Laid off NUS sinkie grad now scavenges from rubbish bins to feed family

[Rogue Trader]

NUS graduate scavenges through rubbish to support family
The Star/Asia News Network
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012

China Press reported that an engineer in Singapore who was retrenched in 2007 had to resort to scavenging to make a living and support six other family members.

The 53-year-old, known only as Koh, said he had worked with an established company for 14 years and earned about S$8,000 a month before he was laid off.

He also claimed that he had been a whistleblower on the wrongdoing of the company before he was retrenched.

Now, he would go to work at dumpsites as early as 5am to scout for reusable items.

The daily reported that the refrigerator, kettle and fans at Koh's home were salvaged goods. Koh said he was a graduate of the National University of Singapore.

 

[Cruxx]

Lies! Blatant pack of lies! There is no poverty in Singapore! Singapore is the no.1 country in the world! Majulah PAP! Majulah Singapura!

"There are no homeless, destitute or starving people in Singapore. Poverty has been eradicated."

 

[Leongsam]

What more evidence do you need that degrees should have expiry dates.

 

[chupacabra]

Fake degree la. If its was real, he would have framed it and hung it beside the picture of Tony. He should have bought his degree from an ahneh uni and change his name to muthukhali, sure got job one.

 

[mako65]

That's sad if it's true but to what I know...he just gave up his ghost trying something new after his rolling good times! The problem must be in his mindset...with his qualification, it's still employable but not in the $8k range nowadays!

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

Who did he voted for? PAPpies?

 

[Summer]

He likely collected a big ang pao

from The Star for sharing his story.

Stories of Grads jobless abound

esp those who have mis-step

along the way like bro Krafty ...


Sad. But thats SGP. Thats


why a Malaysian papers picked up


the story.

 

[singveld]

he can only blame himself for not selling off and leaving singapore before pap implement the FT/FW plan. serve him right.

 

[leetahbar]

NUS graduate scavenges through rubbish to support family
The Star/Asia News Network
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012

China Press reported that an engineer in Singapore who was retrenched in 2007 had to resort to scavenging to make a living and support six other family members.

The 53-year-old, known only as Koh, said he had worked with an established company for 14 years and earned about S$8,000 a month before he was laid off.

He also claimed that he had been a whistleblower on the wrongdoing of the company before he was retrenched.

Now, he would go to work at dumpsites as early as 5am to scout for reusable items.

The daily reported that the refrigerator, kettle and fans at Koh's home were salvaged goods. Koh said he was a graduate of the National University of Singapore.

omg!! one of my li'l brother leetahsar's whinners club member!!