A 72-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (June 11) for using abusive language in emails sent to a Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP and a town council employee.Police said in a news release on Wednesday night that he had sent multiple emails between Aug 19 and Oct 6 last year to the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council.The emails allegedly contained accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive comments directed at an MP and a town council employee.According to the police, the elderly man was previously investigated for similar offences under the Protection from Harassment Act, in relation to abusive conduct directed at the same MP and staff. If found guilty of using abusive words or materials towards a public servant, he could be fined up to $5,000 jailed for up to 12 months, or both.Police reminded members of the public who have concerns regarding municipal or public service matters to raise them through appropriate official channels, adding that they have zero tolerance for harassment and abusive conduct directed at public officers and town council personnel who carry out duties in service of the community.[[nid:737731]]

The potential gap of some 335 million jobs for young people in Africa over the next decade could manifest into a loss of hope among them.This, in turn, necessitates governments and societies to orientate themselves towards creating good jobs for their population, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Tuesday (June 10). He was delivering a talk on «Investing in the drivers of inclusive growth» to students at the University of Dar es Salaam — the oldest and largest public university in Tanzania — on the second day of this three-day state visit to the East African country.

E-commerce platform Shopee has cut jobs in Singapore as it shifts focus towards artificial intelligence (AI).Parent group Sea Ltd is cutting hundreds of developer jobs at Shopee globally as it adopts AI in the workplace and develops new services based on the technology, according to Bloomberg.It was reported that the cuts, which began this week, amount to about 8 per cent of Shopee's developer workforce, affecting roles such as quality assurance.More redundancies are expected, reports said.Responding to queries from AsiaOne on Wednesday (June 10), Shopee said the company regularly assesses its staffing needs and may make adjustments based on operational and business priorities, adding that the decisions are made after careful consideration.«For colleagues affected by any changes, Shopee is committed to providing support during this period of transition,» said the spokesperson, though the company did not disclose how many employees in Singapore were affected.

A 25-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (June 11) for his alleged involvement in several cases of loanshark harassment islandwide.The police said in a news release on Wednesday evening that they received reports of the main gates of several residential units being secured with bicycle locks and debtor's notes placed outside.A photograph of an alleged crime scene provided by the police shows one such note.The note reads: «Owe $ Pay $. This is just a warning. Next time I burn your house!!! (sic)»Officers from Ang Mo Kio, Bedok and Woodlands Police Divisions identified the man through ground enquiries and with images from police cameras and arrested him on June 9.A black bicycle lock and a mobile phone were seized from him as case exhibits.The penalty for loanshark harassment for first-time offenders is a jail term of up to five years, along with a fine of between $5,000 and $10,000, and mandatory caning of up to six strokes.The police reiterated that they have zero tolerance for loanshark harassment.

US semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials officially opened its expanded manufacturing facility in Tampines on Wednesday (June 10).The expansion is expected to create about 1,000 new jobs — across manufacturing, research and development, headquarter and field services — over the next few years to support industry growth and technology commercialisation. Applied Materials' new Tampines campus at 5 Tampines Industrial Crescent. PHOTO: AsiaOne/Rauf Khan Built at a cost of $600 million, the new Tampines campus will double Applied Materials' advanced cleanroom capacity here and strengthen global manufacturing footprint.

Passers-by rushed to help after a car overturned in Punggol, attempting to smash the windshield before SCDF officers reached the scene.In a viral video uploaded by SGFollowsAll on Wednesday (June 9) morning, a black car can be seen flipped sideways on the road as some passers-by attempt to smash the windshield of the car with motorcycle helmets.It appeared that they continued to do so until an SCDF vehicle arrived on the scene.

