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    Woman threatens to set herself on fire outside Istana

    Woman threatens suicide outside Istana. (Yahoo! photo/Ion Danker)Woman threatens suicide outside Istana. (Yahoo! photo/Ion Danker)

     A woman from China threatened to set herself on fire outside the Istana yesterday afternoon.

    According to a Shin Min Daily report, the woman, known only as Madam Zhang, was unable to get a refund of her daughter's school fees from a private school.

    In an act of desperation and wanting to ask help from officials, she stood outside the Istana, threw a can of lighter fluid on her head and waved a lighter about, threatening to set herself ablaze.

    The guards outside the Istana immediately called the police who arrested and brought Zhang to Tanglin Police Station for questioning. The 43-year-old is currently out on bail.

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    638 comments

    • Phua  •  11 months ago
      This is the first incident in Singapore history that ever happen infront of Istana. Haiz...
      • Jack 11 months ago
        Created not by Singaporeans... phew...
      • Madman 11 months ago
        She should give Nathan a @#$% since she is at istana before setting herself on fire. Nathan would be delighted with @#$% and fireworks before national day.
      • A Yahoo! User 11 months ago
        Give Nathan a what? Sorry, your words are filtered out...can't really read it.
    • Augustine  •  11 months ago
      LOOKING FOR PAU CHIN TIEN ?

      Thats the right place , but not for long

      Hahaha funny
      • Singapore to WIN Malaysia ... 11 months ago
        basket you comment and say your own comment funny. . . you "sar beh sek" . . . but funny lah really . . hahahaaa
    • Jenny  •  11 months ago
      Who is in the right, no one knows, just becos' she performed high drama at the Istana, some S'poreans are easily conned & assume she must have the right to her deposit. Does she, isn't this her ploy? We need to establish the facts. No wonder Li Ao, the Taiwanese Writer said S'poreans are stupid. Don't you know China by now with all their cheating & food poisoning scam?!?
      • Singapore to WIN Malaysia ... 11 months ago
        Another great example that CHINA WOMAN will do anything for money. Whether it is selling their body or burning it. No matter the amount.
      • Dio 11 months ago
        She's trying to pull our heartstring and play with our sympathy.Since Singaporean are so generous in donating when this people hit the news with their sad stories,this lady is trying her luck to do just that.So don't be conned !!
      • MARK LOH 11 months ago
        Yes, I agreed with Jenny. She is making use of Singaporean kindness as our weakness....... Don't believe hew my fellow Singaporean.... Still remember couple years back for Ah Hao murder case? What did the mother did with the money we donated to her for her daughter's died.
    • watever  •  11 months ago
      WOW!!!! who she think she is...putting up drama infront of the Istana in Singapore...look lady even the poor citizen in Singapore have to make a living be it rain or shine be it thru poor health or good health comparing to you who can afford to send your child here and fail to get a refund, you start your drama...goodness me....
      • A Yahoo! User 11 months ago
        She did something no cowardly Singaporeans dare to do. For that, I applaud. The poor just bear with it and make ends meet with their miserable lives and not wanting to try to get out of their comfort zone. Why else did you think PAP won so votes? Because the poor people are afraid of changes.

        Suicide is a crime in Singapore. This is our own life...if we choose to take it, we suck it up and take it. Who are you to arrest someone for trying to kill themselves and already so depressed over the incident? Have a heart...

        I do not like FTs, but I'm in many ways compassionate and sympathetic as a human being.
    • Ren C  •  11 months ago
      Dear Government

      STOP disgracing Singapore. Do you know that many Europeans and North Americans are reading all these, too?

      You OWN backyard in on fire. Let me just share 2 incidents:
      2009- Wu Yan Yan (China born) murdered party's member brother in Paya Lebar

      2011- Jiang Lai (China born) wanted to pour acid on Grassroot leader's wife.

      You created this mess, now LEARN to be responsible and CLEAN up this mess. We have a name called UNCLEAN Singapore that is embarassing.
      • Champorado 11 months ago
        Lol

        If Europeans and North Americans are reading this (which I'm sure they are not), what will strike them more is the utter lack of compassion Sgeans are showing in the forums.

