'Homeless' in Singapore
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2017
- Some hold jobs. Some even own homes. But sleeping on the streets is a choice for some of them, unlike the typical image one thinks of when “homeless” is mentioned. A recent survey highlighted the unexpected quirks of destitutes in Singapore, where employment and home ownership were at rather high levels among the 180 destitutes found over a five-hour span.
I've worked in Singapore for 7 years and yes, I saw some elders living on the street. It is so heartbreaking 😢 seeing old people on the streets because it is the time of their lives that they should be taken care of and enjoying the rest of the years that they will be alive
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."
- Confucius, Chinese teacher and philosopher
That's deep
Reminded me of Indonesia.
Edit: Not that I bellitle it or something, but that's a fact, and I, an Indonesian, am ashamed of my country.
Funny how an old proverv can be still used. 2018 means were not far from the past. Human nature still unchanged, another excuse to remain filthy.
some birds can fly, some birds can't fly, simple, who to blame ? the rich people don't blame the government for being rich but why the poor people blamed the government for being poor ?
The poor blame the government not for being poor, but for pandering to only the very rich.
This is Singapore, not just your filtered and edited shots of the mbs, gardens by the bay, orchard road or changi jewel on Instagram accounts liked by outsiders. Sad truth.
Susan Ananda HK is way more successful. She in her last two centuries achieved fantastic results and wealth. You're just spouting garbage
@@ConstantineJoseph search for homeless people in hong kong , or u know i will give it to you
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@@ConstantineJoseph Yea then why are people living in those so called caged home for such high rental fees?
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@@ConstantineJoseph Hong Kong is not way more successful
I can't help but wonder, what decisions in life had led them to this stage -- of how much they have been through and how they are still surviving through it all. What mental strength and grit they must have developed.
How ironic that the old man is sleeping in the vicinity of Marina Bay, surrounded and juxtaposed with wealth all around.
Why do I feel depressed now....
Seeing how the meritocrotic nature of Singapore runs, those who can't compete will fall down the food chain. When PAP viewed the immigration of skilled workers that almost outnumbered the people, the local populace will have hard time to compete.
This is pretty similar to how the Malays felt when the British bring in bulks of foreign workers into the region until it outnumbered the locals there, that lead to the existence of Malay rights in Malaysia. Singapore needs to restrict the number of outsiders into the country to let their own people flourish. It's not about being racist, it's about taking care of your own people. What's the point of making money if the lack of humanity consume your souls.
You are right. it is so depressing to see that there are people who are left behind while the country progresses. Our social welfare isn't as substantial as other countries. It is even sadder knowing most (not all) Singaporeans are self centered and wouldn't think about helping these group of people.
The government can't help them, the people think its the government job and won't help them.. how to put an end to this situation in Singapore
They said 2/3 are employed. It's their choice
U cant really compare if u dont know the whole story....some may have to start rough from low level income families, some may have a good start at the middle level income families. So sometimes it is not by choice but by legacy
tbh i worked in mbs hotel ops and every morning shift when i drop off the taxi stand at the convention side i see ppl sleeping on the benches outside the shopping mall when just opp the road is the famous mbs hotel, ironic isnt it
Our Government does not really care . They are interested in taking care of the rich and wealth overseas. Born in Singapore and had no space to live in a proper home.
Vincent Raju correct.
Raju is correct.
Vincent Raju they should look after those born here.
Are Singapore born Children all having a home? Or our flats are sold to the rich overseas PR? Our Government is interest in Cash.
This is quite an ugly sight despite their positive outlook on life. Also, poor people make poor desisions, education once again, needs to be refocused to prevent social problems.
I went to singapore with my family 2 months ago...it is all about money.I felt like everything there has a huge price.the situation was a lot better when I went there for the first time in 2006
Syed Arman one day u go to a place is not about money but instead the place give u money, we called heaven ! lol
khoo chee peng you are actually right you know..Heaven is real and there we will get wealth and ever lasting happiness
@@syedarman4720 money is not needed in heaven, i assure you
Syed Arman, very true.. Taxi was around $10 in 2005, then $23 in 2017's visit. Half for the government. Money is everything.
