Could you be bothered?
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aiya...
people also trying to earn a living or some quick bucks...
close one eye loh...
student holding lots of books and project trip and fall drop everything on the floor never see him so hardworking go help. -
very ke po leh him..
if me i will buy lo..
and i'll ask the guy delivery to my house once every 2days..
too bad i quit -
extracted from ST forums.
Easy for under-18 youths to buy cigarettes
RECENTLY, I encountered a coffee-shop owner selling cigarettes to a girl who was clearly underaged.
I was studying at a fast-food restaurant with my girlfriend in Serangoon when a group of teenagers sat at the table next to us. They were students hoping to be promoted to Secondary 2 and 3. They pooled their money and chose one of the girls to buy cigarettes.
Out of curiosity, I followed the girl and watched in disbelief when she successfully bought a packet of cigarettes at a coffee shop.
After the girl left, I approached the coffee-shop owner and asked if he had checked the girl's identification. The man replied that he asked whether she was 18, and she said 'yes'.
I was furious. The girl was clearly under 18, but the man had conveniently chosen to ignore the fact. He defended his action by saying that he had no right to check anyone's identification.
While this incident was not the norm, it was also not an isolated case. Curbing the sale of cigarettes to minors must go beyond displaying stickers that say 'no selling of cigarettes to persons 18 years and below'. Vendors have to be more willing to ensure that they do not sell to minors.
The Singapore Government has been taking steps to discourage Singaporeans from smoking, through the imposition of smoking bans in selected public areas and increased cigarette prices. Youth should therefore be prevented from picking up the habit at an early age.
The solution does not lie in increasing the fines for vendors who sell to minors. Vendors have to understand the importance of safeguarding underaged children from the vice.
The coffee-shop owner was anxious to know if I was a government or police officer. When I told him that I was neither, he insisted that he never sold cigarettes to underaged children and told me that if I wasn't related to the girl, then 'don't bother'.
I hope a random survey can be conducted to see how prevalent such a practice is, perhaps something similar to the survey done on the verification of signatures on credit cards featured in The Sunday Times a few weeks ago.
Nigel Lim Liang Yun -
ooh..sanctimonious..bet he thinks he could be Pope.
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another chobolan.
wonder why he could be bothered. -
maybe someone should write to the forum and tell him, "since you are so free why dont you go home and help your mom mop the floor?"
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ask to talk to the incharge
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extracted from ST forums.
Call Singapore Customs directly or send e-mail
I REFER to the letter, 'Passed from one agency to the next' (ST, Oct 31), from Mr Terence Ho Ching Ming.
Singapore Customs maintains a hotline (1800-2333000) and a designated e-mail address ( href="http://[email protected]" target="_blank">>[email protected] ) for the public to report customs offences.
Members of the public with information on smuggling activities and evasion of duty/GST are requested to contact us directly.
Nevertheless, we are working with the other enforcement agencies to direct all such feedback to us for follow-up investigation.
We thank Mr Ho for his telephone call on July 31 in which he reported the sale of contraband cigarettes by illegal immigrants at Yew Tee Industrial Estate.
In the telephone conversation, our officer had assured Mr Ho of enforcement action being undertaken.
To cite an example, Singapore Customs, together with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and Singapore Police Force conducted a combined operation at Yew Tee Industrial Estate on June 30.
Since then, continuous enforcement actions have been taken, the most recent being the joint operation conducted on Oct 29.
So far, 40 offenders have been arrested. Singapore Customs will continue to monitor the situation and will step up enforcement action accordingly.
Chew Lai Leng (Mrs)
Head
Corporate Communications
for Director-General of Customs Singapore Customs -
There isn't enough faith in the world...now our pampered youths are indirectly blaming the govt for all the law flouting?
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
A classic example of why we will forever be chained to the master. Lack of an independent mind and soul. -
I used to be bothered, now I don't give a damn.
It's afterall, Foreign Talents!! -
now that he has the number he will be making full use of it.
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i believe this is not the issue of peddling illegal cigarettes, it is the efficiency and the responsibility of the government body.Originally posted by dragg:i dont understand why he could be bothered.
it is not like someone is peddling drugs. -
everybody knows that such illegal trade will not be totally wiped out. it is part of any economy.Originally posted by coffeeortea:i believe this is not the issue of peddling illegal cigarettes, it is the efficiency and the responsibility of the government body. -
why got such KPO men around...
this kind of not so urgent issues they stick their nose in.. those that really need their help, say see old folks carrying alot of cardboards etc i think they wun so eager lor
as for the teens buy ciggies one, the teen wan to buy, the coffee shop owner dun sell them oso they will have means n ways to get that cig wad
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a lot of nothing-to-do singaporeans..
- rude, offensive T-shirts
- foreign workers selling cigarettes
- students don't offer seat in bus...
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Couples being intimate in parks etc?Originally posted by sinicker:a lot of nothing-to-do singaporeans..
- rude, offensive T-shirts
- foreign workers selling cigarettes
- students don't offer seat in bus...
what next?
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freak la,he should spare a thought for people who needs the piracy..as if he don't even own a single pirated vcd at home..
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oops, that's me. but i in buses tho.Originally posted by seow:Couples being intimate in parks etc? 
come ah. let's think of a few.
- people not taking out ez-link card beforehand when alighting
add a few leh.