        And btw, you are an 1d1ot for addressing the government (Dear Government) in a public website. Write them a letter lor.
      • A Yahoo! User 11 months ago
        em . . . no wonder during my trip there last year. . . .they seem to know all these horror stories. It does make sense now.
      • Unconventional Thinker 11 months ago
        so many xenophobic singaporeans here
        i am surprised there are so many singaporeans that hate foreigners here
        maybe china should break diplomatic relations with singapore
        and also india should break diplomatic relations with singapore
        likewise maybe malaysia and indonesia should break diplomatic relations with singapore.
        then let us see how singapore with really die with no more trade and relations with all the major countries of asia
        the government of singapore should educate those singaporeans who are so anti foreigner
        and so xenophobic
        if so many singaporeans hate foreigners
        then why not singapore break diplomatic relations with all the major asian countries like china,india,malaysia,indonesia and see whether singapore can survive or collapse
        let us see who will die first
    • Moon  •  11 months ago
      That's why....too many of them here already. They are always creating problem. Govt should look into the matter seriously. We singaporean are gentle and they are bold and violent, what happen one day if they gather together and go against us? Will the govt be able to handle them?
    • Annie  •  11 months ago
      These MIC are trouble-maker, always think that we (Singaporean) owe them a living. If they want their children to study here then prepare all the expenses and don't beg for equality. When we send our children overseas for study, we don't mess the other country laws.
    • LIM  •  11 months ago
      Thanks to PAP who import these china talents and study mamas to wreck singapore women's marriage and rob singaporean girls the chance of marrying cos many good eligible guys are all taken up by China women . How the local girls going to find husbands. ????
    • truebluesingaporean  •  11 months ago
      This is another ploy by china rats. They are desperate for media attention and the media should not give any attention to it by elaborating the details. These prcs scheme on getting public sympathy and hope to go back to their rat hole in china rich. Look at what happen in the case of "Huang Na" and the factory worker whose body was chopped up into parts with some thrown into Kallang River and her intestine was flush down the toilet. Having an affair with a Singaporean married man is already a wrong and evil thing to do... and breaking people's marriage is even worst. The government should stop the influx of CHINA RATS. We, Singaporeans detest rats from china.
    • Victory  •  11 months ago
      This woman should be sent back to china. Also her PR should be removed
    • quad088  •  11 months ago
      I hitizen without any consid Cope our goverment learn a lesson as they are the ones who offer easy PR and latter citzen to PRC. These are not foreign talent , I called them foreign RUBBISH as we singaporean dont gain any value from them !!
    • Dissappointed  •  11 months ago
      There you go again, another FT creating social problem here, trying to seek pity from the public.They are all good actress from china.Is seems there is no peacefullness now a days.
    • Le Yo  •  11 months ago
      I hope the authorities will review all the Permanent Residency given out to Chinese PRCs. A lot of them are just using their PR status to do funny things (like renting flats from owners and then subletting out and overcrowd the flats) , build partitions within a 3 room flat to make it a 5 room flat , etc. etc., taking advantage of locals. I thot PR status are given to real talented FTs with a heart to bring their expertise to Singapore to share with us? Upto now I still do not understand why PRs are allowed to be Housing Agents? I believe you and me would acknowledge that we do not need FTs to be House Agents. In my context of FTs, I would mean Foreign Talent who are given PRship because our authorities want them to put their Talent in place to make Singapore a better place. So after getting PRship they became House Agent defeats the purpose of the authorities bringing FTs to Singapore. Our Singapore born and breed House Agents are well versed, speaks better English and cordial. Can someone please enlighten me on this?
    • Bambino Abano  •  11 months ago
      She just found out that there is actually FREE SCHOLARSHIP for PRC from MIW....not happy that's why she is doing this....

      Singaporean trying to commit suicide gets fine and jail...FTs does it they gets sympathy and financial help....

      Singaporean kick dogs they will be jailed and fined....when 2 FTs slap Singaporean sick old lady they can get away with only a telling off.....

      18 yrs old FT children hang out at Orchard Rd while 18 yrs old Singaporean have to serve NS and perform guard duties to protect these BAST@#%......

      AND people still feel sorry for that bloody woman who try to blackmail us.....%#@$@%@^
    • TakeThat  •  11 months ago
      Whoever symphases with her is taken in by her ploy. There are thousand ways to resolution.The uneducated may be ignorant but they are streetwise. There you have it; she got your attention and symphathy. For that reason many FT (esp PRC) proclaim out loud that Singaporean are fools.
    • AceOfSpades  •  11 months ago
      Believe this China woman has mistaken our president as justice Bao... who apparently looks like one but he isn't. Good thing the police has taken prompt action to avoid a tragic accident, let us hope that our police could resolutely resolve her problem and bring justice to our society again.
    • dezy  •  11 months ago
      PAP, pls tell me what kind of country Singapore had become after your indiscrinimately import FT in the last 4 years? I read there are Pinoys armed robbery in Burger King during broad daylight. Then we have corpse tap water, MRT station manager get assaulted....

      What mess you had bring to our once peaceful and quiet neighbourhood.
    • iamnobody  •  11 months ago
      Please send her back to China !!!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  11 months ago
      Many China anuty said that they were cheated by their CHINA agency about good paying jobs here in Singapore and so they came as Study ma-ma. They should use their ener---- to go back and SUE China government with their own bold and daring style, not here in Singapore.
    • Xanrose  •  11 months ago
      fellow citizen. This is good. Better she light herself and kill herself. It is good because I want to see the Foreign Trash policy hit the goverment. So i hope every now and there. the foreigner will go to PAP head quarter and set fire to themself due to small problem. Let the FT issue HIT The PAP and the goverment. Then when the fire burn them, they know the pain.

      I strongly encourage more Foreign trash to go to istana to burn themselves. keep up the good work,!! Jia you...

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