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Some netizens praise Singaporean earning just S$2,400 who struggles to afford cai png but still supports his parents
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk Mary Alavanza , as published by The Independent Singapore
· September 15, 2026
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SINGAPORE: Some netizens praised a Singaporean man earning S$2,400 a month for still giving S$300 to his parents, despite struggling to make ends meet, as he shared that even cai png, or economic rice, has become not so economically friendly for him. In a post on the Facebook group Complaint Sing...
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