More than 170 travellers were caught across Singapore's land, air, and sea checkpoints for smuggling cash and evading tax payments on imported goods in a week-long multi-agency enforcement operation. Over 19,000 travellers and 1,600 vehicles were identified for the checks carried out from May 21 to May 27, according to a joint news release on Saturday (May 31). The operation involved the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Singapore Customs (Customs), National Parks Board (NParks), and Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Among those held, 14 foreigners — aged between 26 and 77 — were nabbed for moving cash exceeding $20,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency into and out of Singapore without declaration or with inaccurate declaration. One of these cases on May 24 involved three male travellers who were separately detected moving cash of various currencies valued between $22,938 and $541,000 into or out of Singapore without declaration. Of the 14, four were issued with Notices of Warning, while seven were issued with composition sums amounting to $27,000.

A 14-year-old student and five male foreigners were among 139 people arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in an islandwide drug bust conducted from May 18 to 30, 2025. In a press release on Saturday (May 31), CNB said they seized about 3,588g of heroin, 2,744g of cannabis, 1,303g of Ice, 155g of ketamine, 54g of Ecstasy, 26g of cocaine and 213 Erimin-5 tablets. The authority also seized 49 vape devices suspected to contain cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and 22 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps. The drugs seized have an estimated worth of over $626,700 and could potentially feed the addiction of 2,840 abusers for a week, according to CNB. In one operation conducted in the early morning of 23 May, CNB officers acting on information received raided a facility in the vicinity of Tuas South Avenue and arrested five foreigners aged between 23 and 34. Two men, aged 25 and 34, put up a struggle to resist arrest and necessary force was used to subdue them, said the authority.

SINGAPORE — While seeing a patient, Dr L (not her real name) received a call from someone claiming to be a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) officer working with the police. The man told her she was in trouble with the authorities. Following his instructions, Dr L, 36, wanted to transfer almost $4 million from her bank account to another account for “safekeeping”, in what she thought was a secret anti-money laundering operation. But as she was communicating with the fake official in a video call, a real policewoman called her to warn her that she was talking to scammers. Confused, Dr L struggled to discern who was lying and who was telling the truth. In a media interview arranged by the police on May 28 at Police Cantonment Complex, Dr L said the scammers were very convincing. The general practitioner said: “I wasn’t even second-guessing whether the person (fake cop) I was speaking to was really the police.” Thankfully, she trusted the legitimate authorities and did not lose any money.

A video of an enforcement officer using a measuring device on a car suspected of being illegally parked has tickled netizens and earned praise. In the minute-long clip shared by Facebook page Roads.sg on Friday (May 30), the officer — dressed in the uniform worn by Certis Cisco parking wardens — places a yellow tape measure along the road, parallel to a black car. The black car appears to have been parked illegally at Swanage Road, with its rear end seemingly obstructing the footpath. The enforcement officer then snaps a picture of the car from the front and walks back to the rear and inspects the tape measure. The post has garnered over 1,500 views and 200 comments, with netizens both amused by the situation and also impressed by the officer's diligence.  «Imagine if you receive the letter of the summon: Dear xxx. Your vehicle was parked 0.1 cm out,» wrote a Facebook user. «Professionalism at work,» commended another.

The police have arrested 13 men, aged between 23 and 42, for being suspected members of unlawful societies. The island-wide secret society suppression operation on May 23 and 24 was led by the Secret Societies Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department and supported by Jurong Police Division. Over 40 public entertainment outlets, nightlife establishments, and food and beverage outlets, as well as close to 90 people were checked. The island-wide secret society suppression operation was conducted on May 23 and 24. PHOTO: Singapore Police Force Police investigations against all 13 individuals are ongoing. Anyone found guilty of being a member of an unlawful society under Section 14(3) of the Societies Act 1966 shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for up to three years, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

A fire broke out at a coffee shop in Ubi on Friday night (May 30), involving the contents of a food stall on the first floor. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 301, Ubi Avenue 1, at about 11.35pm and extinguished it with two water jets. Seventy six residents were safely evacuated, with one senior citizen taken to Singapore General Hospital for follow-up and observation due to smoke inhalation. A few other stalls in the coffee shop also sustained heat and smoke damage, they added. The MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim thanked SCDF in a Facebook post and added that residents on the third and fourth floors could return to their units safely at about 1.40am. Grassroots volunteers provided water and biscuits.

