Singapore on Thursday urged its globetrotting citizens to avoid misusing consular services abroad, revealing “odd requests” including one man who demanded help to get a refund for bad sex.
Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said the number of overseas trips made by Singaporeans had surged to seven million in 2013, compared to 3.6 million a decade ago.
“We handled over 3,000 consular cases last year. Many cases are genuine. But sometimes we do get odd requests,” he said in a Facebook post.
In one instance, Shanmugam said a Singaporean sought Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) intervention “for a refund after he had gotten illegal sexual services in a foreign country”.
“He wasn’t satisfied with what he had gotten. We had to tell him that MFA could not help!” Full story...
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Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said the number of overseas trips made by Singaporeans had surged to seven million in 2013, compared to 3.6 million a decade ago.
“We handled over 3,000 consular cases last year. Many cases are genuine. But sometimes we do get odd requests,” he said in a Facebook post.
In one instance, Shanmugam said a Singaporean sought Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) intervention “for a refund after he had gotten illegal sexual services in a foreign country”.
“He wasn’t satisfied with what he had gotten. We had to tell him that MFA could not help!” Full story...
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