At least $68,200 have been lost to scams involving tickets for the BTS' Arirang tour in Singapore, with at least 62 cases reported since June 1, said the police. BTS is scheduled to perform at the National Stadium on Dec 17, 19, 20 and 22.In a statement on Wednesday (June 10), the police said that in most cases, scammers approached victims through the social media platform X. More recently, victims would come across the sale of concert tickets on social media platforms such as Instagram and Carousell.In the reported cases, victims came across online posts advertising concert tickets and were instructed to make payment via PayNow or by scanning a PayNow QR code.After receiving the initial payment, scammers would often request additional transfers, claiming the money was needed for administrative fees. Victims realised they had been scammed when the promised tickets failed to arrive.

SINGAPORE — A maid agency has been ordered by the court to compensate a bedridden elderly woman $1,558 after it was found to have misrepresented the ability of one of its foreign domestic workers to speak Mandarin when the helper could not do so.A tribunal magistrate ruled after a Small Claims Tribunals (SCT) hearing that the agency’s actions amounted to an unfair practice under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act.The identities of the woman, the maid agency and its representative were redacted in the written grounds of decision issued on June 9. The agency was described as “a migrant domestic worker (MDW) employment agency with several branches across (Singapore)”.In the decision, tribunal magistrate Leon Abraham Tan found that the agency’s description of the maid’s language abilities was so inaccurate that the elderly woman was effectively unable to communicate with the person hired to care for her.The woman, bedridden due to a stroke and Parkinson’s disease, speaks mostly Mandarin and understands little English. She needed a maid who could communicate with her.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is making use of new technologies such as unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) and 3D scanners to enhance efficiency in forensic investigations.The fundamentals of forensic investigative processes remain the same, but they are instead complemented by advancements in technologies, said the police during a media engagement session on Monday (June 8) which showcased their forensic division capabilities.During the session, the police also referenced the 2016 Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal murder case — where a Malaysian man stabbed his supervisor and hid her body in a drain before fleeing the country — and shared how the latest technologies could have been applied to the investigations. According to a press release on Wednesday, the police said that the new technologies have been adopted by the forensics division under Home Team Science and Technology Agency Integrated Forensics Service, which is a specialised unit that is forward deployed to SPF's Criminal Investigation Department.

A total of 236 offences were detected, while 77 non-compliant active mobility devices were impounded islandwide by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in May.In a Facebook post on Tuesday (June 9), the LTA also said that active mobility enforcement officers spoke to 25 personal mobility aid (PMA) and mobility scooter users to remind them of the new rules, which kicked in on June 1.Under the new rules, motorised PMAs cannot go faster than 6kmh on public paths. Prior to the updated rules, PMAs were permitted to travel at maximum speeds of 10kmh.PMAs on public paths must also comply with size and weight requirements. They cannot exceed 150cm in height, 70cm in width, and 120cm in length; with a maximum laden weight of 300kg.

Impatience was found to be a reason for most traffic hazards in a poll of 1,000 Singapore residents conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in early 2026. But it seems one driver chose to not prioritise safety over speed or convenience, but also demonstrated this behaviour in front of a police officer on Monday (June 8) afternoon.Dashcam footage of the incident submitted to Facebook page SG Road Vigilante shows a dark-coloured Honda Civic saloon car and a police van turning right from Bartley Road East to Upper Paya Lebar Road.The car is first seen driving behind the police van, but later overtakes it from the right as both vehicles are about to complete the turn to Upper Paya Lebar Road.In the footage, the car could be seen driving close to the kerb, but the driver of the van applies brakes and slows down for the car to pass ahead safely.Moments later, the police van is seen with its sirens on, signalling for the car to stop along the leftmost lane along Upper Paya Lebar Road.

