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The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of Democratic Action Party's central executive committee on Saturday (Sep 19), a day after Najib Razak’s pardon was granted by the Malaysian king....
About an hour after a woman ate some wild mushrooms she had foraged and cooked, she started experiencing abdominal pain. The pain continued to grow, such that she was admitted to the emergency department of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital roughly two hours later with severe, generalised ...
The police were acting on a tip-off from the Italian police, who arrested 17 earlier in the week.
The male teenager was arrested for the offence of a rash act causing death.
Hackers are using AI to help write malicious code and find exploitable weaknesses, says a cybersecurity specialist with the Singapore Police Force's new Cyber Command....
In the first half of 2026, the police disrupted more than 52,200 malicious websites.
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman who was visiting Taiwan with her family was involved in a bus accident on Wednesday (Sept 16). The 67-year-old grandmother had been crossing the street in Taichung when she was struck and run over by a bus that was making a right turn. Although emer...
A total of 27 teenagers, aged between 12 and 19, were stopped for checks in Bukit Panjang on Sep. 9, 2026, following public feedback that teenage cyclists were causing nuisance in the area at night. Of those checked, 13 are being investigated for various offences. Photo from SPF ...
CNB said the heroin, ice and cannabis seized could potentially feed the addiction of 270 abusers for a week.
The items were seized during a police raid on two retail shops in a shopping mall in Scotts Road.
A 36-year-old Malaysian man and a 35-year-old Malaysian woman have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs, including more than 10kg of cannabis, in a Malaysia-registered motorcycle at Tuas Checkpoint on Sep. 15. ICA said in a Sep. 18 press release that its office...
Former PM Najib Razak is likely the first convicted prisoner in Malaysia to have his sentence commuted to house arrest, experts say, adding that the move could pose a challenge for incumbent Anwar Ibrahim, given his anti-corruption pledge....
A Malaysian soldier was arrested and is facing charges after kicking his 5-year-old daughter on Sep. 11 2026. According to The Star , Mohamed Nisa Mohamed Nasir, 40, was charged with allegedly abusing a child under his care on Sep. 17. He pleaded not guilty. In a widely shared vi...
Online registration opens on Sept 24 and will close on Oct 31 at 11pm.
The men were each sentenced to between 49 and 74 months' jail on Sept 18.
The cyclists were causing nuisance near 17 Petir Road on the night of Sept 9.
Of the 68 cases registered for CPIB investigation in 2025, 22 involved public service officers who rejected bribes.
If convicted, they may face the death penalty.
The cigarettes were concealed underneath a consignment of concrete piles.
SINGAPORE: On Tuesday night (Sept 15), a man threw a rock at the glass door of the main entrance of the Police Cantonment Complex in Bukit Merah. Two days later, he was charged with vandalism. Forty-four-year-old Saravanan Arulanandan Pillay was said to have been intoxicated when...
A 42-year-old man in Singapore was arrested for drink driving after the car he was driving mounted a kerb along Raffles Avenue and hit a female pedestrian. According to Shin Min Daily News , the incident took place at around 10pm on Sep. 16, near Esplanade Mall. The female pedest...
Two drivers are assisting with police investigations.
A Malaysian teenager was the cause of a traffic accident in Penang on Sep. 15 2026. The 14-year-old, according to Sin Chew Daily , stole a pair of car keys from a place of worship and drove the car alone. It was not mentioned what the teen's motive was. In a viral video shared on...
Neighbours at a Woodlands public housing block got together to put out a fire that broke out at a corridor and evacuate other residents on Sep. 14. They managed to extinguish the flames using hose reels before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. In response to Mothe...
SINGAPORE: A frightening incident occurred outside a unit on the eighth floor of a residential estate in Woodlands Avenue, after a loud bang was heard and flames were seen shooting into the sky. However, this incident did not stop other residents from demonstrating the ‘kampung’ ...
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto suggested stiffening laws to classify such acts as "ecological terrorism".
The injured pedestrians are reportedly on a work trip here from China.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued an advisory warning the public about a resurgence of job scams involving fake online tasks themed around Pokémon and other trading cards, with at least 12 cases reported and total losses reaching at least S$71,000 since Augus...
The Ministry of Manpower is also not looking to take action on anyone else involved.
Saravanan Arulanandan Pillay is accused of committing the offence on Sept 15.
A 67-year-old Singaporean woman was hit by a bus and trapped under it while holidaying with her family in Taiwan on Sep. 16. According to Focus Taiwan , she was using a crosswalk on a road in Taichung when the accident happened. Images on social media showed a woman lying face do...
