A Mercedes electric vehicle (EV) was seen ablaze with smoke billowing from it at Vista Point mall in Woodlands on Tuesday (July 21).In multiple images uploaded to the Singapura Channel Facebook page, a red Mercedes EQA can be seen parked just before a bend near Vista Point as fire surges from within the seats.A separate video circulating on Facebook also shows thick black smoke billowing from the vehicle as onlookers keep their distance.An emergency vehicle from the Singapore Civil Defence Force can also be seen approaching the scene as the video ends.

Former Potong Pasir MP Sitoh Yih Pin and media veteran Patrick Daniel have been appointed as Singapore's non-resident high commissioner to Maldives and Sri Lanka respectively, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Tuesday (July 21).Sitoh, 62, was a three-term People's Action Party (PAP) MP for Potong Pasir SMC, winning the 2011, 2015 and 2020 General Election.He retired from politics after the 2025 General Election and currently serves as a board member of the People's Association.Sitoh is also an independent and non-executive director of China Taiping Insurance (Singapore).He graduated with an accountancy degree from the the National University of Singapore in 1987 and later completed the chartered accountancy programme in 1990.Sitoh is married to Wong Wei Leng. They have two children.

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy, Sahil Rehmat Ali Anjum, who was last seen in Tampines.Police said in a news release on Tuesday (July 21) that Sahil was last seen at about 4.40pm the same day near Tampines Bus Interchange. He was purportedly wearing a green singlet and black shorts. Anyone with information is urged to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.All information will be kept strictly confidential.[[nid:735166]]editor@asiaone.com 

A foreign domestic helper allegedly fled her employer's home after suffering abuse and sought help from passers-by, according to a video posted on social media.The clip, purportedly obtained from an employer, was posted on Monday (July 20) with the caption: «We got this video from our helper.» The incident reportedly took place at Block 150 Bedok Reservoir Road, although it was unclear when it occurred.In the video, a visibly shaken woman is seen speaking to two members of the public, who also claimed to be foreign domestic helpers. Appearing distressed and on the verge of tears, she attempted to explain what had happened in Punjabi, but the two women were unable to understand her.The helper then reportedly wrote the words «Help me call police» on a piece of paper, in an apparent effort to communicate.The person who submitted the video claimed that the woman had fled because she could no longer endure abuse from her employer. 

A power bank in a commuter's bag caught fire at Woodlands MRT station and smoke was seen billowing from it, while passengers were waiting for the train on Monday (July 20). A photo shared with AsiaOne shows a pink handbag lying on the platform floor with smoke rising from it, while the platform appears hazy.Another video shows at least six TransCom officers at the scene.A commuter, identified only as Christina, told Stomp she was on her way to work when she noticed smoke and the smell of burning plastic at around 8.45am, while taking the escalator from the North-South Line platform to the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) platform. «The whole place was filled with smoke and reeking of burning plastic,» Stomp quoted her as saying. Christina said the staff extinguished the fire by the time she reached the TEL platform.In response to AsiaOne's queries, SMRT Trains president Lam Sheau Kai said that a commuter had been waiting for a train on the TEL when the power bank in her bag started emitting smoke.

You might have noticed an influx of national flags and celebratory posters plastered across the island as National Day approaches, but one particular poster has garnered attention online for the wrong reasons — it features the Indonesian flag.A picture of the poster has been circulating online since being uploaded on Reddit on Monday (July 20), garnering over 700 upvotes and 156 comments.It is unknown where the poster is located, and many netizens noted that the poster was likely generated through artificial intelligence (AI).The SG61 poster features a family in the foreground, waving the national flag while looking towards the skyline.In the bottom left corner, an Indonesian flag can be seen peeking out from some flowers.Only a portion of the poster can be seen in the picture on Reddit, but netizens were quick to point out other mistakes on it, including the fact that the young girl in the bottom right is holding a pole with no flag attached.Another also noted that the phrase «one nation, one people» at the bottom of the poster seemed like a «weird rephrase» of the more commonly known «one people, one nation».

