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Tutor curses students and parents on blog over late payment

A netizen found a blog containing an angry rant of a S'porean tutor.

The late payment of the tuition fee by one of the tutees had triggered the rant, littered with expletives.

According to the netizen, 'Kristy', who alerted STOMP to the site, the tutor even cursed students and parents for late payments, and hoped that those students will 'fail their O-levels'... » Continue

 

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