#458 - Deepavali “Litter-Free” Banner Removed & Social Mixers Help Singaporeans Make Friends
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A Deepavali banner that asked revellers to clean up after themselves caused disquiet on social media, prompting the MP in charge of the area to remove the sign to avoid misunderstandings. Was it really necessary to get rid of the banner? Also, in-person social mixers are becoming popular among Singapore youth, in a strange reversion to a world before social media and Tinder. Why are we heading back in that direction?
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Deepavali “Litter-Free” Banner Removed
- Banner asking residents in Mountbatten to clean up litter after Deepavali revelry to be taken down
- MP Lim Biow Chuan asks PA staff to remove Mountbatten Deepavali banner that gave rise to misunderstanding
- Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan asks for removal of Deepavali banner following complaints about 'litter free' message
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