Only outsiders think the past was better than the present. Locals who have worked for the present understand it's limitations and issues but would never dare to say the past was better
Seeing this from an other nation. I appreciate Spore is clean and safe enough to live outdoor.
And hot country to sleep at night. There are some homeless in very cold country sleeping rough. Death from the cold. That doesn't mean it is good homeless in Sg.
They should get help from that state esp the elderly retired.
Guess when LHL said no one is left behind he did not see these people. Sad.....so sad
more like he couldn't be bothered lol
He choose not to see or hear. I saw from media saying more china pple planing to stay in Singapore. This is a total nightmare! No way man! Singapore is over crowed.
Lhl meant no dead body is left behind
I see a lot of homeless in Singapore, very sad
@but2star North Korea I guess
@but2star Bangladesh is the richest country in Asia below Japan.
@@azizismail4612 not talking about rich its about how many people are left homeless, know English?
Visit Los Angeles you will be even more sad.
Well this is what happen to a country that is based on meritocracy.
Still better than Los Angeles and New York City
"Bus isnt operated yet when i need to take it to work" dude thailand is backward compare to singapore but our bus operate since 4am. . .
I think there's a different demand.Singapore is tiny comapred to Thailand and in Thailand there are a much larger number of people that need to travel far distances and hence they need buses that start very early in the morning.Diff demand,diff supply
To me Thailand is really scary and dangerous place... sorry...
Maybe our govt scholars can think about helping these people instead of coming up with policies that only benefits certain group
Why dont you improve yourself and try to make yourself into that 'certain group' of people? Constantly bitching about it wouldnt change anything.
@@xiangxiang92295 If the majority is able to live like the top 10%... we'll need 2-3 earths maybe even more. So in the end it does not work...
This is so heartbreaking 💔
Yzsa Pabillaran your heart is weak go see doctors
@@khoocheepeng 🤣
This is sad... the government should do something to help these people
lemon9132 who are the white crooks you’re referring to? Btw the government does give flats to those people but some of them choose to stay homeless.
bat-a -rang why would they choose to stay homeless?
Armaan Dhami some of them can’t stand their roommates, and they already have previous experiences living on the streets so they’d rather continue being homeless. others also have jobs and their allocated flats might be too far away from work so they would rather live closer.
Yo do you expect the goverment to do everything? You urself can do many to help this dude too
sharlyn tan "Let everyone build their own homes."Good luck finding space to build a home.
There are still many poor and helpless ppl here in Singapore ,just wondering how our government would do and look into it?
Give the homeless people a job will help them
Use the tax moneys and appropriates a percentage to address this problem. Afterall, Singapore generates lots of $$$ from tourism. It would only benefit the country if the homelessness issue is addressed swiftly.
Meyriana King Ooops they wasted it on hosting a honeymoon for Trump and Kim
Government said no poor and helpless people in Singapore, it is fake news.
Singapore gov does provide them with homes but the main reasons for homelessness is not a lack of shelter but them being unable to tolerate their roomates OR it being more convenient to be homeless than live at their designated home
So pitiful to find homeless people in wealthy Singapore, the government should help provide them with job, food & proper shelter
Singapore gov does provide them with homes but the main reasons for homelessness is not a lack of shelter but them being unable to tolerate their roomates OR it being more convenient to be homeless than live at their designated home
I hate this society.
the money system does not work for the vast majority.
humanity does.
start helping, giving selflessly.
share your love and compassion.
humanity is a family.
you can be humane to have him to live in your house!! :) Just saying that someone else should do it but you, seems to be the noblest on your side!
you're missing the point.
this, and so many other things, are human problems. this is not about one person doing something good here and another person there while the vast majority do nothing.
It's a global problem. a problem of our consciousness and our humanity.
everyone or at least most of us have to do something, no matter how little, more often than not to make the human world a better place.
Sen Chi UR KIND THOUGHTS are matching ISLAM, Google search "Muhammad in World Scriptures" pdf US edition. Proof of hundreds of past prophets that clearly gave good news to their people about last Prophet of God!
Sen Chi i think u should work hard otherwise u end up like these people ! how is that ?
