A nice lie-down may be tempting amid the lethargy accumulated in life — but doing so in the middle of a road is probably not the best idea.A man with an arm in a cast was seen lying flat in the middle of Grange Road as he stared at an oncoming vehicle, according to a video uploaded to SG Road Vigilante on Facebook on Tuesday (May 12).In the video, the man is seen standing in the middle of a lane along Grange Road with his left arm in a cast.A car gradually nears him, travelling down the road, but the man does not budge.The vehicle slows to a standstill in front of the man, who, after a brief stare-down with the car, then drops to the ground, lying face up.He continues to maintain eye contact with the car for a few seconds, before getting back to his feet and walking back to the pedestrian path.As the car slowly sets off again, the man begins walking towards it, stepping off the footpath.Noticing this, the driver stops the vehicle once more as the man cuts across the road, obstructing the car before walking off screen.

A man was caught urinating in a car park at a shopping mall in Rochor, sparking criticism online over public hygiene.A video of the incident, shared on Facebook on Wednesday (May 6), shows the man wearing a yellow shirt and black cap exiting a grey van in the car park, lightly hitting the car parked to the right of the van with his door.He then proceeds to relieve himself while periodically looking around to check his surroundings.According to the post, the incident is believed to have occurred on May 4 at around 5.46pm at Fu Lu Shou Complex. Based on the address displayed on the van, the man is believed to be employed by Joo Huat Trading, which sells dried goods and is located at the mall.Responding to queries from AsiaOne, a spokesperson for Joo Huat Trading said the company is aware of the incident and is looking into the matter.«We understand that this is an inappropriate action and serious matter», the representative said.In the comments section, several netizens condemned the man for his lack of consideration and poor hygiene, while others urged the company to hold the driver accountable.

Three men, aged between 56 and 62, will be charged in court between Thursday (May 14) and June 4, for their suspected involvement in using deregistered vehicles in separate cases.In a news release on Wednesday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the enforcement actions are part of its continued efforts to crack down on offences involving deregistered vehicles.It added that since the January this year, 122 cases have been investigated, while a total of 55 vehicles were seized. The first case involves a 56-year-old Singaporean man who allegedly abetted the use of deregistered vehicles, exhibited forged identification marks, and permitted the use of unlicensed and uninsured vehicles. He will be charged on Thursday.

Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by Singapore Customs officers following an enforcement operation in Choa Chu Kang on April 30. Officers also seized 3,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes, about 17g of drugs including Ice and cannabis, and a locally registered van.The total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounted to about $453,965, said Singapore Customs in a media release on Wednesday (May 13).Acting on a tip-off, officers had conducted checks on the public utilities room of a multi-storey car park in the vicinity of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1.They found 2,700 cartons of contraband cigarettes hidden within and among packages labelled as dog food, along with drugs and drug utensils.Five men, aged 25 to 42, who were inside the room were arrested. A vehicle key found on one of the men led officers to a van parked nearby. Inside, officers found 800 more cartons of contraband cigarettes. The sixth man, aged 29, was arrested nearby in connected to the case.

Almost 40 per cent of Singaporeans believe the country will slip into a recession in six months' time, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The findings from global market research firm YouGov, released on Tuesday (May 12), mark a sharp rise from Feb 2 — 26 days before the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran — when only 19 per cent of Singaporeans said they believe the country would fall into a recession within the next six months.In its latest tranche of the monthly Singapore Consumer Sentiment Tracker, which polled 1,000 Singaporeans on April 15, just 15 per cent of respondents felt Singapore will experience economic growth; 20 per cent said the economy will remain stable and unchanged, while 25 per cent said they don't know or can't tell. The proportion of respondents who felt Singapore will undergo a recession was 39 per cent, up from just 18 per cent of those polled on Jan 30.Commenting about the survey, which highlights public confidence and consumer spending in Singapore, YouGov said: «Sentiment has steadily declined since the onset of the current geopolitical conflict in late February.»

SINGAPORE — PropertyLimBrothers (PLB) co-founder Adrian Lim has returned to PropNex Realty, where he started his career in real estate, four months after PLB was hit by a controversy that saw two of its leaders quit amid allegations of an extramarital affair.PropNex told The Straits Times on May 13 that 22 salespersons from PLB have joined the agency, while another 15 are set to follow suit, pending approval from the Council for Estate Agencies.Mr Lim, who is senior associate group district director at PropNex, will be leading a team that includes those who chose to join him from PLB.While he is still a PLB shareholder, he is not holding any positions or directorship in the company.He said that returning to PropNex, where his practice was originally built over 12 years, would give his team «scale, infrastructure and reach».«To the clients we have served, those we are serving, and those who are choosing to walk with us into this next chapter: Thank you. The continuity of your work with my team is the priority,» said Mr Lim.

