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A 41-year-old male Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 13 months and two weeks’ jail after getting into a fight with a man and lodging a false police report that he was robbed by the person he fought with. The victim was an acquaintance, Shin Min Daily News reported. Bhuyan Md ...
SINGAPORE: Another fire incident took place wherein approximately 20 people were evacuated, and two were reported to be hospitalised for smoke inhalation. In a TikTok video , a user showed that there was thick smoke billowing from the burning HDB unit, and there were vehicles fro...
Summary Chinese mukbang (extreme eating) influencer Chen Ziyi, known online as Yingying, died at age 24 on Aug 17 after repeated health problems. She had more than one million followers and said her potassium level had fallen to 2.3 mmol/L. Doctors warned that repeated self-induc...
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Transport (MOT), Land Transport Authority (LTA), and Singapore Police Force (SPF) are significantly strengthening controls over deregistered vehicles following a sharp increase in reported cases of such vehicles being used on public roads, from 75 cases...
Summary A 36-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested after allegedly refusing to split a lottery prize worth about S$4.84 million with 14 colleagues. The 15 colleagues reportedly pooled money for a Mark Six ticket, with the proceeds from the win paid into the 36-year-old’s account. P...
SINGAPORE: A very disturbing incident happened when a woman hallucinated and believed that he was trapped inside an HDB flat. With this, she attempted to set fire to the doorway to have an escape route, which then resulted in a fire. This incident happened in a 10th-floor unit in...
SINGAPORE: A joint two-week operation by the Singapore Police Force’s Cyber Command and all seven Police Land Divisions between August 27 and September 9, 2026 has resulted in 254 persons (151 men and 103 women aged between 15 and 79) assisting with investigations for suspected i...
Some affected customers are owed tens of thousands of dollars, while others say they had to live in homes with unfinished renovation works.
The driver of a car that was believed to have self-skidded along Marsiling Road in the early hours of Sep. 11 left the scene before the police arrived. In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 3:15am. The a...
A Thai hospital has apologised after an assistant nurse accidentally snipped off a part of a toddler's right index finger with scissors. In a statement to Facebook on Sep. 12, Loengnoktha Crown Prince Hospital, located in the northeastern Thai province of Yasothon, said the incid...
Three Traffic Police (TP) officers caught on dashcam footage riding in an unsafe manner are being investigated, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) stated on Sep. 13. Responding to queries from Mothership , the police said that they were aware of an incident involving the TP officer...
A 31-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after an accident involving a car, power-assisted bicycle (PAB) and bus in Rochor on Sep. 12. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident along M...
The fire had likely started from an electrical origin in the bedroom.
SINGAPORE: ICA officers at Keppel Entrance Crew Office have foiled an attempt to smuggle an elephant ivory tusk into Singapore, arresting a 30-year-old Indonesian crew member on August 9, 2026, after discovering the tusk concealed inside a modified tumbler in his baggage. The cre...
The device was implanted in a 19-year-old after he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Eight people were injured, with two taken to hospital.
A 35-year-old man has died following a work-related incident on Sep. 11 at a construction site. Police confirmed with Mothership that they were alerted to the incident at the vicinity of Jurong Port Road at about 8:25pm. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civ...
A 36-year-old man in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of theft, after he allegedly refused to share a Mark Six lottery prize worth around HK$30 million (S$4.84 million) with 14 colleagues who had chipped in to buy the winning ticket. Refused to split prize money evenly am...
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has shared that one of the biggest sources of peace in his life these days is, quite simply, having a solid emergency fund. With layoffs continuing to make headlines and the job market proving increasingly uncertain, he said knowing he has money set a...
An Austrian woman, 40, died on Jun. 26 after her husband allegedly injured and sexually abused her while she was believed to be intoxicated. The 50-year-old man was arrested on Jul. 2 and later remanded in custody, according to Austria's newspaper Der Standard . Local prosecutors...
A 24-year-old Chinese mukbang influencer has died following cardiac arrest reportedly linked to low potassium levels. Ganfan Yingying, whose real name was Chen Ziyi, reportedly died on Aug. 17. According to Global Times , Chen's parents announced the news on Sep. 4. Chen, who had...
A car driver left the scene after allegedly self-skidding along Marsiling Road towards Marsiling Drive in the wee hours of Sep. 11. Police confirmed with Mothership that they were alerted to the accident at about 3:15am that day. Efforts to trace the driver are underway, police s...
Another recipient is a paediatrician who led vaccine trials for rotavirus and has a rare disease named after him.
Many of the affected e-mail accounts had previously appeared in data breaches on other platforms.
Several of the email accounts involved had previously appeared in data breaches on other platforms, the police said.
A 60-year-old Singaporean woman was among the victims who fell prey to a suspected pyramid scheme in China, which has seen 52 Singaporeans arrested to date. The woman, known only by her surname Wu, said she lost S$140,000 after making an investment in an apartment complex in Fang...
Thai police arrested a man who allegedly climbed into a pond and sexually abused koi fish in Bangkok. Authorities tracked down the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Suchitchai, also known as Tong. According to Khasod English , the incident occurred outside a home at Soi Vibhavad...
A lorry driver was sentenced to jail after a collision with a taxi that left the cabbie permanently disabled. The taxi driver, Lim Boon Hu, 56, passed away two years later, though there was no indication that his death was caused by injuries related to the accident. Irwan Bin Moh...
Malaysia police have arrested eight people suspected to have been involved in 17 car break-ins and thefts across the state of Johor. Four of the cases involve Singapore vehicles at popular coastal resort destination Desaru, The Star reported . Four Malaysian men, two Indonesian m...
