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Sinkie ATMs Owe Ah-Long Money? Kena Splashed With Black Paint!!

JohnTan

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Singapore’s mainstream media Shin Min Daily has reported that their readers informed them that several ATM machines in various locations across the country – Jalan Sultan Textile Center, Serangoon Road, Block 37 Circuit Road and Block 301/302 Ubi Avenue 1 – were found splashed with black paint on the night of Wednesday (6th of May).

At least 6 of the ATM machines were found splashed with black paint. Incidentally, all 6 machines are situated by the roadside, which gives suspicion that the culprit could have been driving a vehicle.

Another reader, Manoj, who contributed a photo of the vandalism to mainstream media Stomp.

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In Singapore, the splashing of paint is a vandalism act typically performed by creditors, often illegal moneylenders, to their debtors. The ATM machines featured in both reports seems to be POSB specific. The POSB bank was formerly a national bank before its privatization in 1998.

When the national bank was privatized, account holders who were aged 21 and above can no longer afford to keep funds below $500 without paying a monthly $2 fall-below fee. The move has been heavily criticized, even today, for making the poor poorer.

Do you think the $2 fall-below fee should be abolished?

http://statestimesreview.com/2015/05/08/6-atm-machines-in-singapore-splashed-with-black-paint/
 

FishLeong

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Four nabbed for splashing ATMs with black paint and loanshark harassment
The Straits TimesSaturday, May 09, 2015
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Four nabbed for splashing ATMs with black paint and loanshark harassment
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SINGAPORE - Four men, aged between 26 and 34, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of loanshark harassments at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) islandwide.

On Thursday, police received nine reports of ATMs being splashed with black paint. In some of these cases, debtors' notes were also discovered at the ATMs. After establishing the identities of the suspects, they were subsequently arrested on Friday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigations & Intelligence) and Director of the Criminal Investigation Department Tan Chye Hee said: "Police do not condone such lawless acts which cause damage to public property and acts of harassment which threaten the community's sense of safety. Police will spare no effort to apprehend the offenders and ensure that they face the full brunt of the law."


This article was first published on May 8, 2015.
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eatshitndie

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they couldn't reach their debtors so they took it out on hapless atms. poor atms. they must had been so badly harassed and terrified that they called mata. :*:
 
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