SINGAPORE — When a young, smartly dressed Indonesian man approached Mr Mohamed in a dimly lit nightclub and asked him if he wanted «Nike» or «Superman», it confused the Singaporean.The 53-year-old, who gave his name only as Mr Mohamed, had visited the club in Nagoya town, Batam, with other Singaporeans after a round of golf earlier in the day.Mr Mohamed said: «I couldn't really hear what he was saying but he opened a small tin box with tablets placed on a bed of sponge.»I thought they were sweets but he told me he was selling Ecstasy pills (embossed with Nike and Superman logos).«Mr Mohamed said he repeatedly declined the offer, but was then shown »Batu" (rock in Bahasa Indonesia), also known as crystal methamphetamine, in a small clear plastic bag. He turned that down as well.Mr Mohamed continues to play golf in Batam, at least four times a year, but now visits only nightclubs recommended by the golf tournament organisers.He recounted the July 2025 incident to The Straits Times after learning about the Central Narcotics Bureau's (CNB) participation in an anti-drug blitz at a Batam nightclub on Jan 18.

SINGAPORE — Standing at just 1.51m tall, with her hair tied up in a high ponytail, Ms Neo Hui Qin is not your typical fishmonger.After graduating from ITE in 2012, she worked as a dental assistant for 10 years but left the job in 2023 after her beloved boss, a dentist, passed away.Ms Neo, now 32, knew that she could not work for anyone else, and so she began to look for a job that both excited her and pushed her out of her comfort zone.She liked the idea of becoming a fishmonger as she had helped out at her friend's fish stall in Hougang during the Covid-19 pandemic and enjoyed the experience.«Why not try the market, try being a fishmonger? Everything is hands-on, and I am good with hands-on,» said Ms Neo.With lots of moral support from her husband, family and friends, she took the plunge and opened a stall in Tiong Bahru Market in April 2024.Her husband, who used to be in the navy, also became a fishmonger in November 2025 and runs a stall in Kovan Market.At first, Ms Neo sold only prawns.

More than 244 million travellers passed through Singapore's checkpoints in 2025, up from around 230 million in 2024.The number constituted a 6.3 per cent increase, said the ICA in a statement on Monday (Feb 23).The rise was largely due to an increase in land checkpoint crossings, which accounted for about 76 per cent of the total traveller volume.On Dec 19 last year, nearly 589,000 travellers passed through the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints, setting a new single-day record.  QR code clearance, which was fully implemented at both land checkpoints in January 2025, was used by 134 million travellers since its roll-out in March 2024, according to ICA.The take-up rate for QR code clearance across all types of travellers also increased in 2025.

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