A 33-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were arrested on Friday (Jan 9) at a condominium located at Oxford Road, near Rangoon Road, following a commotion which lasted for over four hours.The pair, who had been heard engaging in an argument, had locked themselves in a room within the unit, reported Shin Min Daily News.Reporters on the scene saw six police cars, several fire engines and an ambulance at the scene, and an air pack was also deployed at the foot of the block.Police had cordoned off the area, with some officers in full gear and holding shields during the morning incident, the Chinese evening daily reported.Shin Min also observed rescue teams talking with the couple — said to be in a relationship and tenants in the seventh-floor unit — from outside the window, with the dramatic scene attracting curious on-lookers below.Woman appeared to be in distressAccording to a statement from the Singapore Police Force obtained by AsiaOne, police had received a call for assistance at about 8.10am to the residence at 3, Oxford Road.

A passenger who received the gift later shared it on social media to express her appreciation for Toto's parents.Parenting influencers give out goodie bags on first SIA business class flight in case their baby criesA parenting influencer couple gave out goodie bags containing snacks, a greeting note, and earplugs to other passengers while boarding their first Singapore Airlines business class flight - just in case their baby cried.Captioned «Nerve wrecking #couplegoals», the Jan 7 TikTok post by @bertandlulu about the experience has garnered over 2,600,000 views, 243,100 reactions and 565 comments.Hubert, 33, and Yihru, 31, the couple behind the account, have some 788,000 followers. They told Stomp that they were taking their annual trip to Bangkok on Jan 2, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Along for the ride was their 5-month-old daughter Toto, on what would be a two-hour-long flight.«Hubert used to travel very frequently for work and is no stranger to wailing babies on flights,» said Yihru. «Before having Toto, it was hard to fully understand just how challenging it can be to manage a baby during a meltdown.»

A Punggol LRT train broke down on Saturday afternoon (Jan 10), with SBS Transit staff entering via the emergency exit door to free passengers.In a video posted online, a SBS Transit staff can be seen standing in an LRT carriage with an open emergency exit. Commuter Vincent Lim told 8world that the LRT train came to a sudden halt as it was departing Punggol Point station around 2.30pm. A message was broadcast through the public address system but it was muffled.Lim added a staff member entered the carriage through the front emergency exit after five to ten minutes and opened the LRT doors subsequently.Another commuter added on Reddit that the LRT train broke down beside the station. As such, passengers could exit onto the platform once the doors opened and did not have to walk along the tracks.

A 33-year-old man was arrested by the police on Saturday (Jan 10) afternoon for alleged criminal intimidation.The incident happened at about 12.30pm outside a first-floor in-car entertainment workshop along 25 Kaki Bukit Road 4.In a video posted on social media, a man is seen surrounded by four officers from the police's Emergency Response Team (ERT), outside the said unit. A short distance away, another two police ground response force officers are seen.ERT officers are first-wave responders to high-risk incidents and are equipped with greater firepower and up to 17kg of gear.The man, dressed in black, was wearing a pair of half-finger gloves and holding a cigarette in his left hand.He is seen emptying his pockets after placing a bag on the ground.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police said the man was arrested for criminal intimidation, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident. AsiaOne understands that a knife was found on the man.Police investigations are ongoing.editor@asiaone.com 

Getting his hands on flight tickets to return to his home town in Ipoh, Malaysia, during Chinese New Year is a feat that Mr Tan Yik Xuan has to pull off every year.Mr Tan, a 26-year-old who works in logistics in Singapore, purchased return flight tickets in October 2025 – four months ahead of Chinese New Year in 2026 – for around $630. He had bought them significantly earlier because he was worried that he would not be able to secure tickets.Describing the higher fare as “much more expensive” than the usual cost of less than $320 for a round trip during off-peak seasons, Mr Tan said he is still willing to pay more to fly to Ipoh instead of taking a bus because of the shorter travel time and absence of traffic jams.Checks by The Straits Times in the week starting Jan 5 found that a two-way economy class ticket to Ipoh costs between $822 and $1,222 for travel from Feb 14 to 19, more than six times the fare of $124 to $191 for the week before.

A 10-vehicle chain collision took place along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Saturday (Jan 10) afternoon.The accident happened at about 4.55pm, along TPE towards the Seletar Expressway, near the Punggol Road exit.In a video posted on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante, 10 cars are seen stopped along the second lane of the expressway, with three of the vehicles involved stopped slightly ahead of the other cars - which appeared to be bumper-to-bumper.Based on the video, eight are Mitsubishi Lancers, while the two remaining cars are of a different make and model.Mitsubishi ended production of the once-popular Lancer in 2017. A high-performance variant, the Lancer Evolution, was retired from the lineup in 2015.The accident did not appear to be serious and several people were seen gathered near the rearmost vehicle.