SINGAPORE - Hanging upside-down from a tree branch, the full-feathered «crow» was limp, its eyes devoid of any signs of life. The dead bird, however, is not real, but just a plastic effigy. It is part of an ongoing trial by the National Parks Board (NParks) to prevent murders of house crows (Corvus splendens), considered an invasive species here, from congregating in large groups. Such effigies have been tested overseas in places such as the US with some success, and NParks is testing them out here for the first time as a tool to disperse these birds. In response to queries from The Straits Times, Mr How Choon Beng, NParks' group director of wildlife management, said: «The effigies are placed at roost sites and positioned to resemble dead crows. The aim is to create a perception of danger and encourage the roosting crows to disperse to other locations.» The realistic decoys were first deployed in Singapore in late 2023, with each effigy deployed at a site for about two weeks on average, NParks said.

About 1.2 tonnes of fresh and processed produce illegally imported from Malaysia were seized at Tuas Checkpoint. On May 28 and 29, a joint operation by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) was conducted on delivery trucks which «typically transport produce intended for direct distribution to retailers and customers», the agencies said in a press release on Friday (May 30). ICA officers at the Tuas checkpoint noticed discrepancies in the consignment of two trucks during the operations. They referred them to SFA, which found and seized «undeclared and under-declared produce such as spring onion, potato, bayam and cut cabbage».

Students from Singapore who are headed to the US are now facing uncertainty after President Donald Trump's administration recently ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new student visa appointments. Trump had alleged that top US universities are cradles of anti-American movements, with his administration revoking Harvard University's ability to enrol foreign students last week, a move later blocked by a federal judge, Reuters reported. An undergraduate student enrolling in Dartmouth — an Ivy League research university in New Hampshire, US — this year said he is worried about recent developments. The Singapore permanent resident, who requested anonymity, said: «The situation is definitely concerning, especially for international students, as it creates a lot of uncertainty.» «Many of us are keeping a close eye on developments, as it’s hard to predict how things might evolve.» 

As vehicles on the departure lane on the Causeway came to a halt on Friday (May 30) 4pm, six officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) got to work. Like clockwork, they unloaded several water-filled barriers and safety cones from a van in the sweltering heat, before placing them along the lane markers. Traffic at the departure lanes resumed at 4.30pm. But this time, one of the lanes had been temporarily converted into an arrival lane for heavy vehicles. The contra-flow operation with a «flexi-lane» at Woodlands Checkpoint is one of the «complex traffic management» options that ICA employs to ease congestion during peak periods. Others include converting part of the departure cargo zone to clear cars departing Woodlands Checkpoints.

Jalan Kayu SMC and Punggol GRC have established their own town councils following the 2025 General Election. The Ministry of National Development (MND) said on Friday (May 30) that it issued an order to put into effect the setting up of 19 town councils, which were formed at the request of the wards' respective MPs. As a result of changes to electoral boundaries, which involved some areas being transferred between towns, 12 town councils have been reconstituted, said MND, adding that five of them remain unchanged both in their boundaries and names. Under the Town Councils Act, elected MPs are either to form a town for their own constituency or group up to three constituencies together to form a town. Each town should be managed by its own town council. The new Jalan Kayu Town Council, comprising the SMC won by labour chief Ng Chee Meng, will be chaired by him.

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Non-life-threatening calls to 995 will be referred to NurseFirst, a medical triage helpline, from June 1 in a nation-wide trial. According to a joint statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday (May 30), the pilot will run for six months in a bid to enhance the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) ability to cope with a rising demand for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The demand for EMS has been increasing rapidly over the years, and is expected to increase further given the ageing population and rising healthcare needs that Singapore currently faces. In 2024, SCDF received a total of 245,279 EMS calls. With an average of 672 calls daily, up 57 per cent in the last decade, SCDF needs to prioritise timely emergency medical responses to those facing life-threatening emergencies.  NurseFirst helpline NurseFirst, operated by Woodlands Health (WH), was launched in February 2022 with funding from MOH to manage non-life-threatening cases in the northern district.