A mother’s account of being asked to pay $4.90 after her child accidentally touched a piece of cheesecake displayed on the shelf in a bakery has sparked debate online.The incident was shared on Threads by user @Dinahnahnah, or Dinah, on Monday (July 20), and it reportedly took place at Paparch's Arab Street outlet, a local brand known for its Basque burnt cheesecakes.Her Threads post has garnered more than 41,000 views in the past 24 hours.According to Dinah, a mother of two, she was asked to pay $4.90 after one of her children accidentally touched a display cheesecake, damaging it. But when she offered to buy it instead, staff told her that she cannot do so, leaving her confused.In her exchange on Instagram with Paparch, screenshots of which were shared in her Threads post, Dinah suggested several improvements, including placing display cakes out of children's reach or covering them.The screenshots also showed that Paparch offered to refund the $4.90 as a gesture of goodwill, but Dinah declined the offer, saying she wanted to take responsibility for her child's actions.

Education Minister Desmond Lee visited St. Anthony's Canossian Primary School on Tuesday morning (July 21) to commemorate Racial Harmony Day with students and staff.This year's Racial Harmony Day celebrations focused on the interwoven fabric of Singapore's multicultural society, with a Primary 6 Character and Citizenship (CCE) lesson which encouraged students to examine stereotypes and foster greater understanding of different cultures. The lesson combined written self-reflection, group and class discussions as well as role-playing scenarios to better understand the harmful effects of stereotypes and how they affect others.PHOTO: AsiaOne/Fitri Salleh The lesson combined written self-reflection, group and class discussions as well as role-playing scenarios to better understand the harmful effects of stereotypes and how they affect others. 

A 59-year-old man died after a fight with his neighbour at Block 55 Lengkok Bahru on Sunday (July 20), with another 59-year-old man arrested at the scene.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to the incident at about 4.45pm and found the victim lying motionless at the lift lobby on the 16th floor. The Singapore Civil Defence Force had taken a person to National University Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.Preliminary investigations found that the two men knew each other.Residents told The Straits Times that the pair had allegedly been involved in a longstanding feud, with arguments between them a common occurrence.One resident, who has lived in the block for about four years, said the two men would often shout Hokkien vulgarities at each other in the mornings.«No one thought it would escalate to this,» the neighbour was quoted as saying.Often return home drunkA resident, who declined to be named, told Lianhe Zaobao that the victim had moved into the block over two years ago and would often return home intoxicated.

What was supposed to be a family holiday for some Chinese tourists in Singapore took a painful turn when a glass coffee table allegedly shattered in their hotel room, injuring a four-year-old girl. A shard of glass allegedly became lodged in the girl's foot, and she had to be taken to hospital. Her family is now seeking an $8,000 refund for their hotel stay following the incident. A woman, who gave her surname as Wang, told Shin Min Daily News that her family checked into Momentus Hotel Alexandra on July 6 and later decided to extend their stay to July 22.The 38-year-old accountant from Xiamen, China, also asked to move to an executive suite. The hotel arranged for them to make the switch on July 11.When the family moved to their new room, Wang said a hotel staff shifted the glass coffee table in the living room to set up a sofa bed, which they did not need.Wang later moved the table to create more space for her daughter to play.«I was sitting on the sofa and my daughter and younger sister were standing next to the coffee table when the glass suddenly shattered,» Wang claimed.

A stranger has been praised for his dedication after making three trips to a HDB flat to return a lost wallet, finally handing it over to its owner on Saturday (July 18).Photos shared in a TikTok post by user @.good.life46 on Monday shows doorbell camera footage of the stranger outside the owner's house on separate occasions. The first two photos were taken during the day while the remaining photos were taken at night. The owner expressed his thanks to the stranger, whom he addressed as Riad, for finding his wallet and returning it «completely intact, including all the cash inside». The owner recalled that the man had visited his unit twice before — once in the afternoon and again at around 10pm that day — but found that he was not home. The owner of the wallet didn't say which estate he lives in.The Good Samaritan returned for a third time on Saturday and was finally able to return the wallet to the owner's family. The owner added that when the man was offered a reward for his efforts, he «politely but firmly refused». 

