[Singapore] - German ex-millionaire ex-director of firm now homeless and broke sleeping in HDB void decks

[UltimaOnline]

Marriage hit the rocks and fell out with business partners. The former director of German nationality lived on the streets for nearly a year, relying on food from benevolent people.

Thomas Eckstein (49 years old) from Karlstadt, a small town in central Germany, came to Singapore alone more than 10 years ago, married and had children and became a local permanent resident.

He previously worked in a construction and decoration company, and then was invited to establish a company and became one of the directors, with a monthly income of up to $12,000.

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[batman1]

Better he go back to Germany.Red Dot is not a cheap country.

 

[dredd]

Sam, come meet your exhibit of "Ang Mohs are the best" argument...

 

[Rogue Trader]

Go back to his Vaterland will receive monthly social benefits mah

 

[worcer]

Which GCP abandon this amdk???

 

[Balls2U]

He has integrated well into Sinkieland. His dressing is the typical HDB uncle dress style. If you cover his head with a plastic bag, you'll never guess he's an AMDK.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Means Sinkieland is first world now!

 

[Pinkieslut]

Think he used to work for this company https://technikasia.com/

 

[Cottonmouth]

Any SPG wants to adopt this AMDK. to satisfy their cheebyes?

 

[eatshitndie]

will tom hanks make this into a movie called "angmoh alone in paradise"?

 

[laksaboy]

He will be treated like royalty on the streets of Berlin.

Why is he still stuck in this hot and humid shithole?

If anyone wants to be charitable to him, sponsor his flight back home.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Was he screwed by Woman's Charter?

 

[Leongsam]

Sam, come meet your exhibit of "Ang Mohs are the best" argument...

His problems arouse when he started mixing with sinkies which degraded his mental capacity. That's what happens to Ang Mohs who take up sinkie PR. They end up no longer being the best.

 

[syed putra]

Go back to his Vaterland will receive monthly social benefits mah

Its the shame of going home broke

 

[cocobobo]

He has integrated well into Sinkieland. His dressing is the typical HDB uncle dress style. If you cover his head with a plastic bag, you'll never guess he's an AMDK.

See from the armhair its not typical ahpek physique

 

[batman1]

He better go see his over-paid Mayor for help.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Homeless German man in Hougang surviving on welfare after he allegedly left wife & job
He used to be a director of a firm, drawing S$12,000 a month.

Joshua Lee |


March 18, 2021, 12:01 PM



A German man, apparently at his wits' end after his marriage broke down and he left his job, was recently spotted rough sleeping at Block 106 Hougang Avenue 1.

SkillsFuture Singapore
Shin Min Daily News reported on Mar. 13 that he is a 49-year-old man from Karlstadt, Germany, called Thomas (translation of name from Mandarin).

The Chinese paper said that Thomas has been relying on donations for almost a year and sleeping in parks and other places. He relies on kindhearted strangers and the nearby Man Fut Tong Lin Chee Cheng Sia Temple for food.

He is also receiving assistance from the Hougang Sheng Hong Family Service Centre.

A social worker from the centre reportedly told the Chinese paper that Thomas can't remember recent events clearly, and has to undergo a health check-up before the centre can decide on the proper form of assistance to offer.

Was a director drawing S$12,000 a month
According to Shin Min Daily News, Thomas arrived in Singapore over 10 years ago. He started a family here and became a Singapore Permanent Resident.

He previously worked in the construction and renovation sector, before he started a company, drawing S$12,000 a month as its director.

However after operating for two years, Thomas fell out with his partners and left the company.

Shin Min Daily News also reported that Thomas' marriage with his Singaporean wife broke down. He left their Hougang flat and moved in with a friend. During the pandemic, he reportedly moved out of his friend's house and has been rough sleeping on the streets since.

Job hunt not successful
Thomas told Shin Min Daily News that he does not have his passport and he does not remember his bank account PIN.

He also told the paper that he is too embarrassed to contact his relatives in his hometown for help. However, if the situation does not improve in three months, he plans to ask his relatives in Germany to buy air tickets for him to return home.

Thomas has been looking for job openings in the newspapers, and has even approached construction companies personally. However, his efforts have been futile.

He told the Chinese paper that employers probably think that they have to pay him a high salary because he is Caucasian, hence they don't want to hire him. He also claimed that he does not mind taking up cleaning jobs.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the German Embassy in Singapore is aware of Thomas' situation.

Top images courtesy of Shin Min Daily News, Google Maps.


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[shiokalingam]

 

[syed putra]

German embassy will take care of him. Send him home. Get welfare plus free healthcare.

 

[glockman]

Better for him to return to Germany. This place is not ideal for humans, to be frank.