A 64-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (July 18) for his alleged involvement in a case of snatch theft in Balestier.The incident, involving a 72-year-old female victim, happened at a bus stop along Balestier Road at about 8.40pm on July 16.Police said in a news release on Sunday that the man did not succeed and left the scene empty-handed.Officers from Tanglin Police Division established the man's identity through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from closed-circuit television (CCTV) and police cameras.He was arrested on Saturday and will be charged in court on Monday for the offence of snatch theft.If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to seven years and be liable to caning.Members of the public who encounter such cases are advised by the police to remain calm.They should take note of the physical appearance and distinctive features of the perpetrator and call for police assistance as soon as it is safe to do so.[[nid:740611]]editor@asiaone.com 

A 34-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested in Indonesia after authorities raided a house in north Jakarta that was allegedly being used as an etomidate vape factory.The man, identified by the initials LHM and also known as Hayden, was arrested on Friday (July 17) during a joint operation by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport police and customs officials.Etomidate-laced vape cartridges are commonly referred to as Kpods in Singapore.Indonesian state news agency Antara reported that police seized thousands of vape cartridges believed to be ready for distribution, along with mini laboratory equipment used to produce the drug.According to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport police chief Senior Commissioner Wisnu Wardana, officers found the suspect mixing or producing etomidate when they raided the house, reported local news outlet IDN Times.The head of the airport police narcotics unit told IDN Times that the house had allegedly been rented by another Singaporean, who recruited the suspect and assigned him a daily production target of 500 etomidate vape cartridges.The suspect was reported to have entered Indonesia on July 13.

Fifteen passengers were left stranded mid-ride on a roller coaster at Universal Studios Singapore after the attraction came to a stop due to a technical malfunction on Thursday (July 16).A video shared on Xiaohongshu shows passengers waiting on the ride, which is at a 45-degree incline, while two persons appear to be attending to the stalled ride.Under the comments section of the Xiaohongshu post, some netizens claimed that other attractions had also experienced breakdowns that day, while others called for compensation. «When I was there, the Minions roller coaster had a series of breakdowns, and it took all day to complete just four rides,» added another.  In response to media queries, a spokesperson for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) said the Enchanted Airways roller coaster ride experienced a brief technical malfunction at about 1pm on Thursday and stopped at a safe location on the track.The spokesperson said that staff quickly assisted all 15 passengers in evacuating safely, and no one was injured.

It is just about three weeks away from Singapore's 61st birthday, and weekends at the Kallang area have been a hive of activities with participants being put through their paces at the now-concluded combined rehearsals and National Education (NE) shows.Ahead of the preview shows beginning next week, AsiaOne was among the media to join the Presidential Gun Salute (PGS) crew during the second NE show on Saturday (July 18).The PGS is the highest military honour conferred and reserved exclusively for the President. It is timed to coincide with the President’s inspection of the parade. AsiaOne observed five Mobility 3rd Generation (M3G) amphibious vehicles operated by the 35th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers, had earlier sailed out into the basin, linking up to form a raft, before the combined raft returned to shore. There, four 25-pounder Howitzer guns were loaded up in preparation for the PGS. 

SINGAPORE - A gambling website based overseas has been collecting illegal bets on Fifa World Cup matches from punters in Singapore who make transactions via PayNow with local firms.GemBet, which is based in the Caribbean island of Curacao, has website addresses (URLs) for different countries including Singapore.The Straits Times learnt that deposits for bets, and payouts for wins, are being funnelled through three local companies registered in 2026 - a manpower contracting service incorporated on March 3, a cleaning services company registered on April 29, and a wholesale trading firm incorporated on May 29.Punters who access local URLs of GemBet are directed to its main website.After registering, punters have to create a digital wallet where they place deposits using payment methods including cryptocurrencies and PayNow.Those who opt for PayNow are directed to transfer money via one of the three Singapore companies.The bets are taken out of the wallets.Checks against Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority records show that the three companies are registered to Housing Board residential units.