Forgetting to pay for a bowl of fries could have easily gone unnoticed, but one content creator chose to return the next day and settle the bill, earning praise for her honesty.Natalie Naploes, a 23-year-old local content creator, uploaded a series of videos to her TikTok on Monday (July 20) about the incident.The incident took place on Saturday after Naploes and her friends had spent a night out at Clarke Quay and found a kebab store selling loaded fries, which are French fries topped with a combination of meat, cheese and vegetables.The stall owner told Naploes that her order would take 15 minutes, prompting her to call a Grab while waiting.Her Grab arrived around the same time that her order was ready, leading her to rush to the taxi stand after picking up the food.She only realised that she had run off without paying after a friend asked her how much the fries were.«I unintentionally robbed a kebab store,» she joked, adding that she felt bad. Unable to find any information about the kebab store online, Naploes made her way back to Clarke Quay the next day to find the stall.

«I do not think Faishal should resign.»That was former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng's response to Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim's resignation as Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.In Facebook post on Monday (July 20), Cheng shared he was of the opinion that Assoc Prof Faishal should not have stepped down, noting that: «There wasn't even any physical interaction, much less an affair.» a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } The post has since garnered more than 830 likes and over 330 comments as at Tuesday afternoon. Describing Assoc Prof Faishal as «a great guy, the friendliest, most amiable person you can ever meet», Cheng said it was important to «balance losing a good minister or MP, with small failings that all human beings have».«To err is human. To forgive, divine,» he added.

Two former players from Singapore's Adroit Basketball Club have been banned for life by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for match fixing.The Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) announced the ban on two Ukranian players, Oleksandr Kolchenko and Sergii Pryimak, in a statement last Wednesday (July 15).Fiba's disciplinary panel had released the decision to ban the duo on May 20 after it allegedly found that the two had manipulated the game against New Taipei Kings International, while Kolchenko manipulated the game against Hi Tech Club during the Basketball Champions League (BCL) East Asia in May 2025.The BCL Asia-East is a regional competition featuring the top professional clubs from the East and South-east Asian regions, and one of the qualifying paths towards BCL Asia.Kolchenko scored 10 points each in two games against Hi Tech Club on May 2 and 7, 2025, while scoring 23 points in two games against New Taipei Kings International, according to the Fiba website.Pryimyak scored 14 points against New Taipei Kings in the same two games.

A 52-year-old personal mobility aid (PMA) user was taken to hospital after he allegedly collided with a bus along Corporation Drive.He had driven his mobility device from the sidewalk onto the road, hitting a Tower Transit bus and getting jammed under it, Shin Min Daily News reported on Monday (July 20).He subsequently fell, resulting in a head injury, the report said.A video uploaded to the Sgfollowsall Instagram page shows a man lying beside bus number 49 beside a sidewalk as three paramedics tend to him.The paramedics then lift him up, put him on a stretcher and wheel him towards the rear of an ambulance parked ahead of the bus as the video ends.Responding to queries from AsiaOne, police said that they were alerted to an accident involving a bus and a PMA along Corporation Drive at around 9.45am on Sunday.The male PMA rider was taken unconscious to hospital, while a 68-year-old male bus driver is assisting with ongoing police investigations.The rider was subsequently taken to National University Hospital, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

There will be no by-election for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC following the resignation of former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Assoc Prof Faishal Ibrahim on Monday (July 20), said People's Action Party (PAP) chairman Desmond Lee.Explaining the considerations, Lee, who is also Minister for Education, stated that existing MPs — Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng, Minister of State Goh Pei Ming, four-term MP Tin Pei Ling, and first-term MP Diana Pang — will «step up, step forward».«We will make sure that all existing MPs step up, step forward, look after the residents of Kembangan, look after all the communities in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, including the Malay/Muslim community,» Lee said. He added that further announcements will be made as to how the GRC team can be further strengthened, with the goal of serving all residents. 

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (July 20) congratulated Andy Burnham on his appointment as the United Kingdom's new premier.Burnham became the country's seventh prime minister in a decade after a meeting with King Charles III.He succeeds former PM Keir Starmer who resigned following a series of missteps and judgement errors that eroded his standing within his party and the public.Extending his well-wishes to Burnham, PM Wong wrote: «I extend my warmest congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. »I wish you every success as you lead the UK through this period of profound geopolitical and economic change, and as you work to build a stronger future for the British people.«Noting the »close and enduring relationship« between Singapore and the UK, PM Wong pointed to the strategic partnership between the two countries as a reflection of the breadth and depth of cooperation, which he highlighted was »built over many decades".He expressed confidence that the relationship will continue to strengthen across a wide range of areas, including in innovation, science and technology, and defence.