A 33-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were arrested on Friday (Jan 9) at a condominium located at Oxford Road, near Rangoon Road, following a commotion which lasted for over four hours.The pair, who had been heard engaging in an argument, had locked themselves in a room within the unit, reported Shin Min Daily News.Reporters on the scene saw six police cars, several fire engines and an ambulance at the scene, and an air pack was also deployed at the foot of the block.Police had cordoned off the area, with some officers in full gear and holding shields during the morning incident, the Chinese evening daily reported.Shin Min also observed rescue teams talking with the couple — said to be in a relationship and tenants in the seventh-floor unit — from outside the window, with the dramatic scene attracting curious on-lookers below.Woman appeared to be in distressAccording to a statement from the Singapore Police Force obtained by AsiaOne, police had received a call for assistance at about 8.10am to the residence at 3, Oxford Road.

A passenger who received the gift later shared it on social media to express her appreciation for Toto's parents.Parenting influencers give out goodie bags on first SIA business class flight in case their baby criesA parenting influencer couple gave out goodie bags containing snacks, a greeting note, and earplugs to other passengers while boarding their first Singapore Airlines business class flight - just in case their baby cried.Captioned «Nerve wrecking #couplegoals», the Jan 7 TikTok post by @bertandlulu about the experience has garnered over 2,600,000 views, 243,100 reactions and 565 comments.Hubert, 33, and Yihru, 31, the couple behind the account, have some 788,000 followers. They told Stomp that they were taking their annual trip to Bangkok on Jan 2, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Along for the ride was their 5-month-old daughter Toto, on what would be a two-hour-long flight.«Hubert used to travel very frequently for work and is no stranger to wailing babies on flights,» said Yihru. «Before having Toto, it was hard to fully understand just how challenging it can be to manage a baby during a meltdown.»

A Punggol LRT train broke down on Saturday afternoon (Jan 10), with SBS Transit staff entering via the emergency exit door to free passengers.In a video posted online, a SBS Transit staff can be seen standing in an LRT carriage with an open emergency exit. Commuter Vincent Lim told 8world that the LRT train came to a sudden halt as it was departing Punggol Point station around 2.30pm. A message was broadcast through the public address system but it was muffled.Lim added a staff member entered the carriage through the front emergency exit after five to ten minutes and opened the LRT doors subsequently.Another commuter added on Reddit that the LRT train broke down beside the station. As such, passengers could exit onto the platform once the doors opened and did not have to walk along the tracks.

A 33-year-old man was arrested by the police on Saturday (Jan 10) afternoon for alleged criminal intimidation.The incident happened at about 12.30pm outside a first-floor in-car entertainment workshop along 25 Kaki Bukit Road 4.In a video posted on social media, a man is seen surrounded by four officers from the police's Emergency Response Team (ERT), outside the said unit. A short distance away, another two police ground response force officers are seen.ERT officers are first-wave responders to high-risk incidents and are equipped with greater firepower and up to 17kg of gear.The man, dressed in black, was wearing a pair of half-finger gloves and holding a cigarette in his left hand.He is seen emptying his pockets after placing a bag on the ground.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police said the man was arrested for criminal intimidation, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident. AsiaOne understands that a knife was found on the man.Police investigations are ongoing.editor@asiaone.com 

Getting his hands on flight tickets to return to his home town in Ipoh, Malaysia, during Chinese New Year is a feat that Mr Tan Yik Xuan has to pull off every year.Mr Tan, a 26-year-old who works in logistics in Singapore, purchased return flight tickets in October 2025 – four months ahead of Chinese New Year in 2026 – for around $630. He had bought them significantly earlier because he was worried that he would not be able to secure tickets.Describing the higher fare as “much more expensive” than the usual cost of less than $320 for a round trip during off-peak seasons, Mr Tan said he is still willing to pay more to fly to Ipoh instead of taking a bus because of the shorter travel time and absence of traffic jams.Checks by The Straits Times in the week starting Jan 5 found that a two-way economy class ticket to Ipoh costs between $822 and $1,222 for travel from Feb 14 to 19, more than six times the fare of $124 to $191 for the week before.