Sen Chi - how will you propose to resolve this? When you said that you hate this society are you claiming to hate Singapore? If so, what country should Singapore be like? Finland? Japan? America? UK? Kuwait?
Why can't Singapore just run the public transportation earlier? Surely one of the wealthiest places in the world could afford to do do.
why I never see this kind of video from Channell News Asia?
Today also government one right?
Los Angels They hide them.
I had never imagined of seeing this when I was in Spore.
thanks to Singapore government make everything expensive and make us soooo stress out.
I always had this question about homeless people dying...like what'll happen. I'm glad this man has clarified things for me,And I just wish the best for him. I wish I could help
Being single with no money, u can only get a studio rental flat, but you can't stay by yourself, they will put another single man who is a stranger to stays with you. Sure there's a lot of problem, and this rental flat for single is studio with no bed room, it's very small with no privacy, valuable can be easily seen, easy to have conflict with two people living in a different life style, that's why they rather sleep outside. I think they should change the part where one person are allow to rent and not compulsory to be only rent by two.
Well said ,thanks u.
Singapore why not provide boutique homes, smaller than 1room flat but good enough to sleep and clean oneself, with a mini kitchen? Can rent or buy.
Tiny homes will do. Don't even need a kitchen. They can eat quite cheaply out street food. They can have a share shower room, simple. Good idea. Protected too.
As long as don't live with stranger is OK.
Wow the comments I see are disturbing... these “homeless” people ain’t real homeless... first guy rented a place but he doesn’t want to stay there because it’s too “far”. The second guy is worse.. he don’t want to rent a place to stay because of his previous encounter with a roommate.. what kind of homelessness is this compared to other countries??
they rent the studio apartments.go to jln minyak or the infamous Diamond block areas at yuan ching road can count over 100 cameras still drugs,alcoholics,condoms.they re-rent the subsidy rent cus they need the money
I'm here hoping soon humanity will rise in mankind and instead of power, fame & greed, we start to acknowledge love and gratitude regardless of race,religion, social background, & country boundaries.
That's way too idealistic.
Humanity is long dead.
Sad but yea...
you should come to beach road and see.
i stayed there since 1998 as a kid.
my mum's still staying there.
occasionally i would go back.
seeing mostly familiar faces.
there you find plenty of elders sleeping at void deck,
they're of course my neighbours;
knowing the fact that they sleep at the void deck at night because they don't want to die unknown in their flat.
my next door neighbour passed away at home took us a few days to realise he was dead.
most of them have kids, adult kids.
hopeless kids.
rely hopeless kids.
That happens a lot in Japan too. Old people live alone because they don't want to bother their kids, or the kids don't want parents living with them. Every year many old people die alone, it's called 孤独死 or "solitary death." Often their body isn't found for a few months and became completely rotten. It's really awful.
The building behind it has a big pool on it right?
Where are their families?
Life in Singapore is stressful
True
reading comment below on how hard is it for Singaporean to own a house I think Singapore need to build highest of highest apartment or a boat as a house.
Great video!
Can the person who filmed this clip🧡🥀 please go and give Mr Chau. Don't know if i spelt his name right but please go and tell him that he can be very proud of himself and he has a job and most of all he does not steal and he tries to keep himself as neat as possible. It's not his fault that the rent is so high. He can be proud of himself and hold his head up high. He has nothing to be ashamed about. My name is Sharon and I am from South Africa. My prayer for him is that someone watching this can help him to get a place to live closer to work.
Do the elderly people not get a state pension in Sg to give them a reasonable living?
He can still work with his pension to boost his income. Wish him well.
Praying for these people to be spiritually,financially,emotionally and physically blessed.
In other countries when you are old government give insurance Singapore only a bit or don’t even have
I never thought that Singapore has problems like these.Knew it was way too perfect to be true.
No country is clean and have no problems. Singapore is no different. It's just that the government seems to be the icon of the Southeast Asian region that people didn't start to think that there are many poverty cases happened in Singapore itself!
True,it's damn well hidden.
All countries are not perfect so don't expect Singapore to be one yes u see very less ppl homeless but there are still quite a number of homeless ppl in Singapore
I'm yūjin I know right.
