Newton Stall - STB to the Rescue of Foreigners

[denzuko1]

FYI, it is not cheap to buy from wholesaler prawns of that size. For 5 prawns about the size of 300-350 grams, it would costs about $38-$46 from wholesalers. It is possible that they served the size of 300-350 g to the angmo at $8 per 100g and it easily costs $200.

Did NEA finds out the price from wholesaler before they summarily suspend the hawker.

I am pretty sure it is a shoot first talk later.....or no talk later thing. My guess is that the poor hawker can't even defend himself in court.

 

[tomasloh]

I think the NEA & STB are over-reacting, b'cos they are very pro-foreigners, especially AngMoh. If this thing happen to the locals, the relevant authorities will probably blame the locals for not reading the listed price & weighing the seafood before ordering them.

Just like Singapore police........Kan Ren Ban Shi............

Made me sick.

Uniquely Singapore!

Sometime the government cares too much about image that they have forgotten they also have to do justice to its citizens here. It is the people who elect this government and not the foreigners. The foreigners are only here to stamp Singapore down.

STB and NEA have not come out to say how they had carried out their investigation and I am of the opinion that they summarily suspended the stall to show they are "protecting" the tourists interest against the backdrop of dwindling tourists arrivals. Executing one local to save the tourists market. Maybe they can justify it in that way so that everyone in Singapore will not be affected by this incident. Kill one and save the thousands.