Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the police K9 unit foiled an attempt to smuggle heat sticks and a vaporiser into Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint on May 9.In a Facebook post on Thursday (May 28), ICA said its officers directed a Singapore-registered rental car for enhanced checks.The 37-year-old male Singaporean driver only declared a single packet of cigarettes before the search of the vehicle.A total of 11,000 heat sticks along with a vaporiser were found hidden underneath the passenger seats of the car and inside the centre console.The driver was arrested and the case has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation. 

To Lam, the president of Vietnam, will make a four-day state visit to Singapore from Thursday (May 28) — his first visit to Singapore since assuming office in April. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the visit affirms the strong and multifaceted relationship between Singapore and Vietnam.Ties between the two countries were upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) in March last year. Under the CSP, both countries will focus on renewable energy, artificial intelligence, undersea cable development, and other critical infrastructure projects. A former career police officer, Lam rose through the ranks and held senior roles in Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security before becoming Minister of Public Security in 2016.

A 43-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to hospital after colliding with a car on Wednesday (May 27). Replying to AsiaOne's queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the crash at around 6pm.The accident involved a car and motorcycle at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 2. The motorcyclist was taken conscious to National University Hospital, said the SCDF.The motorcyclist is assisting with ongoing investigations, said the police. A video of the incident posted by Facebook page SG Road Vigilante the same day showed vehicles turning at the junction.A motorcycle, travelling straight from the opposite direction, collides with a car making a right turn. 

Some 54 minister-level delegates from 44 countries will attend the 23rd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), to be held at the Shangri-La Hotel from May 29 to 31.War in Iran, strained US commitments in Asia and rising tensions over Taiwan will likely dominate the agenda at the region's premier defence forum.Vietnam President To Lam is scheduled to deliver this year's keynote address on Friday evening (May 29), coinciding with his four-day state visit. This is also the Vietnamese leader's first address on his country's foreign policy to an international audience since becoming president in April.Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta will deliver a special address on May 30, while US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will deliver plenary remarks at a dialogue the same day. 

SINGAPORE — Unhappy that a girl had bumped into her along a crowded MRT platform, a woman shoved the eight-year-old against a wall, causing pain to the victim’s head and shoulder.On May 25, Ho Hui Ling, 44 was sentenced to five days’ jail for performing a rash act against the girl.Ho and the girl were walking along the platform at Buona Vista MRT station at around 9am on Jan 16, 2025, when the child “slightly bumped” into her.The child, who was with her mother, continued walking forward.Displeased, Ho walked towards the victim and forcefully shoved her.The child, who was then wearing her school attire, cried after she knocked into a wall.“The accused did not apologise for her actions and muttered words to the effect, ‘She pushed me, so I pushed her’ to (the child’s mother),” Deputy Public Prosecutor Caleb Looi stated in court documents.The victim did not seek any medical treatment after the incident.Ho was arrested on June 10, 2025, and charged in court soon after.DPP Looi had urged the court to sentence Ho to between one and two weeks’ jail, stressing that her offence involved a child.

A 22-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his former lover to death at a HDB block in Choa Chu Kang and then survived a fall from the 18th floor was on Thursday (May 28) charged in hospital with murder.Mohamad Faiz Umar, a Malaysian, was handed the capital charge by a magistrate at the National University Hospital.He is accused of killing Chua Bee Ting, 21, inside Lift A of Block 248 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 sometime between 8.53pm and 9.22pm on Tuesday.The case will be mentioned again in three weeks, on June 18.If found guilty of his charge, Faiz faces the death penalty.In a statement on May 27, the police said they received a call for help at the location at about 8.55pm on May 26. The victim was pronounced dead on the spot by a paramedic, while the suspect was arrested for murder and taken to the National University Hospital.Police later seized a knife believed to have been used in the incident near an adjacent walkway at Palm Gardens condominium.Faiz had reportedly landed on a green dumpster placed in front of the block's centralised refuse chute after his fall.[[nid:736790]]

Concerns over the quality of catered meals provided to migrant workers in Singapore have surfaced online after a recent video in which some members of the public were invited to sample the food served to workers.In a video posted on Migrant Workers Singapore's (MWS) Facebook page on Saturday (May 23), participants were shown tasting meals purportedly served to migrant workers, with some describing issues such as hard or undercooked staples and insufficient protein.Migrant Workers Singapore is a community platform for migrant workers in Singapore to share their experiences, talents and culture. «This is terrible,» commented one participant. Another added: «Right now, my whole mouth is just salt. My taste buds are ruined after this, it’s like I can’t taste anything else anymore.»One participant noted that the taste was acceptable, adding: “The taste is not bad, just that there are a lot of bones.”MWS said the exercise highlighted what it described as a significant gap in nutrition, hygiene, and overall food quality, which it said could affect workers' health and well-being.