It has busted my idealistic view of Singapore.
Im shocked he could be beaten up and i thought the MRT serviced everywhere.
I always feel safe when i visit Singapore it is one of my favourite places
@@zebimicio5204 What do you mean by "that many"? There are homless people in EVERY country. Fyi Singapore has a 90.7% homeownership which is the second highest in the world.
There's always "Homeless" in my recommendation. Is CZcams trying to imply I will be homeless in a near future or sooner?
Where is this place in singapore?
Does it get cold in Singapore?
Being homeless, it's a situation we have somebody we cannot except in our life ,but it is the only way to let the person go
Singaporean are welcome to live in Laos. We have plenty of space for more good Singaporean people whom cannot live in a modern and very expensive Singapore anymore.
I feel really bad for this Uncle...😢
Nur Azhar 😄🙌
you should invite him to stay with you.
You have a lot of empathy.
Listen people .
I dont know a lot about singapore but i want to tell singaporeans something(all of them ,from homeless to the billionaires).
YOU ARE BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN BORN THEIR. Please read further.
Every country has its own problems.
You guys must also be having some. But you know what i know it's still least than others out their struggling to even live . Normal citizens have so much luxury. You get the best whatever thing you pay. Least chances to be scammed , best qualities.
YOU SAY EXPENSIVE?
NO IT IS NOT. You get best quality cheap food at hawkers, world class transportation(MRTs buses etc),best management and homeland security.
I find thailand more expensive than singapore i say infact. Even still the country tries to solve every problem.
IN THE END , singaporeans should be thannkful to have been born their. NEVER EVER COMPLAINT ABOUT GOVT. its probably the most efficient out their.
MY SISTER HAS BEEN STUDYING THEIR FOR LIKE 5 YEARS NOW.
She finds the true loveable country not at marina bay or orchard but at tiong bahru , chinatown etc .
Hope you get me
I don't wanna be THAT guy but one would wonder where their cpf money is? At that age they should have a steady supply of cpf money( maybe not much but it should suffice ) given every month right?
Being homeless in Singapore is still better than being homeless in any other country. Warm weather, clean public places, free public facilities. I believe if they were reach out, there will always be helping hands around. we not perfect, but we progress. Hope things will get better! =)
Lies again? HDB Paris
For those who still egoistic n arrogant......dont worry.....when u get old u will taste it a bit.....then u will know how they feel
I still don’t get it. Most of them are employed have have hdb flat on their name. But they prefer to sleep outdoor homelessly due to commute distance?
I guess due to low crime it is safe to sleep in public places.
I think it has to do with the massive ammount of monthly payment they have to pay wether it'd be rent or public transport. Better sleep outside and walk to your work place and save those moneys for baic commodities.
Exactly ! It's better not to own a flat if most of percentage of people prefer to sleep outside.
but he showed the pics of some of his travel overseas!! he ain't that poor you know.
enkii82 he was younger on those pictures.
Maybe Singapore needs more street crime to deter them sleeping on streets LOL
enkii82 when yoi lived in a country that has amongst of the highest currency rates, travwlling here and there is nothing.
If I'm jobless and without a home I will rather go prison then live in the street. Free meal, shower, clothing, can exercise and sleep under a roof...
Plus there is free health care
that raise good insight, what will ur crime will be?
Shahrizal Ibrahim Hmmmm I will probably avoid doing anything serious that will get me cane. So I will dine and dash at the most expensive restaurant or steal something valuable and stash it somewhere until I'm release
@@enasnIdnuosnU that sound like a good backup plan, but what if there are other people who having similar idea? It would be overcrowded and you might experienced sleep deprive from all the noise in prison. The worst is getting your butt probe :x
Ride a pmd continously
People will get bullied in jail...
Either sleep in public places near the work place and get to work in time or sleep in your own HDB unit with the possibility of losing your job by going in late. Not actually a homeless situation for most of these "homeless men" . Life is not always what it seem from outside in little red dot, go figure!
Lam Par They are homeless, do they live in a home? No, they don't.
