I read with alarm the report on Monday, " Laguna Park vandals strike again". Furthermore, I have been told about residents in other collective sales being pressured into signing in favor of an en-block sale.

The idea of proponents resorting to gangster-like tactics like pouring acid on the cars of dissenters comes as a shock to me.

Is Singapore no longer a civilized place?

I live in a housing estate where two previous en-block attempts failed.

Neighbors who found out I was not in favor of a collective sale started ignoring me. Some eyed me with dagger-like looks as they walked past. Friends who came to visit me were refused entry, ostensibly because the car park was full, they were told.

I appeal to the authorities to take a close look at the effect of collective sales on community spirit and neighborliness.

I propose that rules be put in place to render such sales invalid if there are proven cases or coercion, threats and bullying of minority groups.

Hen Chee Tong

 

"The same is happening at other estates"

Mr Tan Keng Ann : "I assure the Laguna Park victims of en block vandalism that they are not alone. The same is happening at other estates and where I live at Green Lodge. My apartment was plastered with a poster "Trouble maker' and a neighbor had the marque of his Mercedes Benz car ripped off. We reported the incident to the police and the managing agent. My neighbor and I had questioned the maintenance of the estate and the collective sale issue It is time for the Ministry of Law to act. The social cost of such sales is too heavy if it carries on this way. I didn't buy a condominium only to be pushed out by my neighbors under duress".

 

"Vandalism and sexual slurs posted in the lobby of Pearlbank were so repulsive we can not repeat them here".

This websites webmaster : Minority owners of Pearlbank have also fallen victim to en-block vandalism. Doors and locks to homes have been injected with gels or other un-identified liquids, as well as supposed 'dog poo' splashed on doorways and lift buttons. Sexual slurs that are too vulgar to repeat here have been posted in the lobby against specific members of the minority group against the en-block of Pearlbank.

 

"It is imperative that the Ministry of Law act, and the sooner the better".

Ms Meenakshi Do Nin : "I fear that similar threats and acts of vandalism could happen in the estate where I live too. Like Laguna Park, an interested group set in motion the preliminaries for a collective sale. I read that the Ministry of Law is planning a review of the revised legislation, which took effect on October 4th last year. The acts of vandalism and aggression at Laguna Park suggest that it is indeed time to do so. It is imperative that the Ministry of Law act, and the sooner the better".