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Teen cyclist, 16, arrested after accident in Yishun with man, 74, who later died
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....
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Hong Kong woman, 70, falls out with best friend of 20 years after friend, 60, marries ex-boyfriend, 83
A 20-year friendship between two women in Hong Kong apparently fell apart after one of them married the other's former boyfriend. The relationship dispute, involving two women aged 70 and 60 and an 83-year-old man, was featured on an episode of Hong Kong’s TVB programme “Scoop”. ...
government
National Cancer Centre apologises after email addresses of over 460 recipients mistakenly exposed
The Personal Data Protection Commission said it is investigating the incident.
government
Majority of residents of brick-faced Tampines blocks vote for paint that matches original colour
Residents of the eight 497 blocks in Tampines Street 45 have decided: 76.02 per cent voted for the original paint scheme in a recent poll.
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At least 20 passersby rally together to move fallen tree in MacPherson, manage to clear 1 lane
At least 20 passers-by were spotted working together to help move a tree that had fallen onto a road in MacPherson on Sep. 18. The incident came to light after an Instagram user, @crayoncheryl, posted a video showing several people pushing the tree towards the side of the road, w...
schools
Ex-MUIS senior director, 59, misappropriated over S$68,000 in funds meant for religious school, gets jail
A Singaporean man responsible for managing the affairs of a madrasah misappropriated S$68,629 from the religious school at Braddell Road. 59-year-old Razak Mohamed Lazim was a former senior director at the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) from 2011 to January 2016. O...
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Progress must go hand in hand with identity and community: PM Wong
He was speaking at the Tamils Representative Council’s 75th anniversary celebration.
Local
‘Your wife should be sitting down. Not you.’— Woman confronts man after he blames her for wife standing on MRT
SINGAPORE: A local content creator said in a recent video that she noticed a woman was standing in the MRT while her husband and young daughter had seats near her. To her surprise, she overheard the father blame her when the little girl asked why her mum was not sitting down. She...
business
Why are Micron's Taiwan workers rejecting up to 68 months bonuses & even threatening a strike?
Taiwanese employees at U.S. chipmaker Micron have rejected a reward package announced by the company on Sep. 11, 2026, saying they want a long-term profit-sharing mechanism instead. Under the reward package, employees in Taiwan would receive bonuses equivalent to 35 to 68 months ...
parks
Crowds at open-air diners, parks thin out as air quality deteriorates on Sept 19
On Sept 19, air quality in parts of Singapore deteriorated again after a few days of respite.
schools
Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure
Yoga studio Yoga Inc has closed its remaining Singapore outlets. According to a Substack blog called The Yoga Edit , instructors apparently received a text message on Sep. 18. Instructors were informed that Yoga Inc's remaining two outlets at SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub ce...
Local
'Bank card! Bank card!': S'porean woman overhears scam call on MRT, intervenes & helps victim hang up
On Sep. 17, a Singaporean woman overheard what seemed to be a scam call on the MRT. Noticing that her fellow commuter appeared distressed, she made the decision to intercept the possible scam. In an Instagram post, Vit Olivia Ng, 29, shared about her experience. View this post on...