HDB: Bed bug furniture gone, but still no replacement?

August 18, 2012

Madam Ang (not her real name) is 57 years old, and works as a tea lady in an office.

She stays in a 1-room HDB rental flat. Her salary is about $950.

Take away bed bug furniture

On 15 July, her constituency made arrangements to take away her bed and cupboard because of bed bugs, under her constituency’s programme to help HDB rental flats that are infested with bed bugs.

No replacement after more than a month?

However, until now, there is still no replacement of the bed and cupboard.

She went to see her member of parliament (MP) on 13 August about this problem.

As 20 August is a public holiday (Mondays MPS (meet-the-people session)), she intends to see her MP again on 27 August, if there is still no sign of her furniture replacement.

In the meantime, in desperation, she managed to get a friend to give her a broken bed to sleep on.

Leong Sze Hian

About the Author

Leong

Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional qualifications.