A 10-vehicle chain collision took place along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Saturday (Jan 10) afternoon.The accident happened at about 4.55pm, along TPE towards the Seletar Expressway, near the Punggol Road exit.In a video posted on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante, 10 cars are seen stopped along the second lane of the expressway, with three of the vehicles involved stopped slightly ahead of the other cars - which appeared to be bumper-to-bumper.Based on the video, eight are Mitsubishi Lancers, while the two remaining cars are of a different make and model.Mitsubishi ended production of the once-popular Lancer in 2017. A high-performance variant, the Lancer Evolution, was retired from the lineup in 2015.The accident did not appear to be serious and several people were seen gathered near the rearmost vehicle.

A Nepali woman raised in Singapore who had to return to her home country at the age of 16 has appealed for fellow families of the Gurkha Contingent to be given Singapore citizenship, as she expressed deep affection for the country.According to the Singapore Police Force's website, the Gurkha Contingent comprises police officers recruited from hill tribes in Nepal to provide a «strong-arm» within the police force.Formed on Apr 9, 1949, the contingent is deployed during high-profile events, such as the Trump-Kim summit in June 2018, and is renowned for its ability to remain impartial but loyal. Under the terms of their contracts, officers must return to Nepal with their families after 15 to 20 years of service in Singapore. As of 2018, the contingent had around 1,800 officers.Nepali gushes over SingaporeOn Jan 8, Facebook user @Jules Thapa shared her experience growing up as a Nepali in the Republic, explaining that she had to leave the country at 16 under a «compulsory return to Nepal» contract.

Over 341 e-vaporisers and related components were detected and seized by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) between Jan 5 and 8, as the agency continues with stepped-up checks.In the said period, ICA officers detected 57 cases of travellers having vapes on them, including those who had voluntarily disposed them at red bins placed at land, air and sea checkpoints.Out of the 341 e-vaporisers and related components seized, approximately 67 per cent of these cases involved short-term visitors, while the remaining 33 per cent were Singapore residents.In a Facebook post on Saturday (Jan 10), ICA emphasised that vaping is illegal in Singapore. «Foreigners who visit or live in Singapore must abide by our laws,» ICA warned. «Individuals caught possessing, using or purchasing e-vaporisers will face high penalties.»The agency also reminded visitors and pass holders of what are at stake.«Short-term visitors who re-offend will be banned from re-entering Singapore. »Long-term pass holders who re-offend may have their passes revoke on a third offence, and be deported and banned from re-entering Singapore," ICA said.

A 29-year-old Singaporean woman has been arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers for suspected drug trafficking offences.The woman was arrested in a residential unit of a condominium in the vicinity of West Coast Way, on Thursday (Jan 8).In a media statement on Saturday (Jan 10), CNB said that forced entry had to be conducted as the woman refused to comply with lawful orders to grant officers access into a room of the unit which she was in.«A search of the room recovered about 7,114g of cannabis, 169g of 'Ice', 9g of ketamine, 30g of 'Ecstasy', 30 Erimin-5 tablets,» CNB said, adding that drug paraphernalia were also seized.According to CNB's estimate, the drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $94,900.«(It) could potentially feed the addiction of 1,100 abusers for a week,» CNB said.Drug trafficking is an offence in Singapore. A person found guilty of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis may face the mandatory death penalty.Investigations by CNB are still ongoing.editor@asiaone.com 

The family of a man who died in a road accident along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) is appealing for eyewitnesses to come forward to assist police investigations.On Dec 29, 2025, a 61-year-old man died in an accident involving two prime movers along the AYE towards Tuas, after Clementi Road, at about 5.45pm.In a Facebook post on Friday (Jan 2), the man's daughter, Reesha Kaur, said the days following the accident had been an «incredibly painful time» for the family, adding that one of the vehicles involved in the accident has yet to be traced.She noted that the driver of the vehicle is believed to be in Malaysia, reported Shin Min Daily News.Kaur described her father as a cautious and experienced rider who paid close attention to road safety and often shared those principles with her and her brother. 