A total of 473 people screened for tuberculosis in Bedok have tested positive for the bacteria, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Wednesday (May 13).They make up 14.9 per cent of the 3,169 people who underwent blood tests by the CDA, which said in a statement that the positivity rate is «within expectations».Those who have tested positive will receive a phone call from the agency to arrange for a chest X-ray appointment, which will determine if they have active TB or latent TB infection (LTBI).LTBI refers to when a small number of inactive TB bacteria is present in one's body. Patients are not sick, but have a chance of contracting the disease if the bacteria becomes active.CDA stressed on Wednesday that a positive blood test result does not mean that a person has the active disease.«The vast majority of these individuals are expected to have LTBI, which means they do not exhibit symptoms of TB, are not infectious, and therefore do not pose a public health risk,» it said.

If you were in vicinity of the National University of Singapore (NUS) or the National University Hospital (NUH) on Wednesday (May 13) morning and saw a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) helicopter landing at NUS' multi-purpose field, don't worry —no one was injured.The RSAF CH-47 Chinook helicopter's landing was part of a medical evacuation exercise involving the air force, NUH and NUS.Earlier on May 7, campus authorities, in an email seen by AsiaOne, had informed students of the «controlled helicopter test landing». «This exercise is part of the efforts to validate ground safety measures and procedures to support time-critical medical evacuations to NUH,» campus authorities explained in their email.The helicopter came into view just after 10am, and landed uneventfully — amidst heavy rain — at about 10.05am 

A woman who stole 19 bottles of wine from a Sheng Siong outlet pleaded guilty to an amalgamated charge of theft and was sentenced to eight days' jail on Tuesday (May 12).An amalgamated charge is a combined charge consisting multiple instances of similar offences put into a single charge, which can result in heavier penalties.Catherine Tan Li Eng, 51, a salesperson, was flagged by the supermarket's facial recognition system after she had committed theft across seven separate occasions between Sept 2 and Sept 11 last year.She had frequented the outlet at 622D Punggol Central and stole 19 bottles of Jacob's Creek wine, with price ranging from $28.52 to $85.56.In total, they were valued at more than $555, according to the charge sheet.Sheng Siong discovered the theft following an inventory check on Sept 10, 2025. Staff then reviewed security camera footage and saw Tan leave the outlet without paying for bottles that she put in a reusable bag, The Straits Times reported.She had used the self-checkout kiosk to scan items of less value, but did not scan the bottles, CNA reported.

SINGAPORE — A former chief of air force who is accused of colliding with a stroller in May 2024 while driving a car without considering other road users has had his case adjourned to Thursday (May 14).Goh Yong Siang, 74, appeared in a district court on May 13. A search with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority reveals that he is a director at Temasek Management Services.Temasek Management Services' website states that he is its chairman and that he was a fighter pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force.He retired as the chief of air force in 1998.According to the same website: «He then joined private equity firm Beta Capital Group in Dallas, Texas, until 2005. In 2006, he joined Temasek International as a senior managing director until 2013.»Goh was driving a car when it allegedly hit a woman pushing a stroller at a signalised pedestrian crossing in Pasir Panjang Road, causing hurt to a two-year-old boy.The woman, who was crossing the road when the green man signal was on, was also injured in the accident, but court documents did not disclose details about her injuries or those of the boy.

Singapore needs to create new opportunities for itself while leveraging on existing strengths to build resilience amid an increasingly fragmented world, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.Speaking at the Singapore Business Federation's Future Economy Conference on Wednesday (May 13), DPM Gan highlighted several ways that Singapore can sustain economic growth and stay globally competitive over the longer term, in line with the release of the Economic Strategy Review's (ESR) final recommendations today.The ESR's final recommendations build on their mid-term update in January and are a culmination of engagements by five committees — targeting global competitiveness, technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, human capital and managing the impact of restructuring — which began in August last year.

Even as the rule of law has helped keep Singapore trusted in an increasingly turbulent and uncertain world, it must be adapted and strengthened to remain relevant for the challenges ahead, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (April 13). He made these points at the SGLaw 200 Youth Forum held at the Singapore Management University's Yong Pung How School of Law on Wednesday morning.Organised jointly by the Ministry of Law and the Institute of Policy Studies, the forum — held as part of activities to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Singapore's legal system —  is intended to spotlight the role of youths in shaping the future of the rule of law. In his opening address, PM Wong asked participants to consider the meaning of the rule of law and how it plays out in real life.Citing 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal, who once said that justice without force is powerless, while force without justice is tyrannical, the prime minister pointed out that the rule of law is not merely about order or efficiency, but also, legitimacy.

The fees that government agencies have been collecting from the public are legal and proper, the Ministry of National Development (MND) has said.In a Facebook post on Tuesday (May 12), the ministry said the charges such as expediting temporary occupation permit inspections by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and processing resale flat applications by HDB were publicly known and properly administered to recover at cost the services provided.The other charges include expedited processing of certain licences and permits, fees for species certification by the National Parks Board (NParks), as well as the recovery of expenses by HDB and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for illegally parked vehicles.MND pointed out that a new law passed in Parliament last week is meant to put the legal position beyond doubt and set out the fees and charges more explicitly in legislation. «This aligns our laws with long-standing practices and provides greater clarity, transparency and certainty for future transactions,» the ministry added.