SINGAPORE — Israel may be in breach of international law by restricting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Speaking at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 30, PM Wong said: «The restrictions imposed on the delivery of humanitarian supplies are completely unacceptable. In our opinion, it may even be a likely breach of international humanitarian law. So it cannot be justified.» While Singapore has always said that Israel has the right to defend itself, it has «gone too far and its actions have caused a terrible humanitarian disaster», he added. The press conference was held by both countries at Parliament House to announce the upgrading of their relationship across several domains including defence, intelligence and nuclear power. Speaking to foreign and local media, PM Wong also reiterated that Singapore supports the right of the Palestinian people to their homeland through a negotiated two-state solution, beyond the current crisis.

Commuters who need a little extra help when using public transport will soon have a simpler way to ask for it — with the launch of a new card under the Helping Hand scheme. In a Facebook post on Friday (May 30), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that commuters can indicate the type of assistance they need — such as directions, help with tapping their fare card, or being alerted when they reach their stop — on a blank space at the back of the Universal Helping Hand card. «Spot someone carrying a bright yellow card? That's your cue to show some care!» Said LTA on their Facebook post, adding that the card makes it easier for staff or other commuters to offer the necessary help. The Helping Hand scheme is an initiative by the Caring SG Commuters Committee to foster a more caring, welcoming and inclusive public transport system. In March, then-Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng said in his ministry’s Budget debate that the new card will be in addition to the earlier cards issued under the scheme. 

Following a casual visit to Lau Pa Sat for local delicacies on Thursday (May 29) night, Singapore and France commemorated 60 years of diplomatic relations with multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence and artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged MoUs at a joint press conference on Friday (May 30), ahead of Macron's keynote address at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's largest forum on security and defence. Forty-seven countries, including 40 minister-level delegates, are attending the 22nd edition of the Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel from May 30 to June 1. Speaking about a shifting global order and heightened uncertainty on Friday, PM Wong emphasised the need for «like-minded countries to work together to put in place the outlines and the pillars of a new order that will ensure stability and continue shared prosperity for countries around the world».

A tourist spent $13 for a box of durians, but ended up paying $200 as the hotel she was staying in charged that amount as cleaning fee. The China national apparently ate the snack in her room, according to a Xiaohongshu post by user Blue Mullberry (transliterated) on Monday (May 26). Her post, titled «Spending 1,000 yuan ($200) in Singapore on one durian» said that she spent $13 on the durians, but paid $200 on cleaning fees. «Other tourists in Singapore, please remember not to eat durians in your hotel room,» Mulberry cautioned. In her almost five-minute video post, she detailed her experience leading up to the $200 fee. A day earlier, while walking with her friend they came across a shop selling durians, she recalled. Since it was in a market with no seating available, she took the fruit back to her room to eat. The durian had already been deshelled and placed in a Styrofoam container, Mulberry later added.

When pupils graduate from primary schools, they leave behind some friends and familiar faces and carry with them memories of years spend playing, studying and bonding. For Zane (not his real name) that was not the case. He was alone. In Primary 4 and 6, his classmates labelled him a «black sheep», spreading negativity about him on social media platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter, and WhatsApp. In school, some bullies even extorted money from Zane, pushing him down a staircase when he attempted to stand up for himself. He tried reaching out to parents and teachers for assistance, but either they brushed it off or did not believe him. «I was just there, alone,» Zane told SG Her Empowerment (SHE), adding that he would cry and suppress his emotions. SHE, an independent non-profit organisation that strives to empower girls and women, also has an online harms support centre SHECares@SCWO that aims to provide assistance to victims of online harm. Zane was distraught and unaware of what was happening at the time, he said. «From then on, I didn't really attach myself to anyone.»

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be conducting a series of social experiments to understand the level of public vigilance and response to terror threats. In a press statement on Thursday (May 29), MHA said that the experiments are part of the SGSecure movement and will be conducted between early to mid-June in the heartlands. The experiments are controlled, and will involve planned scenarios with actors and realistic props. MHA said that the experiments will be «executed with careful oversight to ensure that they are carried out safely, with minimal inconvenience to members of the public».