A Nepali woman raised in Singapore who had to return to her home country at the age of 16 has appealed for fellow families of the Gurkha Contingent to be given Singapore citizenship, as she expressed deep affection for the country.According to the Singapore Police Force's website, the Gurkha Contingent comprises police officers recruited from hill tribes in Nepal to provide a «strong-arm» within the police force.Formed on Apr 9, 1949, the contingent is deployed during high-profile events, such as the Trump-Kim summit in June 2018, and is renowned for its ability to remain impartial but loyal. Under the terms of their contracts, officers must return to Nepal with their families after 15 to 20 years of service in Singapore. As of 2018, the contingent had around 1,800 officers.Nepali gushes over SingaporeOn Jan 8, Facebook user @Jules Thapa shared her experience growing up as a Nepali in the Republic, explaining that she had to leave the country at 16 under a «compulsory return to Nepal» contract.

Over 341 e-vaporisers and related components were detected and seized by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) between Jan 5 and 8, as the agency continues with stepped-up checks.In the said period, ICA officers detected 57 cases of travellers having vapes on them, including those who had voluntarily disposed them at red bins placed at land, air and sea checkpoints.Out of the 341 e-vaporisers and related components seized, approximately 67 per cent of these cases involved short-term visitors, while the remaining 33 per cent were Singapore residents.In a Facebook post on Saturday (Jan 10), ICA emphasised that vaping is illegal in Singapore. «Foreigners who visit or live in Singapore must abide by our laws,» ICA warned. «Individuals caught possessing, using or purchasing e-vaporisers will face high penalties.»The agency also reminded visitors and pass holders of what are at stake.«Short-term visitors who re-offend will be banned from re-entering Singapore. »Long-term pass holders who re-offend may have their passes revoke on a third offence, and be deported and banned from re-entering Singapore," ICA said.

A 29-year-old Singaporean woman has been arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers for suspected drug trafficking offences.The woman was arrested in a residential unit of a condominium in the vicinity of West Coast Way, on Thursday (Jan 8).In a media statement on Saturday (Jan 10), CNB said that forced entry had to be conducted as the woman refused to comply with lawful orders to grant officers access into a room of the unit which she was in.«A search of the room recovered about 7,114g of cannabis, 169g of 'Ice', 9g of ketamine, 30g of 'Ecstasy', 30 Erimin-5 tablets,» CNB said, adding that drug paraphernalia were also seized.According to CNB's estimate, the drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $94,900.«(It) could potentially feed the addiction of 1,100 abusers for a week,» CNB said.Drug trafficking is an offence in Singapore. A person found guilty of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis may face the mandatory death penalty.Investigations by CNB are still ongoing.editor@asiaone.com 

The family of a man who died in a road accident along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) is appealing for eyewitnesses to come forward to assist police investigations.On Dec 29, 2025, a 61-year-old man died in an accident involving two prime movers along the AYE towards Tuas, after Clementi Road, at about 5.45pm.In a Facebook post on Friday (Jan 2), the man's daughter, Reesha Kaur, said the days following the accident had been an «incredibly painful time» for the family, adding that one of the vehicles involved in the accident has yet to be traced.She noted that the driver of the vehicle is believed to be in Malaysia, reported Shin Min Daily News.Kaur described her father as a cautious and experienced rider who paid close attention to road safety and often shared those principles with her and her brother. 

SINGAPORE –  A firefighter was taken to Changi General Hospital after experiencing heat exhaustion while fighting a fire that broke out in Tampines on Jan 9.About 100 people were evacuated from Block 29 Tampines Street 86 as a precaution after the fire broke out in a bedroom on the 15th floor.In a Facebook post on Jan 9, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it had been alerted to the fire at 9.05pm.No one was inside the unit at the time of the fire, said SCDF.«Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with two water jets,» it added.The fire was largely confined to the bedroom, and its cause is under investigation, said SCDF.In its post, SCDF advised people to extinguish lighted materials, such as candles, before leaving home. They should also not leave cooking unattended or overload power sockets, and should switch off the electrical supply when it is not in use.[[nid:727638]]

Even after the anguish of two miscarriages in their mid-30s, Singaporean couple Sam, 37 and Jo, 41, clung on to the hope that they would one day start a family.They explored alternative means to realise their  dream of parenthood — including in vitro-fertilisation.When the idea of adoption came up three years ago, nothing deterred them — even when it can be costly and tedious. «Regardless whether it’s a biological child or adopted child, we will still love the baby as our own,» said Sam, who is in the finance industry. After completing a series of steps by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), including interviews and background checks that assessed their suitability for adoption, the couple contacted a Singapore-based child adoption agency, which later matched them with a baby from Indonesia.Love at first sight A long-distance video call in August 2023 was the first time they saw the then two-month-old baby, which according to Sam had won him over.«For me, it was love at first sight,» he said. «I remembered how he smiled. He didn’t cry the moment he saw us.»