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After the death of Megan Khung, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said on Tuesday (Sep 22) that it is launching Sensemaking Alerts for Frontline Engagement and Response (SAFER)...
A 57-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Ang Mo Kio after neighbours reportedly noticed flies and a smell outside her flat. In response to Mothership ’s queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they received a call for assistance at Block 464 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 a...
An automatic mahjong table is suspected to have caused a fire at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Ang Mo Kio on Sep. 22, leaving the homeowner's children trapped in the unit. About 20 people evacuated The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to th...
A 47-year-old man alarmed residents when he started throwing large items down from his house in Block 393 Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 on Sep. 21. These items included clothes, shoes, a sofa cushion, a hair dryer, a bicycle, and a child's scooter, according to Shin Min Daily News . ...
Three Malaysian men, aged between 28 and 36, were arrested for allegedly urinating by the roadside in Johor, Malaysia. The incident reportedly occurred along the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Highway. Urinated together In a video circulating online, the three men were seen s...
In July, Meta took action against over 3.6 million "shell pages" flagged by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to have been created to scam users on Facebook and Instagram. In a Sep. 22 press release , Meta described such pages as a newer scam vector. As they did not display ads or...
A 41-year-old man is slated to be charged on Sep. 23 for suspected involvement in cheating and forgery. On Jul. 3, 2025, the police were alerted to a man who had used his position as a deputy manager at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to make several unau...
In response to queries, the police on Sept 23 confirmed that a report was lodged.
The incident was said to have taken place along a pedestrian walkway towards Marymount MRT station.
A 27-year-old Malaysian man was arrested in Malaysia and handed over to Singapore for allegedly recruiting and coordinating Malaysians to conduct scam and money laundering operations. The man, nicknamed “Da Xiang”, was wanted for his role as a syndicate mastermind who coordinated...
A tyre dispute led a PHV driver to leave “smelly stuff” outside his neighbour’s home twice, alarming the resident and prompting police calls
Indonesia's health ministry has recorded more than 174,000 acute respiratory infection cases across seven haze-affected provinces between Aug and Sep 21, with over 40,000 cases involving toddlers as wildfires in Borneo, Sumatra and Papua continue to burn...
The actress said she is still processing the unexpected birth and told her daughter: “You keep fighting and I will keep believing in you.”
Chin Hock Khan, whose nickname is "Da Xiang", was arrested in Malaysia on Sept 22.
Meta says the takedowns mark a shift from removing individual accounts to dismantling entire scam networks.
Over the past two years, Meta has built an information partnership with Singapore police to target scam networks.
The 27-year-old man, nicknamed “Da Xiang”, allegedly recruited Malaysians to carry out government official impersonation scams in Singapore.
SPF has warned of a re-emergence of phishing scams using fake pop-up alerts bearing the police logo, claiming devices have been locked for accessing illegal content and demanding immediate payment under countdown timer pressure....
Johor Menteri Besar Dato' Onn Hafiz Ghazi has visited Machap Dam to assess declining water levels following continuous hot weather since early August, with mitigation measures including cloud seeding and raw water transfers expected to sustain supply until early November....
He is believed to be responsible for laundering at least $500,000 in scam and illicit proceeds.
Najib has begun crowdfunding money from Malaysians in a bid to avoid jail. The former prime minister of Malaysia, who is 73 this year, was recently granted permission to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest, reported Reuters . As part of the terms, Najib mu...
The Law Society had said in August that it would release the full report of the audit after a redaction process, following calls from its members and Law Minister Edwin Tong to do so....
An advisory issued by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Sep. 21 warned against scams involving the impersonation of Harvey Norman employees and government officials. Since January 2026, at least 119 cases have been reported, with total losses amounting to at least S$4.8 million...
A 19-year-old Mercedes-Benz driver who was allegedly involved in a car crash that ended with the deaths of five people has pleaded not guilty. On Sep. 18, Goh Yin Zun was charged with reckless and dangerous driving over a crash that killed five people in the Kluang magistrates' c...
The family of a 19-year-old motorcyclist, who was injured in an accident in Yishun on Sep. 2, is appealing for witnesses to come forward. In a Facebook post on Sep. 21, the mother of the injured man said her son had been involved in a serious accident and was at one point in crit...
LawSoc was told not to distribute the contents of the report pending the conclusion of police investigations.
The unit pulls together and analyses information given by the Central Narcotics Bureau, the police and MSF agencies.
SAFER is one of MSF's initiatives to strengthen the child protection system in the wake of Megan Khung’s death.
A mixture of Monster, Red Bull and espresso contained nearly triple the recommended daily limit.
PUB also issues flash flood risk alerts in several areas.
Smoke from fires hundreds of kilometres away can take days to reach Singapore, with wind conditions affecting how it travels and disperses. CNA looks at how air quality is measured, and why what people see and smell may not always correspond with pollution readings....
