminated! so what cange water tanks aslo must change the whole building pipes, and this is going to be more complicated and troublesome - to the residences!
what is town council, mp doing?! worse want to install CCTV? for what? another patent PAPPY one size fits all solution! what the MOM doing? letting this type of trash into the country! we should have more citizen patrol, the more the merrier and do night patrols also, lots of bangls liggering in groups late at night, drinking and peeing all over the place like stray dogs. we had controled the strays now we have bigger sized ones, let in by our very own mom !
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Terrorists latest plan to harm Singapore. We will pollute the water source and kill Singaporeans.
Cheap,easy and simple way.
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Originally posted by Almond Cookies:
Terrorists latest plan to harm Singapore. We will pollute the water source and kill Singaporeans.
Cheap,easy and simple way.
terrorist are not smart enough to do it. see this bangla did it during his hanky panky with maid.cum to think of it i think this ganla dog should be charged with ounishment under terrorist act. but murder is enough lah, just hang the bastard and move on. morethings for the residents to wrry about the stinking water pipes and tank