Resident 'scared' of monkeys entering Petir Road flat

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The housewife, who has lived in her Petir Road flat for 17 years, enjoyed leaving her windows and main door open for ventilation. But it was not just fresh air that entered her unit. About a year ago, she saw a monkey climb in looking for food. After...

She said:"I'd be scared if monkeys come inside the home. They can attack you."

Mr Mohammed Ghazali, 48, a civil servant, said:"I feel quite irritated but not too much - I just want to eat the bread instead of having to throw it away."A monkey of the same species had terrorised residents in Segar Road, also in Bukit Panjang, about two years ago. A spokesman from the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council told TNP on Monday that it has been working closely with the Animal & Veterinary Service, under the National Parks Board, to address the monkey issue.

Ms Anbarasi Boopal, deputy chief executive of Acres, said the monkeys have enough food in their natural habitats and should not be fed.

 

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