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Cracks in the ceiling, flat car tyres, dead fishes. A homeowner in Eunos has had enough of the damage he has to suffer because of his neighbour's renovation works. Local philanthropist Lim Ah Boy, who lives in a landed estate at Jalan Kechot, told ShiEunos resident claims renovation debris from next door killed his 8 carps worth $5,000, burst his car tyres 4 times
Cracks in the ceiling, flat car tyres, dead fishes. A homeowner in Eunos has had enough of the damage he has to suffer because of his neighbour's renovation works. Local philanthropist Lim Ah Boy, who lives in a landed estate at Jalan Kechot, told Shin Min Daily that his neighbour started renovation works more than a year ago. The 60-year-old claimed that no protective barriers were put up, resulting in cement and gravel falling into his yard. The debris polluted his carp pond, causing the death of his eight fishes, he alleged. Explaining that carps are sensitive creatures, he said: «When the water is polluted, they become uncomfortable and jump out.» Lim, who has been raising his Japanese carps for five to seven years, paid $5,000 to $6,000 for them. One died in February, four more died in March, and the rest are also dead now, he said. «I'll stop rearing carps for now, until my neighbour has completed his renovation. It breaks my heart to see my fishes die.» Read more