Lam Par Why Have Thou Forsaken Me...Says The Dong!
this is a lesson for any government. they must build public bathhouse, public toilet, and the city forest/jungle.
and also build a safe pedestrian
I like the idea of public bathhouse.. is it mix gender tho? Pardon for being lewd🤭
good tips.im getting booted out soon..why not changi airport?
Despite his predicament he still very considerate
Where were those homeless stayed during COVID-19 CB?
This is what a materialistic society has to offer. Pursuit for happiness, that's what matter
I would sleep in the storage room, where I worked. Employer should give you a quiet space.
What happened?
This is sad and I did not realize that this side of Singapore existed. I once had a friend that lived in Indonesia and she said that life there is hard, but she said the biggest problem is actually people are lazy and do not want to work or study hard. They would rather steal, cheat, and do other dishonest things instead of working and studying or they just give up completely. She said there was there were many opportunities around but many young people just do not want to even try.
Lost for words... Not but truly a pity to see them like that
May I know which countries have no poverty??
Brunei
I think u have seen that uncle with the suit case before , maybe 4 years ago at that exact place
The best nation in SEA, but the poor are kicked out of sight, capitalism finest.
This is happen maybe bcoz too many foreign worker .
I'm a canadian of chinese decent. Canada is perceived as a compassionate society with a social safety net for the less fortunate. Billions has been spent on poverty reduction and homelessness. Yet Toronto city government is the largest slum lord in North America. They own the buildings housing low income families. Buildings are now 40 to 50 years old and beyond repair. Hence, families live in slum buildings. The cost to repair is astronomical and not practical. Better to sell the land and build new. Good intentions of the past has led to a crisis of affordable housing.
The destitute are often mentally ill, addiction issues, criminal past, trafficked, run aways with domestic issues, abused women, etc...We even have shelters that can house 100s of people, but you must leave in the morning. There are even all day warming shelters for those extremely cold days. We have one of the most successful charitable food drives. None of these initiatives have made a significant impact on homelessness and poverty.
You can spend billions or nothing and still have poverty and homeless. There are no easy answers. But affordable housing is the cornerstone of poverty reduction.
Its the result of high house prices ... the rents just keep going up ... so sad it can happen in a rich country like Singapore ...
He said he rents a place with his sister but doesn't want to stay there as it's too far fm his work place. Did u even watch the video.
REALLY SAD, HENCE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEFT SINGAPORE!
Heartbroken to see people sleeping in the street. Why the government is not helping them?
Everytime i see a Homeless video in SG, i see alot of them smoking. Cigs are really expensive in Singapore, well unless someone gives them for free.
Is sometimes very hard to get along, if u cannot get along, u rather stay outside want peace.
Whatever the excuse or reasons may be, you can’t call yourself anything but “developing” when there are people still sleeping in your streets and alleys. It maybe a very wealthy city state but it is not as well governed as it seems.
You can still manage by when you’re homeless in Singapore. Free showers,water and there are casual jobs you can take..It’s only age that affects our ability,saving up money before it gets worse is the only way to live
My old house was demolished by my cousin. I will end up sleeping in the streets. Not to worry. This life is short.
PAP should be proud of these homeless people because PAP ministers and MPs create this problem for them . PAP did this because they know the these poor and homeless voters won't create any threats to them in parliament. that's is why PAP hold on to your CPF and enriche themselves.
Since the 38 Qxley rd don't demolish, should send all homeless to there
Redfield Cornell . supper
Singaporeans are very nice people, I once got lost on the road when I asked local people they gave me money to take the bus where I asked where I was staying.
Been ther done that! All i can say is gd luck n wish these folks the very best for the future. :...(...
Malaysia welcomes you guys with open arms
SufyGamer 195 that quite offensive but you roast him well XD
+La Vie En Rose thats true
I'll feel safer living in Singapore homeless than living in Malaysia homeless. 🤣
La Vie En Rose They were one country before. if you look at the map they are there. It's a city of Singapore. it's still is, I wouldn't call it a country itself.
In Malaysia we got zakat.. and bunch of NGO.. not to mention RM1.00 gov hospital..
