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acceptance letter from a school can be the biggest thing in the lives of the students, i think RP should do something more than just apologising to the 16 affected students... Republic Poly apologises after mistakenly sending acceptance letters to 16 student hopefuls http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/republic-poly-apologises-after-mistakenly-sending-acceptance-letters-to-16-student

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[sweatdrop] From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1238207/1/.html Singapore News KKH apologises for baby swap incident By Shing Geok Shan | Posted: 19 November 2012 2012 hrs SINGAPORE: Two new-born babies were wrongly discharged to different mothers at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) on Sunday. The babies have been reunited with their biological parents and are doing well. KKH said the incident came to light when one of the parents noticed that the baby taken home wore an identification tag belonging to another mother. This happened about an hour after they brought him home. KKH said all babies have double tags, and this baby had an incorrect tag and a correct tag on his legs when he was given to the wrong parents. The hospital suspected that checks were not carried out properly when the baby was being discharged. The other baby, also a boy, was with the wrong parents for about 10 hours. He was wearing two correct tags but was given to the wrong set of parents during discharge. The hospital informed the parents after a blood test of the first baby confirmed the mix-up. It has conducted DNA tests on the babies and is waiting for the results. KKH said on Monday that it deeply regrets this error and is now carrying out thorough investigations to find out how this error occurred. It is extending full support to both families -- medically and emotionally. Both mothers have been offered counselling by the hospital. KKH said it takes a very serious view of the incident and it unreservedly apologised to the parents for this error and pledged to take all steps to prevent any recurrence. A full review is being carried out, and the Ministry of Health has been informed. - CNA/lp

http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/28/compa...s-singaporeans/ Company apologises on Expats

Just when we are still congratulating ourselves for a job well done for the inaugural YOG & this has to happen. Hope the total costs, which would include the re-printing plus postage/courier services to local & ovesea folks, of rectifying the 45,000 certificates will not exceed S$1m. Else, it will really exceed the previous record of S$388m "Honest Mistake" taxpayer money... No more please.... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1082993/1/.html YOG committee apologises for error in certificates By Evelyn Choo | Posted: 23 September 2010 1954 hrs SINGAPORE: The organising committee of the Youth Olympic Games (SYOGOC) has admitted to an error in the certificates issued to participants and volunteers. Approximately 45,000 certificates bore sample signatures of the committee chairman and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge instead of the actual ones. The samples were used as place holders during the design process, and were sent to the printing firm by mistake. The committee says there was an oversight in the checking process and has apologised for the incident. It will be contacting the respective organisations, participants and volunteers to send them the new certificates by December. They can also contact the organising committee at [email protected]. - CNA/fa

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