SINGAPORE –  A firefighter was taken to Changi General Hospital after experiencing heat exhaustion while fighting a fire that broke out in Tampines on Jan 9.About 100 people were evacuated from Block 29 Tampines Street 86 as a precaution after the fire broke out in a bedroom on the 15th floor.In a Facebook post on Jan 9, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it had been alerted to the fire at 9.05pm.No one was inside the unit at the time of the fire, said SCDF.«Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with two water jets,» it added.The fire was largely confined to the bedroom, and its cause is under investigation, said SCDF.In its post, SCDF advised people to extinguish lighted materials, such as candles, before leaving home. They should also not leave cooking unattended or overload power sockets, and should switch off the electrical supply when it is not in use.[[nid:727638]]

Even after the anguish of two miscarriages in their mid-30s, Singaporean couple Sam, 37 and Jo, 41, clung on to the hope that they would one day start a family.They explored alternative means to realise their  dream of parenthood — including in vitro-fertilisation.When the idea of adoption came up three years ago, nothing deterred them — even when it can be costly and tedious. «Regardless whether it’s a biological child or adopted child, we will still love the baby as our own,» said Sam, who is in the finance industry. After completing a series of steps by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), including interviews and background checks that assessed their suitability for adoption, the couple contacted a Singapore-based child adoption agency, which later matched them with a baby from Indonesia.Love at first sight A long-distance video call in August 2023 was the first time they saw the then two-month-old baby, which according to Sam had won him over.«For me, it was love at first sight,» he said. «I remembered how he smiled. He didn’t cry the moment he saw us.»

Traffic Police (TP) said that they will take action against owners of 141 lorries which have not installed speed limiters by Jan 1, as required by law.These were among the 2,434 lorries which were subject to this deadline.A speed limiter is designed to limit the maximum speed that a vehicle can go.The enforcement action comes after several months of repeated advisories and direct engagements with lorry owners, including a reminder on Dec 12, that the authorities will take «stern enforcement action» against those who fail to comply with the statutory deadlines for installation.«TP will be taking enforcement action against the companies that own the 141 non-compliant lorries. These companies will receive notices to present their vehicles for inspections at authorised inspection centres,» the statement said.«Lorries without speed limiters will fail the inspection and vehicle owners will face enforcement action,» the police added. «Those who install speed limiters after the Jan 1, 2026, deadline will also be penalised.»

The police have disrupted over 3,500 scam attempts during a two-month-long operation which ended on Dec 31, 2025, preventing potential losses of over $34.2 million.In a news release on Friday (Jan 9), the police said that they partnered with five banks— DBS, GXS, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank and UOB — for the operation which began on Nov 1, 2025.«(We) leveraged robotic process automation (RPA) to identify victims of e-commerce, government official impersonation, investment, job and loan scams.»This coordinated response draws on the swift exchange of information between the police and the banks to enable early intervention," the police added.RPA is the technology that enables computer software to emulate and integrate actions typically performed by humans interacting with digital systems. The use of RPA has enabled the police to automate information sharing and processing, and the mass distribution of SMS alerts. In turn, this allows the police and partnering banks to enhance their outreach — to promptly alert a larger number of victims within a short period of time to prevent further losses.

A 26-year-old man nabbed in an enforcement operation in Geylang on Wednesday (Jan 7) has been charged with trafficking etomidate laced vapes, known as Kpods.Abdul Ammar Mahmood Jumat, a Singaporean, was found with an e-vaporiser and four e-vaporiser pods at the back alley along Geylang Lorong 35 on Wednesday afternoon, court documents stated.The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Friday (Jan 9) that the pods were tested and confirmed to contain etomidate, a Class C drug.HSA officers also seized from him six bottles of cough syrup as well as prescription medicines consisting of more than 1,000 capsules and tablets.