SUTD lost more than S$130,000 in revenue as a result of the man's alleged actions, the police said.
SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at 254 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 10.45am on Sept 22.
The victim was alarmed and called the police.
On Sep. 21, a coroner's inquiry into the family that died in the Hougang house fire revealed that the family, who were hoarders, had refused help from the Housing and Development Board (HDB). According to court documents seen by Mothership , the fire that broke out on Jan. 9, 202...
A 21-year-old Singaporean woman who was allegedly caught in Batam with about 40 etomidate vape cartridges hidden in her underwear has told police they were for her own use. Police say they are still investigating where the drugs came from, and whether she has links to an internat...
A 53-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft. On Sep. 19, at about 1:40pm, the police were alerted to a case of alleged housebreaking and theft at a shop along East Coast Road. Cash amounting to about S$100 was reportedly stole...
A man, 57, was apprehended after he jumped off 12 floors from a Ang Mo Kio block of flats on Sep. 20. In response to Mothership 's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 645 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 at 3:30pm. Upon the police's arrival, the man was spott...
Two men, aged 27 and 33, were arrested in Singapore for possessing and gaining access to child abuse material. This comes after police in Italy arrested 17 people as part of investigations into an Italy-based international network that distributed child sexual abuse material. Sin...
About a week after a 19-year-old worker in Japan died after falling from a 40 metre-tall transmission tower, his family said that he had left behind a suicide note. The police of the local prefecture said that on Sep. 9, Kazuki Matsuoka had been on the tower to check for damage t...
Two women, aged 39 and 54, were arrested for their suspected involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods. From SPF From SPF On Sep. 16, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted simultaneous raids at two retail shops in a shopping mall along Scotts Road...
Speaking at an event on Sunday (Sep 20), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also rejected suggestions that he had paved the way for former PM Najib Razak’s conditional pardon from jail to house arrest, saying every prisoner had the right to an appeal....
A man was arrested NTU's Banyan Hall on Sept 22. The 22-year-old alleged peeping tom is said to be a student
The inquiry comes after the fire broke out in January 2025 at a unit in Block 971 Hougang Street 91.
Police have dismantled a 14-member e-cigarette crime syndicate. Six of the members pleaded guilty on Thursday (September 17), including a husband and wife. The husband was the ringleader, while the wife was in charge of distribution. They also rented an apartment to use as a ware...
A video of the immediate aftermath of a drink driving accident at Raffles Avenue on Sep. 16 has surfaced, showing the driver initially denying his involvement. The 42-year-old man, who was arrested after he hit a Chinese tourist with his car, had initially claimed to be a passerb...
Victims were duped by fraudulent alerts that claimed their personal devices had been locked.
A 22-year-old man was arrested at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for voyeurism. According to an NTU Reddit thread, other gym users said they saw a man being patted down by five security guards at "NH gym", which is presumed to refer to NTU's North Hill gym. Users said the...
A student from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Neo Ying Ying, has received a hamper and a thank-you letter from Tower Transit Singapore after she helped a bus captain who had experienced a sudden medical emergency on bus service 854. The incident took place on Sep. 14 while the bus was app...
Summary A 69-year-old man was found dead in his Ubi Avenue 1 HDB flat after neighbours noticed a worsening foul smell. The man’s youngest son had moved overseas for studies one month earlier, leaving the father living alone in the flat. Police classified the death as unnatural bu...
SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 82 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide anti-drug operation from September 14 to 18, 2026, seizing controlled drugs estimated to be worth more than S$46,700, including approximately 1,151g of cannabis, 146g of 'Ice', 45...
A statement released by the former Malaysian prime minister's legal team on Sunday (Sep 20) said a significant part of Najib Razak’s assets, bank accounts and properties remained subject to freezing orders and enforcement proceedings by the government....
Police investigations are ongoing.
Summary A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly throwing a rock twice at the Police Cantonment Complex entrance on Sept 15. The rock weighed almost half a kilogram and shattered the glass door at the complex’s main entrance. The man is due to be charged under Singapore’s V...
Summary Police and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) checked 27 teenagers aged 12 to 19 during a joint enforcement operation at Petir Road. Thirteen teenagers are being investigated for offences involving nuisance calls, false messages, gambling, vaping and cycling. LTA officers...
A 69-year-old man who was living alone in the flat after his son went overseas for studies was found dead after neighbours were alerted to a foul smell coming from the flat. According to Shin Min Daily News , the incident occurred at Block 318 Ubi Avenue 1. When a reporter arrive...
JOHOR BAHRU: UMNO Johor has welcomed the official decision to allow former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest, with chairman and Johor Menteri Besar Dato’ Onn Hafiz Ghazi calling on all parties to understand the decision i...
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after an accident involving a 74-year-old pedestrian who subsequently passed away. In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Police Force said that it received a call for assistance at Block 741 Yishun Avenue 5 on Sep. 15 at around 11:45am....
