A woman was walking home along Kim Yam Road when she was allegedly punched in the arm by a man last Friday (March 14). The 28-year-old woman shared an Instagram post on the incident that took place at 4.20pm which caught her off guard.

A large cement silo blocked two traffic lanes along Balestier Road on Friday (March 21) after slipping off the trailer transporting it, causing a over two-hour traffic jam. Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at the junction of Balestier Road and Kim Keat Road at about 9am. The trailer is believed to have self-skidded. No injuries were reported. A 31-year-old male trailer driver is assisting with police investigations. Photos of the incident circulating online show the cement silo in a perpendicular position to the trailer. The cement silo also hit a traffic light. A cement silo is a large, cylindrical storage container, typically made of steel or reinforced concrete. It is used to store and dispense cement at construction sites. The obstruction meant that vehicles could only use the right-most lane. When AsiaOne arrived at the scene close to noon, traffic had built up, with tailback up to Moulmein Road. Marshalls were directing vehicle flow at the junction.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) are investigating 241 individuals for their involvement in scams. In a two-week operation between March 7 and March 20, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and seven police land divisions placed 165 men and 76 women under investigation, the police said on Thursday (March 20). These individuals, aged between 16 and 75, are suspected to be involved in over 900 cases of scams either as scammers or as money mules, the police said. Their alleged offences include cheating, money laundering or providing payment services without a licence. The scams comprised mainly friend impersonation scams, investment scams and job scams among others, with victims reportedly losing over $8.2 million. If found guilty of cheating, a scammer could face jail of up to 10 years or a fine, or both. Money laundering under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 comes with a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to $500,000, or both.

Businessman David Yong has been denied his application to travel overseas to Seoul and Kuala Lumpur for the third time, after a judge found him to be a “serious flight risk”. On March 20, District Judge Brenda Tan said she had previously rejected his application on Feb 19, as the issue of his Cambodian passport remained unresolved. His first application was rejected in Aug 30, 2024. It was earlier revealed in court that Yong, 37, who is facing charges of falsifying accounts, possessed a Cambodian passport under the name “Duong Dara” that he claimed to have surrendered to the Cambodian authorities in June 2024. Judge Tan said she is again rejecting his application to leave jurisdiction, as there was still no official confirmation on the whereabouts of his Cambodian passport. Yong’s bail quantum, which had been set at $1 million, will also remain, as there have been no material changes that warrant a reduction, the judge added. Yong, the chief executive of Evergreen Group Holdings, had applied to visit Seoul and Malaysia from March 21 to April 2 for business. His lawyers also applied to reduce his bail amount.

While most teens his age spend their weekends playing video games, watching TV or playing games, this 13-year-old earns pocket money by cutting hair at the stairwell of a HDB block.  Speaking to AsiaOne, Keanu Akbar said that he was motivated to take up this job after he had a bad haircut when he was younger. «I thought to myself that I could do a way better job cutting my own hair,» said the New Town Secondary School student.  The Secondary 2 student then went online to learn how to cut hair and avoid another bad experience.  By December 2024, he had mastered various hair-cutting skills and techniques, which he practised on his 17-year-old brother and his friends.  'Earned over $800 since the first haircut' Due to space limitations, Keanu was only able to set up his make-shift shop on the HDB stairwell at his home in Clementi, where he charges just $8 per haircut.  He would frequently post videos of his work on Instagram or Tiktok, where his content would gain significant traction, amassing thousands of views and likes.

SINGAPORE — More than $198 million in claims have been submitted by creditors to the liquidator of beleaguered online marketplace Qoo10, but only $34,650 has been recovered, according to minutes of the latest creditors' meeting seen by The Straits Times. Of the sum recovered, $20,000 was from Qoo10's 11 bank accounts with DBS Bank, $14,150 was from rental deposits that were held by landlords of employees, and $500 came from the disposal of office furniture and IT equipment. According to information submitted by Qoo10 founder and chief executive Ku Young-bae to the liquidator, AAG Corporate Advisory, Qoo10's total assets are valued at $685.6 million. But the bulk of that comes from Qoo10's three e-commerce platforms — Tmon, WeMakePrice and Interpark Commerce — all of which are now under corporate restructuring in the Seoul Bankruptcy Court after failing to make payments to the platforms' merchants since 2024.