After leaving Singapore Airlines as a cabin crew for a retail role at Marina Bay Sands in 2025, Teresa Hon, who turns 32 in October, began experiencing headaches. At first they came and went but instead of easing, the headaches grew more frequent and intense, until they built up to a «hammering» intensity, Hon told AsiaOne in an interview on Friday (July 17). Despite being prescribed painkillers, the headaches persisted. She repeatedly vomited, experienced seizures and even pulled at her hair in agony because of the excruciating pain. It eventually got to the point where she could no longer keep food down, vomiting after nearly every meal.Her husband, 41-year-old Bjorn Chua, told AsiaOne that Hon, who was usually bubbly and energetic, had become «reclusive», isolating herself in her room.Tumour the size of tennis ballIn November 2025, Hon finally decided to go for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan after consulting a neurologist. The findings? A huge tumour about the size of a tennis ball, recalled Chua. 

When completed in the second half of 2030, the new community club at Joo Chiat will be a space for all residents following a six-year-long conversation, said Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong as he presented the community's vision for their new community club on Saturday (July 18). Spanning a gross floor area of approximately 14,000 sqm, the new community club will be a home for performing arts, sports, and a wide range of future-ready amenities. This includes food and beverage outlets, indoor basketball and tennis courts, a rooftop gym, and a multipurpose hall which can support badminton, pickleball and community events.

Approved cat fosterers will be able to keep up to six cats in their HDB flats or up to 10 in private homes come Aug 3, the Animal Veterinary Service (AVS) announced on Saturday (July 18).Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry Alvin Tan shared these updates during a speech at the Cats' Day Out event at Wisma Geylang Serai Community Club the same day.This comes as the AVS — a cluster of the National Parks Board — will be rolling out a two-year pilot scheme from Aug 3, 2026 to July 31, 2028 to support cat fosterers and the role they play in managing community cats across Singapore.Fosterers are key in reducing the number of free-roaming cats, thus decreasing the negative impacts they might have on communities, AVS said in a statement.Under the pilot, approved fosterers will be able to license and keep up to six cats in three-room or larger HDB flats and up to 10 cats in private premises, inclusive of all pet and foster cats within the household.These cats must be sterilised to prevent unintended breeding, which may result in overpopulation and a decline in cat welfare, AVS warned. 

It's barely been half a year since he got the car, but now he must pay a tidy sum to get it repaired after it quite literally got beaned.A retiree has been slapped with a $3,000 bill after his vehicle was struck by canned food allegedly thrown from height in Bedok, Shin Min Daily News reported on Friday (July 17).The 69-year-old man surnamed Tang (transliteration) told Shin Min that he had parked his seven-month-old car in a parking lot under Block 127 Bedok North Street 2.When he returned on Wednesday morning, however, he was distraught to find two significant indentations on the left side of his Toyota Corolla's hood.«I didn't want to believe it at first, but I realised [it was my car] when I saw my license plate,» Tang said.Upon reviewing dashcam footage, he saw two objects fall from the air, hitting his vehicle around 1.20am that morning.Sure enough, he found two cans on the ground near his vehicle — mushrooms and beans, respectively.Neither of the cans were opened or expired, Tang told the Chinese language paper.He then placed the canned food in a plastic bag and went to a police station to report the incident.

When completed in the second half of 2030, the new Joo Chiat Community Club will be a space for all residents following a six-year-long conversation, said Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong as he presented the community's vision for their new community club on Saturday (July 18). Spanning a gross floor area of approximately 14,000 sqm, the new community club will be a home for performing arts, sports, and a wide range of future-ready amenities. This includes food and beverage outlets, indoor basketball and tennis courts, a rooftop gym, and a multipurpose hall which can support badminton, pickleball and community events.

A mother has taken to TikTok to share her concerns about a Grab Taxi driver she had ridden with alongside her baby, accusing him of driving erratically while checking his phone. User Runnyeqqs posted a short clip of the taxi ride she took with her «newborn» on Thursday (July 16), accusing the taxi driver of being visibly distracted and «repeatedly checking stock market updates and switching between apps on his phone».«He failed to maintain his lane and braked inconsistently, including two instances of emergency braking that nearly caused a collision with the car in front of us,» she added.She wrote further that, after contacting Grab Singapore about the incident, they responded that the man had received a warning and a strike to his account, and she received $5 in GrabPay credit «as a 'service recovery' gesture, effectively a full refund of the fare».However, Runnyeqqs does not feel that Grab's response was proportionate to the severity of the situation.«This was a road safety incident involving reckless, distracted driving with an infant in the vehicle — not a minor service issue,» she concluded.