Ongoing investigations into an alleged baby-trafficking syndicate in Indonesia have resulted in delays in Singapore granting citizenship to adopted children from there.In a joint statement on Friday (Jan 9), the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that they are «keenly aware» of the anxiety this has caused to adoptive parents.The statement did not say how many parents have been affected by the delay.«We are working closely across the relevant authorities to ensure that the cases are dealt with as expeditiously as we can, and to safeguard the welfare and interests of the children,» the ministries said.This comes after Indonesian news outlets reported last September that Indonesian police are working with their Singapore counterparts to probe the alleged baby trafficking ring operating from West Java.The Indonesian police had identified 22 suspects accused of trafficking at least 25 babies, with 15 allegedly sent to Singapore for adoption.

Scammers are now using the National University of Singapore (NUS) logo and impersonating its president. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Jan 8), the university issued a warning against impersonation scams and fake news articles using images of NUS president Professor Tan Eng Chye and the NUS logo that have been circulating online. According to NUS, the scams reportedly promote investment products. Separately, the university said that it has seen fraudulent social media accounts with the unauthorised use of the NUS name and logo, such as NusOnline SG, attempting to market courses.The university urged members of the public not to share any personal information, click or respond to any of the scams, adding that these should be reported to ScamShield. 

A traveller who had disembarked from a flight at Changi Airport's Terminal 4 unexpectedly found the boarding gate's exit closed.She also heard staff asking passengers if they had just arrived or were about to depart.The incident occurred at boarding gate 11 at about 10pm on Jan 1, when passengers arriving on AirAsia flight AK721 became «mixed up» with passengers waiting at the same gate to board, reported Lianhe Zaobao.AirAsia passenger Gong Ping (transliteration) told the Chinese daily that several passengers on the same arriving flight had managed to enter the concourse before staff noticed the different passenger groups together in the same zone.The 36-year-old, who had disembarked from the aircraft later, claimed that those held at the arrival corridor of the shut gate were not informed of what was happening. At one point, a passenger became upset, but most people remained calm.According to her, the departing passengers were directed to another boarding gate at about 11pm. The AirAsia group were then allowed to leave the gate.

What good is all the money in the world if you don't have the time to spend it? Singapore ranks second among the richest countries in the world in 2025 based on gross domestic profit (GDP) per capita and after adjusting for price differences, according to an infographic by The Economist on Monday (Jan 5). However, the infographic includes a third element — prices and hours worked. With that factored in, Singapore falls to eighth place. This is among the 178 countries evaluated by The Economist, with the top three countries being Switzerland, Singapore and Norway.Switzerland takes the lead in terms of average earnings at over US$100,000 (S$128,600) per year, but falls behind due to their high cost of living, The Economist reported. In contrast, Singapore, with earnings at US$90,700 per year, has lower local costs, while Norway stands at US$86,800 per year.  

A container with over 500kg of cannabis was intercepted at Pasir Panjang scanning station during enhanced checks on Jan 3, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (Jan 9).In a joint statement, they said that the container had been targeted for enhanced checks following information received by Singapore Customs and a pre-arrival risk assessment by ICA's Integrated Targeting Centre. ICA's image analysts detected anomalies in the scanned images of the container. Physical inspections by ICA officers found a packet of brownish substance suspected to be a controlled drug inside a box within the container, which prompted further investigations by CNB officers.In total, 902 packets of cannabis, weighing about 509kg, was uncovered.Based on preliminary investigations, the authorities found that the drugs were transiting through Singapore to another country. Investigations are ongoing. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, those who import into or export from Singapore more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.[[nid:727403]]dana.leong@asiaone.com

A 70-year-old male taxi driver and a 31-year-old male passenger were taken to hospital after being involved in an accident which left the ComfortDelGro taxi overturned on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Thursday (Jan 8). The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a taxi along the PIE towards Tuas, after the Jurong Town Hall exit, at around 7.15am. The injured cabby and passenger were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. A 68-year-old male car driver is assisting with investigations, said the police. In a TikTok video on Jan 8, a yellow ComfortDelGro taxi is seen lying overturned, with its airbags deployed, on the first or rightmost lane of the expressway. 