With his country battling its most intense wildfires in over a decade, Indonesia's forestry minister Raja Juli Antoni warned that the blazes could continue until early November 2026. According to Reuters , this is due to the likely late arrival of the rainy season. Efforts to co...
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force said on Tuesday (Sept 15) that a mother and her teenage son from Uzbekistan had been arrested in connection with a series of thefts carried out in stores at Changi Airport on Aug 28. The two were charged in court on Sept 16. The thefts were d...
The Singapore police will be charging a 44-year-old man for his involvement in a case of vandalism that took place at Police Cantonment Complex. On Sep. 15, 2026 at about 10:55pm, the police were alerted to a case of vandalism at Police Cantonment Complex. A man had allegedly thr...
SINGAPORE: A woman based in Singapore could not help but marvel at “Singapore efficiency” after a recent minor mishap took all of five minutes to be resolved. Ms Angela, who goes by @I.TGal_inSG on TikTok, took to the platform earlier this month to show what happened after she ac...
Tower Transit Singapore is thanking three passengers on board a bus and a commuter at a bus stop after they helped a bus captain who became unresponsive while driving in Hougang. Their actions were commended in a Sep. 15 Facebook post , which stated that the incident took place t...
The driver was freed by SCDF with hydraulic rescue equipment.
He allegedly threw a rock twice at the complex's main entrance glass door.
Summary Tan Hui Ting, 33, was fined S$24,000 on Sept 15 after admitting to unauthorised surveillance of a police officer. Her private investigation firm received S$25,100 for monitoring Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lee Tien Huat from Dec 2021 to Jan 2022. Investigators f...
Growing up, I had naturally curly, voluminous hair. However, back then in school, my hair would catch eraser chunks thrown by my classmates. During one Chinese New Year, a relative grabbed decorative toy firecrackers from around the house and joked that an explosion must have giv...
The woman, who was trapped under the bus, was rescued with a lifting air bag and spinal board.
Indonesian authorities also said they are also closely monitoring wind direction, which has been affecting transboundary haze spreading to the wider region....
JOHOR: Haze from fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan has blanketed parts of Malaysia, with 23 air quality monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index readings across the country as of 6 p.m., the Environment Department’s APIMS data showed, with conditions in Johor sev...
Summary Six Malaysian men received jail terms ranging from seven years eight months to 12 years 11 months over the 2024 robbery. The gang stole about S$4.9 million in cash, watches, valuables, and cryptocurrency from a King Albert Park bungalow. Singapore Police recovered about S...
The police have arrested a male teenager, 16, and his mother, 39, both Uzbekistan nationals, for their involvement in separate shop theft cases committed within the transit area of Changi Airport. They will be charged in court on Sep. 16, 2026. The police were alerted to a case o...
SOUTHEAST ASIA: The number of young British nationals arrested for drug smuggling has more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said in a statement on Monday (Sep 14), citing new figures. “The growing number of arr...
A 33-year-old Singaporean woman was fined S$24,000 after allowing private investigators from her firm to surveil a police officer. Tan Hui Ting faced two charges of obstructing justice and a charge under the Private Security Industry Act. She pleaded guilty to one charge and was ...
SINGAPORE: In 2023, one of the most important news items was the arrest of 10 Chinese men and women holding passports from around the globe in Singapore in a money-laundering case that turned out to be not only the biggest in the city-state’s history, but also one of the largest ...
The 16-year-old boy and his 39-year-old mother allegedly stole about S$5,000 worth of items from Changi Airport's transit area.
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight departing Singapore for New York on Sep. 14 returned to Changi Airport four hours after taking off, following an in-flight medical emergency. Pilot allegedly unwell The incident first came to light after a user posted on the Reddit thread r/fligh...
Summary Four of Singapore’s five regions recorded unhealthy air quality on Sep 14, with the central region reaching a PSI of 136. The southern region entered the unhealthy range at 10 pm, after the eastern, western, and central areas had crossed the threshold. NEA said smoke from...
The fire was put out by the residents before SCDF officers arrived.
The client was dissatisfied with how the police officer was investigating a matter involving his father and wanted to know if he was a "good or bad policeman"....
SINGAPORE: A man tried to escape his own crime by impersonating someone and showing a screenshot of another person’s driver’s license. However, authorities saw the deception on the spot and the man was arrested. Case details revealed that a 31-year-old man was driving with his li...
A 31-year-old Singaporean man drove a car while his licence was suspended, collided with another vehicle, and showed police officers a screenshot of someone else’s driving licence to deceive them. He was sentenced to 13 weeks’ jail, fined S$3,400, and disqualified from holding al...