About 400 singles have taken up tenancy at a new public rental housing site, where low-income singles can live in their own rooms and have access to shared facilities such as toilets and kitchens. Announcing this on March 20, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said that the response to this new rental housing type has been encouraging so far. Located at the former Anderson Junior College hostel in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, the Single Room Shared Facilities (SRSF) comprises two 11-storey blocks that can accommodate a total of 480 tenants. Around 83 per cent of the single rooms have been rented out, just over a year after the Housing Board launched the pilot initiative. Rolled out at the end of 2023, the SRSF aims to give low-income tenants, who are single, greater privacy while providing a community-type living environment through the sharing of common facilities. Tenants have their own bedroom with basic furnishings such as a bed frame, wardrobe, table, wall shelves and a small fridge. They also have access to shared facilities including toilets, kitchens, laundry and activity rooms.  

A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday (March 19) night after allegedly attacking three men at People's Park Complex in Chinatown. The incident occurred at a food stall located on the first floor of the complex, reported 8world. According to Lianhe Zaobao, the men were employees at Gulixiang Cooked Food. An 8world reporter who arrived at the scene following the incident observed bloodstains on the ground behind the counter with some areas covered with tissues. Plastic bags, lids and cardboard were also strewn around the stall. Police officers were later seen photographing a kitchen knife and vegetable knife as evidence. According to 8world, the attacker and victims are not known to each other. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at 8.45pm on Wednesday. Two men, aged 41 and 30, were conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital. Another man was assessed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force for minor injuries but declined conveyance to hospital.

The land crossings between Singapore and Malaysia, already experiencing congestion due to the March school holidays, has been further worsened by heavy rain. In a Facebook post shared on Wednesday (March 19), the Immigration Checkpoint of Authority (ICA) said that there was heavy departure traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint due to tailback from Malaysia. ICA advised travellers to expect delays and to check traffic conditions before starting their journeys. A commuter reportedly fainting while queuing for a bus at the Malaysia side of the Causeway, reported China Press on Wednesday. Emergency personnel were seen attending to the woman, who was in between a line of other commuters. In a statement on March 7, ICA previously said that they expect heavy traffic at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints due to the March school holidays and Hari Raya Puasa. Videos and photos shared on Facebook group Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers showed hundreds of commuters queuing for buses at Woodlands Checkpoint.

Over 570,000 senior Singaporeans in the workforce can expect to receive between $400 and $1,000 this March, as part of the Earn and Save Bonus component of the Majulah Package. This is the first payment of the annual bonus, which will provide an additional boost to the retirement savings of senior citizens. Singaporeans born in 1973 or earlier will receive the bonus if they are working and have an average monthly income of $500 to $6,000 in the preceding Year of Assessment. They must also live in a property with an Annual Value of $31,000 and below and own not more than one property. One can check their eligibility on govbenefits.gov.sg by logging in with Singpass. The bonus amount is tiered, with a higher bonus given to eligible working seniors with lower monthly incomes. The amount will be credited to recipients' CPF accounts, who will be notified of the top-up via SMS in April. Those without a Singpass-registered mobile number will be notified through a letter sent to the address on their IC.

A 28-year-old Singaporean who defaulted on his national service obligations by remaining overseas even after his permit to do so had expired, will have to serve 14 weeks in jail after his appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed on March 19. A High Court panel of three judges rejected the man’s claim that he did not know he needed an exit permit to remain in India for his studies, because his late mother had been handling all the correspondence with the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) until late 2018. Naresh Kumar Nagesvaran, who was born in Singapore, had left for India with his mother and sister in 2004 when he was seven years old. The court was told that his Singaporean father had abandoned the family. In 2009, when he turned 13 years old, a notice was sent to his last-known address in Singapore to inform him of his NS liability. It stated that he had to apply for a valid exit permit if he intended to remain overseas for longer than three months. Naresh Kumar subsequently obtained exit permits for two consecutive periods, which allowed him to remain outside of Singapore.

«It's the closest we can get to experiencing the conditions of actual warfare,» said Corporal (CPL) Dhinesh Raj Jayaprakasam, one of over 3,000 military personnel who have passed through the gates of Safti City since it opened for training last October. CPL Dhinesh Raj was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the phase one launch of Safti City which is now equipped with realistic infrastructure for training including an integrated transport hub with an MRT station, a bus interchange as well as drainage systems. Safti City is a military compound located along Old Choa Chu Kang Road. This 23-year-old NSF shared on Thursday (March 13) that his experience so far has been fruitful, explaining that he had trained in a different area which wasn't as realistic. «It really forces us to follow our drills and all of that, so it was a good experience for us,» he added.