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah has filed a motion to ask Parliament to consider Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's suitability to continue in his role as the Leader of the Opposition (LO). The motion is set to be raised at a sitting on Jan 13 at the earliest, said the Office of the Leader of the House on Friday (Jan 9). Singh was convicted in court in February last year of lying to a parliamentary committee over the case of former MP Raeesah Khan and was sentenced to a fine of $7,000 for each of two charges. His appeal against conviction was dismissed by the High Court in December 2025. The motion which will soon be raised seeks that Parliament «affirms that honesty and integrity are fundamental pillars of Singapore's parliamentary and political system». It also requests that the House, «expresses regret at the conduct of Mr Pritam Singh, which was dishonourable and unbecoming of a Member of Parliament». 

Tan Yong Hock Amos was living on the streets for 23 years before he finally sought help from social service organisations.Speaking to AsiaOne on Wednesday (Jan 7), Tan, 43, recounted the hardships he endured while struggling to make ends meet as a teenager. «I was living in and out of my home from the time I was 16 years old. Both my parents were gamblers, and when I was younger, I took on odd jobs, such as washing dishes at night, earning about $30 or $40,» he said.«I was forced to work day and night, and whenever I went home, the door was always locked.»Tan is one of many homeless individuals who sought support at a transitional shelter, where he stayed for several months, regaining stability before he could staring saving and gradually pay for his own home. The shelter, where he stayed at Spooner Road, has since relocated to a new site in Yio Chu Kang — Transit Point @ Yio Chu Kang — in November 2024.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Thursday (Jan 9) has ordered a stop to the sale of five batches of Nestle's infant formula and follow-on formula over the potential presence of cereulide toxin.Both the SFA and communicable Disease Agency (CDA) said in a joint statement late on Jan 8 that the measure will remain in place while investigations are carried out.Singapore's move follows that of at least 37 other countries, including most European states, as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa, which have issued health warnings over the infant formulas possibly being contaminated. The European Commission Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and the International Food Safety Authorities Network had also issued similar notifications on Jan 7 and 8, respectively, according to the statement. The affected products all originated from Switzerland.

A video allegedly showing two motorcyclists on separate Malaysia-registered motorcycles trying to evade parking fees at an open carpark in Marina Bay has sparked debate.In the video posted to Facebook group Complaint Singapore, member Daryl Toh said that the incident happened at about 10pm on Wednesday (Jan 7) evening.«How much can the parking fees be for motorcycles in Singapore? It's embarrassing,» he wrote.Checks online by AsiaOne indicate that the charges for motorcycle parking at the said carpark is 25 cents per block of 30 minutes. 

Remember the toasty, parching heat of mid-2025?With mean temperature at 29.3 deg C, June was Singapore's hottest month of 2025, tying with 1997 as the warmest June on record, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Thursday (Jan 8).And the warm weather continued into the following month where July's monthly mean temperature came in at 29.1 deg C, making it the second warmest month in 2025 and the second warmest July since temperature records started in 1929.«2025 was the eighth warmest year for Singapore, and we experienced our warmest June and November on record,» stated MSS.The monthly mean temperature in November was 28.2 deg C, and the hottest day recorded at Changi climate station in 2025 was on Oct 28 when the daily maximum temperature reached 35.9 deg C.

In the immediate aftermath of the US' intervention in Venezuela, some analysts were quick to opine that the attack will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea. However, political analysts AsiaOne spoke disagreed with this take, stating that they do not expect China to take a similar course of action on Taiwan or elsewhere — at least not in the short-term. US Special Forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores early on Saturday (Jan 3) and subsequently flew them to the US — where Maduro was indicted on charges including including narco-terrorism and Flores charged with cocaine importation. 

The use of military force in Venezuela may have yielded success for the US, but it comes at the cost of destabilising international order, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (Jan 8).Speaking at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Regional Outlook Forum at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, SM Lee acknowledged Venezuela as a «complicated country», whose legitimacy of its government is questioned, while causing difficulties to the US due to drugs and refugees.«But that does not justify a military intervention by one country into another, unilaterally and without any proper authorisation,» he said.On Jan 3, US seized Venezuela's long-serving President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew them to the US, accusing the president of «narco-terrorism».The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Jan 4 that Singapore is gravely concerned by the US intervention in Venezuela and urged all parties to exercise restraint for a peaceful resolution there.