Homeless people are everywhere, is not just happening in Singapore. Is happening in Europe, in England and Wales we too have a lot of homeless people sleeping in the street. Some are pretenders who make a living out of the generosity of the public, wheather they are pretenders or truly homeless. Either through a fault of they own or due to various economic or health reasons, is a shame to the British government or any governments in the world to allow it to happen to it citizens. Social care and health so be all governments top priority, especially in countries where they is cold weather. We in England and Wales have a lot of empty building, surely the British government can afford to create special needs for their citizens who have fallen into hard time. By creating temporary accommodation so the homeless do not have to sleep on the streets, with a given address so the homeless can apply for seekers allowance and apply for jobs. Once successful candidate's who got a job then they can move on to a different accommodation and from they onwards to private accommodation or to council accommodation etc. All citizens should be given a chance
Kamwai Chan right said
For a government who constantly shits on Malaysia because they are lower in economy and always seems to take in high skilled workers into their country by abandoning the local populace, you'd see how hypocritical the PAP is.
The Malays of the peninsular experienced this when the British took in foreign labours that outnumbered the locals, now Singapoerans (especially those who always claled the Malay rights as racist) will feel the same thing Malays back then had when their own government brought in number of workers that rivalled the entire residents numbers.
Aiman Imran a good story on humanity's best. Bring it back. All races have their own heroes that do well to cope with various problems.
Because of greed ..
Why The Queen of England don’t help all the poor on her country which of 6.600 millions acres of the land of the world is she owned it., and she’s the gazillion richest person in the whole wide world and still a lot of poor people living in the street of this country! oh my G
@@zebimicio5204 You mean to say you believe that Malay rights isn't racist...?
I'm with you man
The last words are called wisdom
Not only him many r there once I was with my kids I know the pain please help
I'm an Indonesian" I once traveled to Singapore, they say, if you want to become a resident there, you will be given 9.5 billion/900,000 $' but the fact is, why do the citizens experience this?
but you guy still support government.what to do men l told hundreds time this is no more Singaporean land no more kampong sprites style. only rich n famous people around the world global economy
1:43 Looking at Marina Bay and this guy, makes me think that maybe Singapore wants to keep the poverty side hidden. I was a student there for 2 years and I have seen a few homeless people in orchard road and a bit in Tuas as well.
you don't pay the CPF , you don't pay the town council/PUB bill , this is what you get , homeless . Pay And Pay.... or homeless , this is the truth of staying in Singapore
Our ancestors had tougher lives den them, many don’t have chance to study and learn. Yet they work hard to build this mosquito swamp land into something. Life here becomes better for their descendants yet so many complaints.
Remember, our land got nothing but swamp. What can we do? Is like one year old kids fighting against 10 year old kids. Always prepare well folks out there, or maybe, maybe we will become like them. Homeless again...
he show a picture Vietnam sometime this oldman conned by vietnam girl i seen alot n family dont want them
I hope the government would arrange a room studio for him to stay. Slèeping onbthe streetnis very very difficult life. Often they are disturb fr their sleep and have to be clnstantbfinding a good spot to live. Pitiful.
Pretty hard for our world where we live right now. Which it all considers with money. God, he needs much more room space for his life.
Pap where r u, wad u doin
peter holm . Very good statement
Did he choose not to live in old folks home?
Singapore is governed like that of corporation rather than a nation states.
why not sleep in hostel ? takecost 600 singapore probably
Dont u guy have hostels for homeless? I guess in most developed countries have..
"There is no homeless people here in Singapore!!"
-my father
I was only 5 when he said that
Some “rich” commented may have gotten their parents’ inheritance before chasing them out from the flat
In any case without knowing why at his age he doesn't have any savings or hdb flat from before, it's hard to say anything.
It won't look good if there is slum in Singapore so the government rather let the homeless to sleep at public areas than building a ugly property
Just found a set of jewelry in Taipei 101 mall and it's worth NT$ 1,320,000 - with this amount, you can already feed a lot of people or give shelters to the homeless like this guy..
v v Bad to see Singapore like this pls change de situation Gov of Lion City
Looks like a task for MSF (Ministry Of Social & Family)