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Johor Bahru politician Andrew Chen has urged Indonesia to take responsibility for transboundary haze and apologise to affected Asean countries. The DAP politician and member of the Johor state legislature's remarks came after an Indonesian government official said forest fires we...
A currency trader based in Sydney, Australia, who was allegedly on holiday in Singapore when he was supposed to be working from home, was fired by his company HIFX Australia, trading as Xe. The man won an unfair dismissal case on Oct. 7, but was not compensated or reinstated. The...
A five-year-old girl, Asiah, passed away after a six-vehicle pile-up along Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 10. The 24-year-old driver of a BYD Seal that police believe rear-ended the girl’s family car was later found at a private hospital in Damansara, where he was being tr...
They were arrested during an airport police operation at Terminal 4 targeting theft on aircraft.
The men were found with three bank cards that did not belong to them, the police said.
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has announced stepped-up measures to tackle the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. However, he did not mention whether Indonesia would accept any offers of assistance from neighbours Singapore and Malaysia, who have also been affected b...
The National Environment Agency (NEA) is monitoring the haze situation in Singapore closely and gathering information on fire hotspots, their sources, and their impact on air quality. The agency was responding to media queries on Oct. 12 on whether any action would be taken under...
No evidence of fraud or cheating was found in the work injury claim filed by an employee of EatGreen Pte. Ltd., which operates Sumo Salad. The investigation outcome was announced in a joint media release by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Oct. 1...
MOH is not aware of any deaths or haze-related cases sent to the intensive care units.
SINGAPORE: A very frightening situation happened at a coffee shop located at Bukit Batok when three explosions were heard at the scene early in the morning on October 11, which eventually resulted in a fire. Due to this incident, several stalls inside the shop were destroyed, and...
The flights are cancelled until Oct 14 due to the ongoing haze and poor weather conditions.
Firefly said the extension of flight suspensions between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Singapore's Seletar Airport was a "proactive safety measure"....
Blair, 54, allegedly injured two flight attendants aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York.
The police will not take further action against the former worker who filed the claim.
A section of the central divider was broken through, with metal railings splayed across the road.
SINGAPORE: A Malaysian freelance repairman pawned three Rolex watches worth $42,000 belonging to his boss to get cash for his gambling debts. His crime came to light when the pawn shop owner alerted the luxury watch shop owner. Case details of this report revealed that the 36-yea...
A car and a van were involved in an accident along Cairnhill Circle on Oct. 12, 2026. The police said in response to Mothership 's queries that they were alerted to the accident at the slip road into Central Expressway (CTE) towards Seletar Expressway (SLE) at about 2pm. A 53-yea...
A 38-year-old Chinese national was arrested on Sep. 26 after the police were alerted to a case of shop theft at about 1.15am. A retail assistant at Swarovski, located in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 3, noticed a bracelet worth S$255.95 missing from a display shelf....
On July 18, fans who had gone to pay respects to the singer noticed her urn was missing and alerted her family as well as the police. About three months later, Mui’s family has yet to receive any news regarding the investigation. Mui's fanclub made a public appeal for any informa...
The accident involved a car and a van in Cairnhill Circle, at a slip road leading to the CTE towards the SLE.
A man who jumped into an enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, UK, died after a tiger attacked him. The incident occurred on Saturday, Oct. 10, The Guardian and CNN reported. Emergency services were contacted shortly after 1:30pm to attend to the incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, n...
The bracelet, worth about S$256, was recovered from the 38-year-old woman after the police identified her using surveillance footage.
She is set to be charged in court on Oct 13.
It had earlier cancelled flights between Seletar Airport and Subang from Oct 10 to 12 due to the haze.
The fire involved the contents in the sixth-floor unit’s bedroom.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued an advisory warning the public about a significant increase in phishing scams impersonating hotels and hotel booking platforms, with at least 148 cases reported and total losses of at least S$185,000 since January 2026. Victi...
Indonesia's head of Government Communications Agency, Syahganda Nainggolan, said the government understands the concerns of Malaysia and Singapore over the haze caused by the forest and land fires in Indonesia. In a report by Kompas, Syahganda said the fires are "beyond human err...
A fire broke out at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok in the wee hours of the morning on Oct. 11. What happened In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4 at about 3:50am. The fire ...
A group of residents from the Indonesian island of Borneo are taking the Indonesian government to court, accusing it of negligence in the handling of the forest fires that have resulted in thick haze across much of Southeast Asia. Negligence accusations According to the Associate...
A police vehicle was involved in an accident along Geylang Bahru Road towards Bendemeer Road on Oct. 10. In response to Mothership's queries, the police confirmed that the incident took place at around 7:45am that Saturday. No injuries were reported, and the 31-year-old male offi...
Three food stalls were damaged in the blaze at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
The fire involved the contents of three food stalls.
SINGAPORE: A multi-agency operation by the Traffic Police and partner agencies from September 28 to 30, 2026 has stopped 265 foreign motorists with outstanding fines at Singapore’s land checkpoints, recovering more than S$639,000 in outstanding summonses in three days. The operat...
SINGAPORE: The National Fire and Emergency Preparedness Council (NFEC) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) held a training session at SCDF HQ on Tuesday evening, Oct 6, equipping approximately 100 Community Emergency and Engagement Committee (C2E) volunteers with skills ...
All flights between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and Singapore’s Seletar Airport have been cancelled through Monday (Oct 12).
Affected passengers are being reallocated to Malaysia Airlines’ services instead.
SINGAPORE: A tragic accident happened on the Tampines Expressway, where a multi-vehicle collision occurred involving two motorcycles, a lorry, and a car. Unfortunately, one of the motorcycles caught fire and burned, prompting other drivers to stop and help extinguish the flames. ...
No injuries were reported, police said.
The attack prompted Saudi health officials to activate a rare mass call-up of doctors to deal with the "serious emergency", a medical source said.
A Rolls-Royce Phantom and a BYD apparently got into an accident while the latter was making a right turn on Carpenter Street on Oct. 9, 2026. A 72-year-old female car passenger, as well as another individual, was conveyed conscious to the hospital, with two male car drivers, aged...
The driver has been arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
A 17-year-old Singaporean teen who was hiking Hong Kong's Lion Rock on the morning of Oct. 10 with her two friends apparently had to be rescued by helicopter after becoming unwell. She was then sent to the hospital, HK01 reported. Vomited, chills At about 6:50am on Oct. 10, local...
The current El Nino is producing "very dry weather" in the region, which makes forest fires a lot harder to put out. Singapore is aware of Indonesia's efforts to do that, and "stand ready to assist" wherever they can, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said ...
Police investigations revealed that a 16-year-old Malaysian girl was killed after she allegedly rejected a classmate. According to the Johor police chief, the motive was jealousy and revenge. The girl had apparently rejected the teen and was in a relationship with his best friend...