A 37-year-old man will be charged in court on Wednesday (May 13) for allegedly making more than 1,035 silent calls to police hotlines in April this year.In a news release on Tuesday night, police said the man made multiple silent calls to several Neighbourhood Police Centres between April 21 and 28, adding that he took «elaborate measures» to conceal his identity, including using a foreign number to make the calls, while remaining silent.Officers from Woodlands Police Division identified and arrested him on May 11 following extensive ground enquiries.If found guilty of obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions, he could be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.The offence of transacting a SIM card registered using another person's personal information for criminal activity carries a fine of up to $10,000, jail of up to three years, or both.Police warned that they take a serious view of those who make false or silent calls to police hotlines to obstruct officers in carrying out their duties.They added that no effort will be spared to trace and prosecute such callers in court where necessary.

A multi-vehicle accident involving a trailer and three lorries on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) towards Tuas on Monday (May 11) night left 17 people injured, including three persons who were trapped.The accident happened at about 9.25pm before the Corporation Road exit. Videos of the accident show a 14-foot lorry rear-ended by a lorry crane. Another lorry was stopped ahead of the two heavy vehicles, with a mangled canopy lying on the road shoulder.Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were seen climbing into the 14-lorry to reach someone trapped in the cabin. The lorry's door also appear to have been pried open.Meanwhile, a trailer was stopped about three-car lengths ahead of the three lorries. At least one SCDF fire engine, one light fire attack vehicle, one rescue tender and at least one ambulance were seen at the scene.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and SCDF said 17 persons, aged between 31 and 50, were taken conscious to two hospitals — six to the National University Hospital, while another 11 persons to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.Police investigations are ongoing.[[nid:735648]]

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) arrested a 17-year-old male teenager for alleged repeat etomidate use and fined three others for vaping-related offences during a joint enforcement operation with the police in Punggol on April 30.In a news release on Wednesday (May 13), HSA said the operation was part of its ongoing enforcement patrols to detect vaping-related offences. Three persons, aged between 11 and 29, comprising two males and one female, were caught and fined for vaping. PHOTO: HSA HSA said its officers caught and fined the trio, comprising two male and one female, for vaping. The youngest is a 11-year-old, with the oldest being 29 years old.The authority said the arrested 17-year-old later tested positive for etomidate.

Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (May 11) spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and discussed the long-term future of the Strait of Hormuz.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dr Balakrishnan, who is in on a three-day working visit to Indonesia till Wednesday, said he had a «good candid exchange of views» with Iran's foreign minister.«We shared our views on the long-term future of the Strait of Hormuz. »Singapore's consistent position is that all states should enjoy unimpeded right of transit passage through the straits used for international navigation as set forth by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and customary international law," he added.Dr Balakrishnan also shared Singapore's view that full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is critical to regional stability, global energy security and international trade.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Balakrishnan on Tuesday (May 12) expressed Singapore's «deepest appreciation» to Indonesian search-and-rescue personnel for taking «significant risks» during their mission to rescue 20 hikers, including Singaporeans, after the eruption of Mount Dukono on May 8.The search-and-rescue mission later evolved to become a recovery operation after local authorities confirmed that three people had died — an Indonesian woman and two Singaporeans. Timothy Heng, 30, and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid, 27, were found near the summit on Sunday, with their remains recovered the same day.

Six people were taken to hospital after an accident involving three lorries and a motorcycle along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Tuesday (May 12) morning.  Videos of the aftermath shared on social media showed a traffic jam building up. At least three lorries were involved in the accident, with two Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire engines at the scene.Police officers and SCDF firefighters were also present. 

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers had to «pull apart» a modified Malaysia-registered lorry during an enhanced check at Tuas Checkpoint on April 29.In a video posted on its social media, ICA officers are seen pulling out partitions from the lorry's rear cargo box. The video also shows what appears to be the modified floorboard being taken apart. As the modified compartments were dismantled, cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes could be seen concealed within them.ICA said its search and examination officers found more than 2,400 cartons and 40 packets of contraband cigarettes.The border authority added that the 49-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested and the case has been referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation. 

More than 500 scam attempts were disrupted during a two-month-long joint operation between the police and five banks, preventing potential losses of over $37 million.Police said in a news release on Tuesday (May 12) that they partnered with five banks — DBS, GXS, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank and UOB — for the operation which began on March 1.This is immediately after it completed another two-month-long operation on Feb 28, disrupting over 300 scam attempts and preventing potential losses of over $24 million.Similar to the earlier operation, the police utilised robotic process automation (RPA) for upstream detection of potential victims.RPA is the technology that enables computer software to emulate and integrate actions typically performed by humans interacting with digital systems. In this instance, the use of RPA allowed them to streamline information exchange, thereby enabling the police to swiftly reach out to potential scam victims through SMS alerts.