As Parliament sat on Tuesday (July 7), a 40-year-old man allegedly sent an anonymous email to the Prime Minister's Office, lying that there was a bomb at Parliament House.Just four days earlier, the suspect purportedly submitted an online form to the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), lying that there was a bomb at the HTX building.In a news release on Wednesday night, the police said officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and Central Police Division identified the culprit and arrested him on Tuesday.Several electronic devices believed to have been used to perpetrate the threats were seized from him as case exhibits.The police said that upon receiving the false threats, officers conducted thorough checks of both premises, which they said included a «systematic sweep» of the buildings and their surroundings.No items of security concern were found.AsiaOne understands that the threat on Tuesday was received at around noon when Parliament was in session.The man will be charged in court on Thursday for communicating false information of a harmful thing.

A 63-year-old man was found dead in a HDB flat in Yishun on Tuesday (July 7), after neighbours noticed a «bad stench for days» and flies in their home.A photo shared by an anonymous user in Facebook group Complaint Singapore the same day shows a police hearse parked along a road.«Since last week, my house has had so many flies. I was quite puzzled because there's no unattended rubbish lying around my house, so I just dismissed the case,» the post captioned.The user noticed several police cars at the car park at around noon.The neighbour was found dead in a unit just two floors below the user.Replying to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted at about 12.35pm on Tuesday to a case of unnatural death at Block 286 Yishun Avenue 6.The 63-year-old man was found dead inside the flat.Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.Investigations are ongoing.[[nid:739679]]esther.lam@asiaone.com 

Phase 2A of the registration exercise for children entering Primary 1 in 2027 will begin at 9am on Thursday (July 9), with no vacancies available at Canossa Catholic Primary School in MacPherson.The school, which has 120 places in total, received 61 applications in Phase 1. With 60 places reserved for Phases 2B and 2C, this means that it has no available spots for Phase 2A.The first phase, which opened on June 30, closed on July 2, with eligible applicants receiving their results on Wednesday.This phase is for a child who has a sibling studying in the same primary school.Meanwhile, Phase 2A is primarily for the child of an alumni. Those whose parents are staff members at the school, or members of the school's advisory or management committee, are also eligible for this phase.Children who study in the school's Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergarten also come under Phase 2A.The setting aside of 60 places in each school for Phases 2B and 2C is intended to ensure continued access to all schools in later phases, according to the ministry.

Temasek Holdings delivered strong results for the latest financial year, achieving a net portfolio value of $518 billion amid a turbulent year marked by global trade tensions.The Singapore-headquartered investment company released its annual report on Wednesday (July 8) for the financial year ended March 31, highlighting strong long-term returns with a 20-year total shareholder return of 6.8 per cent.At the same time, Temasek also achieved 10-year total shareholder return of 7.1 per cent, «demonstrating the portfolio's ability to perform through market cycles».The five-year total shareholder return was comparatively lower at 4.6 per cent however, due to headwinds in Chinese capital markets between 2021 and 2024.Temasek's portfolio comprises three segments, with around 40 per cent Singapore-based Temasek portfolio companies, 40 per cent global direct investments and 20 per cent Partnerships, Funds, and Asset Management Companies.According to Temasek's report, around 26 per cent of its portfolio is exposed to the Americas and 17 per cent is exposed to China.Total exposure to Europe, the Middle East and Africa is around 12 per cent.

Former senior minister of state Koh Poh Koon has taken his place on Parliament's backbench after stepping down from political office, with a new seating arrangement released on Tuesday (July 7) reflecting the change.The People's Action Party (PAP) MP, whose final day as senior minister of state for manpower and health was June 1, is now seated in the second row of the House.He is positioned between Workers' Party chair Sylvia Lim and Radin Mas MP Melvin Yong, according to Parliament's latest seating plan.Koh left political office for family reasons after more than a decade in public service. Following the Prime Minister's Office announcement of his resignation on May 22, he said in a Facebook post that he was grateful for the opportunity to serve but had decided it was time to put his family first.«I have been an absent husband, father, and son since I stepped into [political office] in 2015, placing the needs of Singapore and my constituents above my family,» said Koh then, who has two daughters.

Safety measures at LRT stations, including the installation of platform barriers, will be re-examined by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and train operators after a man fell onto the tracks and was fatally struck by a train.Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow said this on Tuesday (July 7) in a written response to parliamentary questions raised by MPs Liang Eng Hwa and Edward Chia about the fatal accident.On May 8, at about 5am, commuter Loh Hee Chen fell onto the tracks at Segar station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line. His family believes it was an accident arising from a dizzy spell.In his reply on Tuesday, Siow conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and said he was unable to share case-specific information as investigations are still ongoing.«Every loss of life matters,» he said. «Even a single fatality on our network is one too many.»[[nid:736284]]

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } What began as an act of kindness turned into months of sexual abuse, after a man repeatedly returned to assault a 71-year-old woman with severe dementia.The abuse came to light only after one of the victim's sons reviewed CCTV footage from his mother's home and saw Mohamad Zakir Jaafar allegedly engaging in the sexual acts.Zakir, 55, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (July 7) to two charges of rape and one charge of outrage of modesty, according to court documents obtained by AsiaOne.Two other outrage of modesty charges, as well as three charges relating to Zakir's possession of two knuckle dusters and a plastic replica handgun, will be taken into consideration during sentencing.Prosecutors told the High Court that the victim was diagnosed with dementia in February 2019 and subsequently scored 0/10 on a mental test, which indicated the severity of her dementia.

A «fast-growing» dengue cluster with 135 cases so far has been detected in the Countryside Road/Lentor Avenue area, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (July 7).And with Singapore currently in the traditional peak dengue season, there are currently a total of 17 dengue clusters, of which seven are located in the Yio Chu Kang and Seletar-Serangoon area.Just last week alone, 131 dengue cases were reported, a rise of 12 cases from the previous week, said NEA in a statement. According to the agency's website, there have been 1,311 dengue cases in the first 26 weeks of the year.NEA added in its statement that it is stepping up inspections and vector control operations.For the cluster in the Countryside Road/Lentor Avenue area, multiple rounds of inspections have detected mosquito breeding in various receptacles such containers, flowerpot plates and bins. In all, 86 breeding habitats were found, of which 69 were in homes, 15 in common areas and two at construction sites.