A Thai abbot from Ayutthaya in central Thailand was arrested on Sep. 10, 2026, alongside a female aide who was caught on CCTV footage having sex with the monk in his quarters. According to Bangkok Post , the abbot and his female aide were accused of embezzling 100 million baht (S...
A police officer in Chonburi, Thailand was arrested on Sep. 10 morning, a day after he allegedly shot his wife, a teacher, at a kindergarten school. Thatsaphong, a deputy investigation officer at Bang Lamung Police Station, had refused to leave his home following the shooting on ...
A Penang-born woman in Australia reportedly passed away after being assaulted by her partner. Tan Kah Ming, 28, was found unresponsive in a residence in Perth on Aug. 26, reported 7News . She was taken to the hospital but later passed away. Local police believe her partner, 38-ye...
The Ministry of Home Affairs says discussions with the Israeli government involved the sharing of best practices in emergency response, crime prevention and forensics. Issues relating to the death penalty “were never part of the meeting and were not discussed”....
Callurn Lim Yuan Jin was arrested after he returned to Singapore on Sept 11, 2025.
In his apology video, the actor and content creator said he takes "full responsibility" for his actions and regrets not being transparent with his wider audience....
Aspiring actor and content creator Kiki Darling has addressed his past sexual assault conviction after it was announced that he was dropped from Jack Neo's upcoming film, "Ah Boys to Firefighters". The 26-year-old, whose real name is Hari Kishen Balakrishnan, was unveiled on Aug....
A Singaporean actress and influencer were allegedly spotted at a networking session in Alexandra organised by individuals purportedly involved in a suspected pyramid scheme. The scheme On Sep. 4, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) revealed that 52 Singaporeans had been...
The Hong Kong secondary school principal who was fired after swearing at security guards in Singapore has filed a lawsuit against the school for wrongful dismissal. According to the suit, Lee Cheuk Hing believes he was unjustly dismissed by San Wui Commercial Society Secondary Sc...
While in the shower at her community care apartment, 85-year-old Soh Hock Lye fell down and injured her hip. But when she pressed the emergency call button, no help came. Soh apparently had to drag herself to the main door, where she called for help and was eventually overheard b...
A man allegedly locked himself at home for close to an entire day after arguing with his wife, who later called the police. According to Shin Min Daily News , the incident happened on the fourth floor of Block 224 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 on Sep. 8. In response to Mothership 's querie...
A 30-year-old woman was charged after she allegedly broke into her ex-boyfriend's house twice by climbing into the unit, and tried to grab an officer's gun when police arrived to mediate. Shin Min Daily News reported that Yu Meng, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty on Sep. 9 to u...
A cleaner reportedly found a 51-year-old man lying motionless on a bench in an alley in Jalan Besar on Sep. 7. The man was later pronounced dead at the scene. No foul play suspected In response to Mothership 's queries, the police confirmed receiving a call for assistance at 36 U...
SINGAPORE: A woman tried to grab a police officer’s gun to harm herself when she was caught breaking into the house of her ex-boyfriend. The 30-year-old suspect, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Sep 9) to one count of using violence to obstruct a public servant fr...
They are investigated for alleged cheating, money laundering or providing unlicensed payment services.
SINGAPORE: Another road accident occurred when a 26-year-old man was caught driving at 221km/h with five other drivers during a road trip, causing two collisions. According to 8world News , the suspect was driving a blue Mitsubishi Evo with five other drivers in separate cars. On...
The production team said it was unaware of Kiki Darling's previous conviction and that his scenes will be removed following his resignation from the upcoming film....
Kiki Darling's role in the upcoming "Ah Boys to Firefighters" movie will be recast following the production team's discovery that he had previously been convicted of sexual assault. The 24-year-old, whose real name is Hari Kishen Balakrishnan, was unveiled on Aug. 31 as one of th...
A man, 32, was arrested on Sep. 7 at Tiong Bahru Plaza during a routine police patrol. While the police carried out their arrest, the man put up a struggle and had to be subdued by force. In a video shared by Xiaohongshu user Chic Ken, the man is seen cornered against the wall by...
Six men, aged 23 to 76, will be charged on Sep. 10 in separate cases of outrage of modesty, or molestation. 36-year-old On Jul. 16, a 36-year-old man allegedly molested a 23-year-old woman in the vicinity of Victoria Street. The incident was reported to the police, and the man wa...
One of the fires resulted in a fatality.
A magistrate's court has ordered a woman in Singapore to pay her ex-husband a total of S$7,085 after displaying "highly unreasonable" conduct towards him. Deputy Registrar Mark Lim noted in his judgement released on Sep. 7, 2026, that the man had accidentally transferred S$6,650 ...
SINGAPORE: In a recent social media post, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chair Paul Tambyah wrote of the SDP’s “deep concerns’ over the police actions against two activists, Jolovan Wham and Elijah Tay. On Monday (Sep 7), 46-year-old Mr Wham was handed five new charges: three c...
Johor police said the suspects targeted vehicles parked in open areas and along quiet roads.
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to a racketeering conspiracy charge over his role in a cryptocurrency theft ring that stole more than US$260 million (about S$328.7 million) from multiple victims. According to a report by CNA , in a nearly...
Five persons, aged between 29 and 66, have been identified and interviewed by the police in connection to online comments about the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in response to media queries. Following the floo...
Najib Razak’s pardon application as well as house arrest bid could be on the agenda, according to news reports.
