SINGAPORE: A passenger shared a photo on social media, showing how a young man mopped spilt tea on the MRT using his T-shirt. He was praised for his civic-mindedness. On the Facebook group Singapore MRT System, a netizen named Julie Tan wrote: “This young man actually took his spare T-shirt to mop up spilled drink [ ]
Wednesday 29 October 2025
theindependent - 15 hours ago
Young man praised for wiping up tea spill on MRT using his own T-shirt
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