SINGAPORE - Residents here will soon enjoy the convenience of posting letters and small packets directly from their HDB or condominium blocks.Under the SingPost@MyBlock scheme, mail can be dropped into a designated letterbox at any HDB or residential block, reducing the need to visit a post office or street postbox.The scheme, which was piloted from October to December 2025, will be rolled out to Housing Board estates and condominiums in three phases from July 31, and will be available at over 20,000 letterbox nests by Sept 30.The same postman will deliver and collect mail, and the cut-off time is 10am for delivery on the next working day.A separate team will continue to collect mail from postboxes and take it back to processing centres. SingPost added that it has no plans yet to remove any of the 780 or so postboxes.There are also no plans to extend the service to landed housing or industrial estates, where conventional postboxes will continue to serve occupants, SingPost vice-president of operations Goh Chee Hiong said on June 9.SingPost@MyBlock was piloted in Punggol, Bukit Panjang, Upper Boon Keng, Bukit Batok and Marine Parade.

A 34-year-old male driver, who allegedly drove under the influence of etomidate — resulting in the death of a 20-year-old motorcyclist and injuring two others — will be charged in court on Wednesday (June 10).The accident, involving two cars and a motorcycle, happened along the CTE towards the Seletar Expressway at about 1.15am on June 5.Police said their investigations revealed the car driver had driven erratically causing other vehicles to take evasive action.He is alleged to have left his car stationary in the middle of the expressway obstructing traffic, resulting in the motorcycle colliding into the vehicle before both the rider and his pillion fell into the path of oncoming traffic.Instead of stopping to help, he allegedly fled the scene in his car immediately. He also failed the report the accident to the police within the stipulated 24 hours. The 20-year-old motorcyclist, who suffered multiple grievous injuries, was taken unconscious to the hospital where he later died.

A 26-year-old Malaysian man will be charged in court on Wednesday (June 10) for his alleged involvement in fraudulently registering SIM cards that were later used in criminal activities, including impersonation scams.The police said in a statement on June 9 that officers from the Anti-Scam Command conducted an operation on June 8 against an errant retailer involved in registering postpaid SIM cards that were subsequently used by overseas scam syndicates.Preliminary investigations found that the man allegedly used the personal information of customers to register additional postpaid SIM cards, before supplying the cards registered under other individuals' details to third parties.The mobile lines were then allegedly used in impersonation scams. The police added that they take a serious view of SIM cards being misused as conduits for crime.The man will be charged with the offence of facilitating of fraudulent registration of SIM card that enables criminal activity.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers «unboxed» several cartons of tomatoes in a Malaysia-registered lorry at Woodlands Checkpoint on May 29, but did not find any of the juicy fruits declared in its consignment of goods.Instead, officers uncovered more than 1,100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among the goods.A video posted on its social media shows search and examination officers going past cartons marked with labels and drawings of tomatoes.At the other end of the lorry's storage area, unmarked boxes are seen concealed behind the marked cartons. As officers unbox these unmarked cartons, cartons of cigarettes are seen.ICA said an assessment and investigation officer had profiled the lorry and directed it for enhanced checks, where search and examination officers uncovered the contraband items.A 24-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested and the case referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigations.Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act. 

Singapore will commence negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the eight-member East African Community (EAC) — the bloc's first with a partner outside of Africa.Welcoming the move, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, currently on a three-day visit to Tanzania till June 10, described this as a «significant step».«It connects Singapore not only with Tanzania, but also with the seven partner states in the EAC. »It will be Singapore's first FTA negotiation with an African partner, and the EAC's first with a partner outside of Africa," said President Tharman at the joint press conference with Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday (June 9).Apart from Tanzania, the other seven member countries of the EAC are: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

Enforcement efforts against illegal gambling during the Fifa World Cup 2026 will be intensified, the authorities said.The tournament takes place from June 11 to July 19 and is co-hosted across US, Canada and Mexico.In a joint statement on Tuesday (June 9), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said the operations aim at deter illegal gambling operators and those involved in unauthorised betting activities.It warned that unlike licensed operators, illegal gambling platforms do not provide responsible gambling safeguards and can expose individuals and their families to significant financial and social harm.The ministries added that all gambling activities in Singapore are illegal unless authorised, with Singapore Pools being the only operator licensed to provide lotteries, sports betting and remote gambling services.