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4 foreigners caught with 5,272 vaporisers & components in luggage at Changi Airport T4
On Oct. 26, 2026, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Changi Airport Terminal 4 profiled four arriving foreigners for further checks and found a total of 5,272 vaporisers and related components in their luggage. All four were referred to the Health Sciences Au...
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S'pore man, 51, raped daughter, then 15, in 2024, surrendered after spotting her at police station, given 14 years' jail
A 51-year-old man, who raped his daughter in 2024, was sentenced to 14 years’ jail on Nov. 2. The sentence included four months in lieu of caning as he is above the age of 50, The Straits Times reported. The victim, then 15, fled to a police station afterwards while the man was i...
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S'porean man, 24, allegedly took videos of 410 male victims in toilets in 1 year
A man was charged with two counts of voyeurism for allegedly recording videos of 410 male victims in toilets from Feb. 24, 2025, to Dec. 23, 2025. Gary Teo Yong Jie, 24, is also accused of taking a video of a male victim using a urinal on May 26, 2023. Chargesheets stated that Te...
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Singaporeans call out ex-PAP MP for dressing as a delivery rider for Halloween street party
SINGAPORE: While Halloween activities are supposed to be fun and lighthearted, some individuals online did not take too kindly to the costume chosen by former People’s Action Party Member of Parliament (PAP MP) Amrin Amin, who dressed as a foodpanda delivery rider. In an Oct 31 (...
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SBS Transit bus crashes through central divider in Jalan Kayu; driver assisting with investigations
The bus was believed to have self-skidded.
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Flowers & notes left at scene of fatal Tampines accident
Flowers and notes have been left at the scene of the Oct. 29 Tampines hit-and-run accident , where a married couple, both aged 24, died. Mothership had previously reported that the wife was one month pregnant with their second child. The couple was laid to rest next to each other...
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Kinokuniya temporarily shuts Takashimaya outlet after fire in locker room
The bookstore chain said on Facebook at about 6.30pm that the outlet was reopened for business.
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Man, 36, slaps woman after she allegedly hits his 2 children in KL mall, police investigating
A 36-year-old Malaysian man was seen slapping a woman in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall on Nov. 1. According to Sinar Daily , he allegedly did so after the unknown woman shoved his seven-year-old son from behind, causing him to fall, and hit the back of his two-year-old daughter. T...
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Singaporean driver who killed cyclist in Perth sentenced to over 5 years’ jail in Australia
Ng Jing Kai had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter in August.
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Telok Blangah Heights murder: Man, 32, accused of stabbing man, 73, to death brought back to crime scene
The man accused of stabbing another man to death in Telok Blangah Heights was brought back to the crime scene on Nov. 2. Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, was charged in court for murder. A 73-year-old man died after being stabbed on Oct. 5 evening near Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights....
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Man ordered food good for 10 people, complained that congee shop refused to provide breakdown of their $180 bill order
SINGAPORE: It is normal for customers to ask for a receipt with a breakdown of their orders after dining out at a restaurant. However, this was not the case for a man who recently went to a congee shop late at night, where his request for a receipt was refused by the shop owner. ...
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CNA Explains: What happens to carbon credits when the forests protecting them burn?
Wildfires in Indonesia are threatening forests linked to carbon credit projects. What does this mean for companies that have paid to offset their emissions, and are the safeguards enough?...