Trio jailed for crimes linked to scam syndicate; 6 victims cheated of cash, valuables worth over $1m
The men were each sentenced to between 49 and 74 months' jail on Sept 18.
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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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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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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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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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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?...
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Johor-Singapore SEZ records RM88.83 billion in approved investments
The Johor-Singapore Cooperation Ministerial Committee (JSCMC) held its first meeting on Monday (Nov 2).
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Johor-S’pore SEZ records $28b of approved projects, ministers note ‘good progress’ on various fronts
These projects are associated with 28,755 potential jobs, the ministers said in a statement.
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Common Suit's Javin Tan is the first Singaporean to win prestigious Italian tailoring competition
Singapore tailor Javin Tan, founder of Common Suits, makes history as the first non-Italian to win the Milano su Misura – Trofeo Arbiter, an international competition celebrating the art of bespoke tailoring....
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askST: What are deregistered vehicles, and why are they a problem?
The driver of the Audi that caused the fatal Tampines crash on Oct 29 is alleged to have used a deregistered vehicle.
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S’pore charity Sree Narayana Mission appoints Bernie Poh as new CEO
Bernie Poh (left) will succeed S. Devendran as CEO of SNM (Singapore).