A taxi driver who brought an alleged abuse victim to the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore early on Saturday morning was fortunate to have the fare settled by an embassy official.
At 6:35am on June 2, the driver surnamed Tan noted on a Facebook post that he picked up a female passenger on Sixth Avenue, Bukit Timah, Lianhe Wanbao (Singapore) reported.
The woman, who appeared desperate, asked if the driver could help her, and showed him the address of the Indonesian Embassy on the screen of her mobile phone.
During the ride, Tan learned that the woman was a domestic worker who sought assistance from the embassy because of alleged abuse on the part of her employer.
Arriving at the destination, the maid told the driver that she carried no cash, meaning that she could not pay him for the ride.
Tan let her out of the taxi, and as the premises were not yet open, he left the maid squatting by the entrance.
On his way out of the compound, the driver expressed his misfortune to security personnel, who advised him to take his passenger to a different entrance, where he could receive payment.
Tan followed the instructions and was said to be grateful that he could take the penniless worker to the safety of the embassy and still have his fare covered.
mr editor asiatimes
appreciate it if you do rewrite your article again
you plagiarised articles n misrepresent without checking the facts
not only your story is wrong but you paint a bad picture of "mr tan" who coincidentally is mr chan n who happen to be me
fyi i could have left the maid sleeping in the open n just leave to look for my next passenger
i stopped at the guard post cos i mistook that to be the embassy’s
when i told the guard about the maid’s presence he point me to the right place
this is not the first time i gave free ride nor will it be the last
business have been very bad since the government allow private hires on the street n time is money to all taxi drivers
end up i double back to pick up the maid or else she will still be there till the embassy open in the morning
refer to the article below (copied from my fb posting) n see how wrong you are
https://mothership.sg/2018/06/taxi-fare-claim-indonesia-embassy-in-singapore/
Thank you for your kind heart ♥ sir.
To let our fellow workers find the safety zone. We really appreciate it. Thank you so much