When pupils graduate from primary schools, they leave behind some friends and familiar faces and carry with them memories of years spend playing, studying and bonding. For Zane (not his real name) that was not the case. He was alone. In Primary 4 and 6, his classmates labelled him a «black sheep», spreading negativity about him on social media platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter, and WhatsApp. In school, some bullies even extorted money from Zane, pushing him down a staircase when he attempted to stand up for himself. He tried reaching out to parents and teachers for assistance, but either they brushed it off or did not believe him. «I was just there, alone,» Zane told SG Her Empowerment (SHE), adding that he would cry and suppress his emotions. SHE, an independent non-profit organisation that strives to empower girls and women, also has an online harms support centre SHECares@SCWO that aims to provide assistance to victims of online harm. Zane was distraught and unaware of what was happening at the time, he said. «From then on, I didn't really attach myself to anyone.»

An Indonesian man was charged in court on Thursday (May 29) for allegedly buying KrisFlyer accounts illegally and using their miles to purchase items. The 28-year-old Indonesian man, Rizaldy Primanta Putra, was charged in court with four counts under the Computer Misuse Act on Thursday (May 29).  On Wednesday, the police said they received a report from Singapore Airlines on Oct 11, 2024 regarding suspected fraudulent transactions using KrisFlyer miles, which had been detected by local merchants earlier in June. KrisFlyer is a rewards programme by Singapore Airlines that allows members to earn and redeem miles through transactions. Through ground enquiries and using CCTV footage, officers from the Airport Police Division (APD) identified the 28-year-old man, but he had left the country in September — before the report was lodged. When the man returned to Singapore on Jan 11, 2025, he was detained by APD officers at Changi Airport. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had illegally bought and accessed some KrisFlyer accounts belonging to other people while he was overseas.

A fire broke out at 20 Jalan Tenteram just before noon on Thursday (May 29), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said. A total of five people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Two people were sent to Singapore General Hospital, another two were conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and one person was sent to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. In a Facebook post, the SCDF said it responded to the fire at about 11.40am and that the blaze involved items placed along the corridor outside a unit on the second and third floor. The fire affected the inside of both these units, while a few neighboring units sustained heat and soot damage, according to the the Facebook post.

DBS staff helped an elderly woman from being scammed twice and referred the case to the police. The police said in a news release on Thursday (May 29) that the 77-year-old woman had tried withdrawing $200,000 in cash at DBS' Holland Village branch on April 2. When asked about the transaction, she said the money was for her nephew's wedding, even though she had already withdrawn $160,000 the day before. Suspicious, the staff referred her to the DBS Bank Anti-Scam team, who sought assistance from the police's Anti-Scam Centre (ASC). ACS officers engaged the elderly woman and learnt that she had been contacted by an unknown caller claiming to be «telecommunications company staff' who transferred her to scammers posing as the »Hong Kong police« and »staff« from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The »Hong Kong police« had told the victim that she was under investigation for money laundering and instructed her to withdraw $620,000 and hand it over to the »MAS staff" for investigation. Thanks to DBS' escalation of the case and intervention by ASC, the woman was prevented from losing $620,000.

A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined spending coming up to $884,978. On May 28, their election returns were made available on the Elections Department’s (ELD) website. Election candidates here are required under the law to declare how much they spent and what the money was used for, to ensure accountability and transparency of campaign finances. Candidates from the 2025 General Election have until June 16 to do so. Among those who have submitted their election expenses, average spending worked out to be $25,285 per candidate. But individual candidates’ expenses ranged widely – some did not spend a single cent, while one spent more than $100,000. The 35 candidates who have submitted their returns include those from the PAP, PSP, National Solidarity Party (NSP), People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR), Red Dot United (RDU) and Singapore People’s Party (SPP).

An Indonesian man will be charged in court on Thursday (May 29) for allegedly buying KrisFlyer accounts illegally and using their miles to purchase items. On Wednesday, the police said they received a report from Singapore Airlines on Oct 11, 2024 regarding suspected fraudulent transactions using KrisFlyer miles, which had been detected by local merchants earlier in June. KrisFlyer is a rewards programme by Singapore Airlines that allows members to earn and redeem miles through transactions. Through ground enquiries and using CCTV footage, officers from the Airport Police Division (APD) identified the 28-year-old man, but he had left the country in September — before the report was lodged. When the man returned to Singapore on Jan 11, 2025, he was detained by APD officers at Changi Airport. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had illegally bought and accessed some KrisFlyer accounts belonging to other people while he was overseas.