Singapore badminton star Loh Kean Yew is through to the round of 16 at the KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2026 after defeating India's Kidambi Srikanth in a thrilling three-game clash on Wednesday (May 27).The win makes Loh the only Singaporean left in the US$1 million (S$1.3 million) event after local players Yeo Jia Min and Jason Teh were eliminated earlier in the day.Playing in front of a lively home crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the 2021 world champion battled past India's Kidambi Srikanth 22-20, 19-21, 21-17 in a hard-fought 63-minute encounter.Despite it being only the round of 32, thousands of fans packed the stadium, chanting «Go Singapore» and cheering the 28-year-old on throughout the match, according to the Straits Times.The opening game saw both players trading points in a tense battle before Loh edged ahead 22-20 after saving a game point.Srikanth responded in the second game, forcing a decider after taking it 21-19.But Loh regained momentum in the third, opening up a lead midway through the game before closing out the match 21-17, in front of roaring supporters.

SINGAPORE — A 25-year-old Singaporean died in the early hours of May 27 after he was thrown off his motorcycle and an overpass in an accident on the Causeway.The accident happened on Jalan Tambak Johor — which is the Malaysian side of the Causeway in Johor Bahru — at about 3.20am on May 27, said the Johor Bahru Police South District in a statement uploaded on Facebook that night.Preliminary investigations found that the man, who was a nurse, was riding from the Bukit Chagar area of JB to the checkpoint at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex.He entered the car lane by mistake before attempting to turn back, against the flow of traffic, the police said.He is believed to have lost control and veered to the right-hand side of the road before colliding with a road barrier and skidding along a sharp bend, the police added.As a result of the collision, he was thrown from his motorcycle and fell about 10m from an overpass, the statement read.

A 17-year-old teenager will be charged in court on Thursday (May 28) after he allegedly drove at speeds of up to 174kmh during a police pursuit before crashing into six vehicles.On Jan 16, traffic police officers were patrolling along Paya Lebar Road towards Upper Paya Lebar Road at about 10.50pm when the driver of a car allegedly sped off after spotting them.

A 23-year-old woman was left shocked after her GrabFood order allegedly disappeared just one minute after it was marked as delivered on Saturday (May 23).The woman, Aurora (who declined to give her real name), later shared the incident on TikTok, where it gained traction online, with many users also claiming to have experienced similar situations.Aurora told AsiaOne that she received a notification at about 12.39pm stating that her lunch order had been delivered. The rider also sent a proof-of-delivery photo showing the food hanging on the gate outside her home in Bukit Panjang.As she had opted for contactless delivery, Aurora claimed «I waited briefly before stepping out to collect the order so the rider would have time to leave first».However, when she checked at 12.40pm, just a minute later, the food was gone.Aurora said she initially «thought I had made a mistake» and panicked, prompting her to check everything from the unit number in the delivery photo to her address and whether the gate shown was actually hers, as she «never experienced anything like this before».

Singapore is rolling out a new set of measures to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions with stricter standards for commercial refrigeration and vehicle air-conditioning kicking in from July 2027.The new measures are intended to help Singapore reach its climate goals of reducing emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a media release on Thursday (May 28).These will apply to new refrigeration systems used in supermarkets from July 2027, and from July 2028 for air-conditioning in new passenger cars and light goods vehicles.Global warming potential (GWP) limits were first introduced by NEA in 2022 for household air-conditioners, refrigerators and water-cooled chillers used for large building cooling systems. They were developed in consultation with suppliers, users and recycling companies.In layman terms, the larger the GWP, the more that a given gas warms the Earth compared to carbon dioxide over a time period — usually 100 years.

A 22-year-old man will be charged on Thursday (May 28) with the murder of a woman, the Singapore Police Force stated in a press release on May 27.The incident happened at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Choa Chu Kang on Tuesday (May 26) night.He faces the death penalty if convicted of killing the 21-year-old woman, believed to be his ex-girlfriend.In an earlier statement on Wednesday morning, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 248 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 at about 8.55pm on Tuesday.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic, while the suspect was arrested for murder and conveyed to the National University Hospital.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is visiting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, from May 26 to 27, marking his first visit to Pyongyang since 2018.Dr Balakrishnan posted an Instagram Reel on Wednesday (May 27), sharing that he called on Jo Yong-won, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK.«We recalled President of the State Affairs Kim Jong-un’s historic visit to Singapore for the first US-DPRK Summit in 2018, which underscored the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and engagement, even amidst difficult circumstances,» he wrote. «Chairman Jo also provided an update on political developments in the DPRK.»