The recent Geylang Serai food poisoning has shown once again the word “accountability” does not exist in the dictionary of the PAP.
In spite of glaring oversights and lapses on the part of NEA and the management committee of the market, none of them have been taken to task as of yet.
Predictably, the brunt of public fury is forced upon the poor Indian Rojak hawker who is conveniently made the fall-guy to cover up the mistakes of others.
Though the exact cause of the food poisoning has not been established, he has been prosecuted by NEA for “lapses in food and environmental hygiene”.
As usual, the mainstream media is always too quick and eager to find a scapegoat in order to whitewash the role of the authorities completely.
This follows the usual pattern of the PAP’s response to major blunders which are too big and obvious to be shielded away from public view by their SPH spin doctors.
In 2003, the SARS outbreak was blamed squarely the few Singaporeans who brought the virus back from China and the poor hygiene standards of the population.
Nothing was mentioned of the fact that our crowded public hospitals with lack of isolation cubicles helped facilitated the transmission and spread of the virus.
It is only after the epic healthcare disaster was over that steps were taken to rectify the problem by building isolation cubicles in each ward.
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In spite of glaring oversights and lapses on the part of NEA and the management committee of the market, none of them have been taken to task as of yet.
Predictably, the brunt of public fury is forced upon the poor Indian Rojak hawker who is conveniently made the fall-guy to cover up the mistakes of others.
Though the exact cause of the food poisoning has not been established, he has been prosecuted by NEA for “lapses in food and environmental hygiene”.
As usual, the mainstream media is always too quick and eager to find a scapegoat in order to whitewash the role of the authorities completely.
This follows the usual pattern of the PAP’s response to major blunders which are too big and obvious to be shielded away from public view by their SPH spin doctors.
In 2003, the SARS outbreak was blamed squarely the few Singaporeans who brought the virus back from China and the poor hygiene standards of the population.
Nothing was mentioned of the fact that our crowded public hospitals with lack of isolation cubicles helped facilitated the transmission and spread of the virus.
It is only after the epic healthcare disaster was over that steps were taken to rectify the problem by building isolation cubicles in each ward.
Read rest of article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=7835