In 2022, she got a D7 for Mathematics for her O-level exam. Three years later, Nallathambi Kavya is not only a fresh poly graduate but a founder of a start-up named GRIP, which aims to solve the woes of food delivery riders. The product, GRIPBox, is a storage box which helps to solve the problem of spillage. It is now in the testing stage and Kavya, 20, is still collecting feedback from delivery riders before she refines the product again. «People say (GRIPBox) is very practical, easy to use and innovative,» she told AsiaOne. This achievement is a world away when she failed her O-level Math because she and her family tested positive for Covid-19 on the day of the exam, causing her to miss it. The poor Math score meant she could not apply to study an engineering-related course in a polytechnic via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE). Undeterred, Kavya, who told AsiaOne she wanted to pursue engineering «no matter what», focused on securing a place in polytechnic through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE), and was accepted into Republic Polytechnic's (RP) Common Engineering diploma programme.

Onboard a Scoot flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Zhang Kun retrieved another passenger's haversack from the overhead compartment, took out the wallet and removed $200, RM100 (S$30) and a credit card from it. The 51-year-old Chinese national then put back the haversack. Another passenger, K Visvanathan, who witnessed the theft told the victim about the theft. They called the police soon after landing at Changi Airport Terminal 1 on March 17, and Zhang was arrested. On Wednesday (May 28), he was sentenced to 10 months' in jail after pleading guilty to a theft charge, the police said in a statement. Zhang has since fully compensated the victim. Visvanathan was awarded the Public Spiritedness Award on March 25 for providing crucial information during  the police's follow-up investigations.

Yale-NUS College (YNC) alumni and netizens have expressed dismay after learning that DVDs containing classic films were destroyed prior to the closure of the university. Student associates working at the YNC Library were asked by staff to destroy over 100 DVDs back in April before the college shuts down in June, reported The Straits Times.  Many YNC alumni have taken to social media to show their disappointment in the way National University of Singapore (NUS) has handled the matter. Speaking to AsiaOne, a 26-year-old graduate from YNC who wanted to be known only as Adam, said that «it feels like a gut punch» and that there has been an obvious «loss of transparency and collaboration» as a result of NUS' recent management of the library.

Resale flat prices may begin to moderate starting from 2026, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said during his first site visit to Toa Payoh Ridge on Wednesday (May 28). Minister Chee, who was sworn in as Minister for National Development (MND) last Friday (May 23), was previously Minister for Transport. Speaking with media at a playground in the new Toa Payoh Ridge, Chee acknowledged that the increase in resale flat prices has been a concern for Singaporeans. «This is also an important area for my ministry and we want to see how we can help to address this concern,» he said. He explained that one contributing reason for these price hikes is the Build-To-Order flat (BTO) delays that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic, which drove demand for resale flats. Chee stated that he believes this situation will improve come 2026 as more new flats built over the past few years reach their five-year minimum occupation period (MOP). «Once we see more supply coming in and also coupled with more new BTO flats entering the market, I think we will see moderation,» he said.

More firms increased their employees' wages in 2024, compared to the year before, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in a report on Wednesday (May 28). The proportion of firms that raised employees' wages increased to 78.3 per cent in 2024, up from 65.6 per cent in 2023, according to MOM's report on wage practices for 2024.  Concurrently, the proportion of firms that cut employees' pay fell from from 6.5 per cent in 2023 to 3.2 per cent in 2024. The remaining 18.5 per cent of firms kept the wages of their employees constant. Average wage increase has moderated: MOM Among firms which raised wages, the average wage increase in 2024 of 6.6 per cent has moderated from 7.2 per cent 2023. However, among firms which reduced wages, the cut was smaller in 2024 (-3.6 per cent) than in 2023 (-6.2 per cent). As economic growth continued and employers' profits went up, nominal total wages (which includes employer CPF contributions, basic wage and an annual variable component to account for bonuses) grew by 5.6 per cent in 2024 — comparable to 5.2 per cent in 2023.

