Social Archives : Void Decker
November 23, 2012 · by voiddecker · in Social
So what would you really do if you find SGD$1.1 million in the cab you are driving? Sia Ka Tian, a 70 year-old Singaporean cab driver, made the news worldwide when he returned a bag containing $1.1 million cash left behind in his taxi. The money was subsequently claimed by a Thai couple and the cabby was rewarded with an undisclosed amount. While Mr Sia is rightly lauded for his honesty, many others will think it was silly of him not to take the money. In fact, such is the incredulity generated by Mr Sia’s act that one news website…
November 17, 2012 · by voiddecker · in Government, Social
Consider the following scenarios: First, the case of Noinoi. In 2006, Mohd Ali Johari was charged for the murder of his two-year-old step-daughter, Noinoi. He admitted to slapping her, immersing her in water repeatedly. He was a father at 17, a gambling addict, runner for illegal bookmakers, immature, deficient parent. He said he sometimes brought Noinoi home with him as he thought that she would help him avoid detection by the police. Look at “Nelly” and “Rose”. Nelly (aged six) was placed under foster care after her mother, uncle and grandfather were arrested for illegal gambling. She had been cared…
Social Archives : Void Decker
November 23, 2012 · by voiddecker · in Social
So what would you really do if you find SGD$1.1 million in the cab you are driving? Sia Ka Tian, a 70 year-old Singaporean cab driver, made the news worldwide when he returned a bag containing $1.1 million cash left behind in his taxi. The money was subsequently claimed by a Thai couple and the cabby was rewarded with an undisclosed amount. While Mr Sia is rightly lauded for his honesty, many others will think it was silly of him not to take the money. In fact, such is the incredulity generated by Mr Sia’s act that one news website…
November 17, 2012 · by voi
ddecker · in Government, Social
Consider the following scenarios: First, the case of Noinoi. In 2006, Mohd Ali Johari was charged for the murder of his two-year-old step-daughter, Noinoi. He admitted to slapping her, immersing her in water repeatedly. He was a father at 17, a gambling addict, runner for illegal bookmakers, immature, deficient parent. He said he sometimes brought Noinoi home with him as he thought that she would help him avoid detection by the police. Look at “Nelly” and “Rose”. Nelly (aged six) was placed under foster care after her mother, uncle and grandfather were arrested for illegal gambling. She had been cared…