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"ref": "2007 December 17, Jonnykato, “ERP Question”, in singaporebikes.com, archived from the original on 2017-04-24:",
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"ref": "2011 July 12, Fredd, “I am a parking warden”, in singaporebikes.com:",
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"ref": "2013 November 9, Mark, “Not just ‘saman’ kings: Kind parking warden helps old woman alight from taxi”, in stomp.sg, archived from the original on 2015-10-25:",
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"ref": "2015 May 14, Presskit, “Kena saman nparks help please”, in forum.hardwarezone.com.sg:",
"text": "I did not know that a permit was needed to set a tent. So this nparks people came and check and issued me a saman of $300!",
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"ref": "2015 August 7, Dylan Tan, “SG Quirky: The A-Z of SG50”, in Business Times (Singapore):",
"text": "“When the parking warden comes around, they shout: “Saman! Saman!” and drivers rush to their cars.”",
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"ref": "2015 September 10, Nina Syahirah, “STGCC Celebrates SG50 with Custom Munnies”, in safra.sg:",
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