A 41-year-old Singaporean man and his 38-year-old Malaysian wife were arrested in Melaka on Monday (May 26) for allegedly distributing drug-laced vape liquids to school children. Malaysian news portal Voice Asia News reported that police raided the couple's rented home following a three-month long investigation and seized 127.5ml of ketamine, which was believed to be used in vape devices, and 212 ecstasy pills among others. The total value of the seized items amounted up to RM32,650 (S$9,900).  «Preliminary investigations indicate that the couple had been actively distributing various types of drugs in the form of vape liquids, pills and powders across the state over the past three months,» Melaka police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Dzulkairi Mukhtar told reporters on Tuesday (May 27), The Star reported. They are believed to have distributed the controlled substances through social media and personal networks. Police confiscated a car and a motorcycle believed to belong to the couple. Investigations are ongoing.

Over the past four years, Yue Kaixin regularly advises landlords on how to maximise their rental income. But the last thing the property agent from ERA Singapore would do is go against their choice of tenants — even when some insist, «No Indians». «I still had to obey them,» Yue said. «I can't tell them what to do. If not, do you think I'll still have a business?» Yue is among several property agents in Singapore who told AsiaOne they are reluctant to confront landlords who refuse to rent to tenants from minority races. Other agents, on the other hand, have to grapple with landlords who show prejudice against members of the LGBTQ community.  One property agent, who has worked in real estate for over a decade, recalled feeling awkward early in his career when landlords made it clear they did not want to rent to Indians. Some of these preferences stem from stereotypes that Indian tenants, both Singaporeans and expats, have a nonchalant attitude towards maintaining the property and they cook food with strong smells.

SINGAPORE — When Muhammad Haikal Nekla dropped out of secondary school at 16 due to family issues and began working full-time to help support them, he intended to go back to complete his education some day. He made good on the promise only many years later. «When I made the decision to drop out, I told my principal that I would continue my education one day, but I never got around to it,» he said. A discussion with some Republic Polytechnic (RP) interns he was supervising at the restaurant chain where he worked spurred him to return to school at the age of 33, in 2021. «They shared that (polytechnics) took a more hands-on approach to learning, where theories are applied to real-life problems. That was what interested me the most,» said Haikal, who was then an assistant manager at Fish & Co. After more than 15 years of working as waiter, barista and manager in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, Haikal enrolled in RP's diploma of restaurant and culinary operations programme in 2022 via the Early Admissions Exercise, which is open to working adults.

Residents in an Aljunied HDB flat were alarmed when two hornbills flew into their unit and defecated all over the furniture before flying away. TikTok user 3peasinapod captured the incident and uploaded a video on Saturday (May 24) that has since garnered over 25,000 views. The incident occurred on Friday morning (May 23) at the unit on the ninth floor at Block 118A Alkaff Crescent, Upper Aljunied Road, reported Shin Min Daily News. 3peasinapod is run by a mother of three surnamed Tan, who spoke to Shin Min and said that she had spotted a hornbill prior to the incident at 9am outside her window. In her caption, Tan said that she had «heard sounds» and, upon investigation, spotted the two birds in her living room. She added that while one managed to fly out, the other was unable to find a way out. In the video, the remaining hornbill is seen trapped between a children's furniture set and the window while desperately trying to escape. Her husband is also seen attempting to move furniture and make way for it to leave.

If peace in your (virtual) home faces an extra-terrestrial threat, would you answer the call to arms? For many gamers playing Helldivers 2, it seems this is no longer hypothetical, but a very real choice they must face as an alien invasion bears down upon a megacity that could be a spoof of Singapore. Helldivers 2, a game by Arrowhead Game Studios, follows the titular Helldivers, which are an elite group of soldiers protecting the Sol System from alien threats. Earlier in May, the game's version of Earth, known as Super-Earth, came under threat of invasion by an alien race known as the Illuminate, which are a technologically advanced race and the arch enemy of mankind. They had manipulated a black hole, guiding it towards Super-Earth, leaving behind planetary-level destruction in its wake before emerging from within the black hole once in proximity of Super-Earth. Of the seven megacities that inhabit Super-Earth, three have already fallen to the invasion, while three of the remaining four are currently under siege.