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The owners of a seafood restaurant at 72 Horne Road are looking for a family that left without paying for their dinner on Nov. 15.   A Mothership reader, surnamed Tan, shared that the family of four, which included two seniors, had dinner at her parents-in-law's eatery, Lai Huat Seafood Restaurant.   Photo from Tan   They ordered several dishes that added up to S$119.80, according to the bill seen by Mothership. From CCTV footage shared by Tan, the family can be seen getting up from their table, which was yet to be fully cleared, and walking directly to their car.         Might have forgotten to pay   The owners only realised that the family had not paid after the staff wanted to clear the table.   Tan and her parents-in-law wondered if the family had forgotten to pay the bill before they left. The owners do not recognise family and thus did not know how to contact them. They are hoping that the diners will come forward willingly. No police report has been made, and the owners will not lodge one if the customers are willing to come forward and pay the amount owed, Tan said.

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To prevent people from swapping coins, laundromats marked coins with an "X," drawing public attention. The laundromats have since stopped marking the coins. Reader Zhang Hexing (70 years old) told Shin Min Daily News that he recently visited a self-service laundromat at Block 74, Whampoa Road, and when he exchanged one dollar coins through a coin exchange machine, he was surprised to find that both sides of the coins had been marked with an "X", which puzzled him greatly. “I do laundry three times a week and have been going to laundromats for about two or three years, and this situation has been ongoing. I’ve tried taking these coins to coffee shops, but they won’t accept them.” According to photos taken by Zhang Hexing, he had nine marked one-yuan coins in his hand. Next to the coin exchange machine, there was a sign indicating that only laundromat customers could use the machine. Shin Min Daily News contacted the self-service laundromat operator via WhatsApp. The operator said that they marked some of the one-dollar coins because many people who do not patronize the laundromat come to exchange for coins. “Despite various measures we took, including posting warnings in the store, our coin stock ran out quickly. We also had to make appointments with the bank to restock, and it cost us 40 yuan for every 1,000 coins we exchanged.” The business owner explained that they noticed taxi drivers, nearby vendors, and the general public frequently using the machine to exchange coins, so they implemented a temporary exchange measure of marking the coins with an erasable ink pen to prevent repeated misuse. However, the business owner emphasized that this practice has now been discontinued.     https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20251112-7807159