Singaporean R Shanmugaratnam and Briton James Henry O'Sullivan were sentenced to jail on Tuesday (Jan 6) for falsifying accounts in relation to collapsed German payments company Wirecard, according to police on Thursday.Shanmugaratnam, 59, received 10 years' jail time, while O'Sullivan, 51, got 6.5 years.Both were convicted on Sept 22, 2025, following a joint trial between July 31, 2023 and Feb 21, 2025 over 26 days, police stated.Shanmugaratnam is a director of a local accounting and auditing company, Citadelle Corporate Services Pte Ltd, who was alleged to have issued 13 balance confirmation letters to Wirecard entities between March 2016 and April 2018.The letters were found to have fraudulently represented to Wirecard, its subsidiaries, and its auditors that Citadelle held over €1.1 billion ($1.6 billion) in Wirecard funds in escrow accounts.Shanmugaratnam was subsequently convicted of 13 counts of falsification of accounts.

Over 57,000 Malaysians renounced their citizenship and moved to Singapore within a five-year period up to Dec 17 last year, Harian Metro reported on Wednesday (Jan 7).Speaking with the Malaysian publication, Malaysia's National Registration Department director-general Badrul Hisham Alias said that a total of 61,116 Malaysians relinquished their citizenship within the time frame, with 93.78 per cent of them (around 57,315) heading for Singapore, 2.15 per cent to Australia and 0.97 per cent to Brunei.He added that women were the majority of those relinquishing their citizenships — totalling 35,356 — while an average of 10,000 Malaysians give up their citizenship each year.«The decision to relinquish Malaysian citizenship is largely driven by economic and family factors,» he explained in an interview with Harian Metro.«In the case of Singapore, many Malaysians are employed there, and employment prospects and income levels make it easier for them to obtain citizenship.»Most Malaysians who marry foreign spouses and migrate overseas cite family reasons for changing their nationality, Badrul explained.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and HDB will be studying the voting process for the Home Improvement Programme (HIP), said Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat.Speaking to the media on Thursday (Jan 8) after a visit to ParkEdge @ Bidadari, Chee said that the voting threshold for HIP is an issue that the ministry is «studying heavily», after recent voting exercises for upgrading estates failed to proceed when they did not meet the threshold. «We want to help the estates that are older to go through HIP,» the minister said, emphasising that the ministry has observed that reaching the threshold may be significantly more challenging for blocks with fewer units. Launched in 2007, HIP helps upgrade older HDB flats and address common maintenance issues. For HIP to proceed, at least 75 per cent of a block's eligible Singaporean households will have to vote for it. 

A 27-year-old man was taken to the hospital and subsequently arrested after being involved in a four-vehicle collision in Seletar on Tuesday (Jan 6). In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car, a truck and two cement mixer trucks along 14 Seletar North Link at about 8am that day. The 27-year-old car driver was taken conscious to a hospital and later arrested for rash or negligent conduct related to machinery and fraudulent possession of property, said the police. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the man was taken to Sengkang General Hospital.The police added that an e-vaporiser was also seized and the related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). 

A Singapore-registered saloon car was left partially crushed after an accident along Jalan Pantai in Johor Bahru on Wednesday (Jan 7) afternoon.Videos of the aftermath of the accident circulating on Facebook show a Malaysia-registered Toyota Hilux truck piled atop a Singapore-registered car, while two other cars in front also suffered damages.Dashcam footage obtained by Malaysian media outlet Asia Television News show a lorry smashing into the rear of the Singapore-registered car, a Toyota Premio. The violent collision sent the car sliding under a stationary Toyota Hilux. Footage shows the Singapore-registered car stopped roughly half a car length behind the truck.

A 52-year-old male Chinese national has been ordered to pay a fine of $200,700 for dealing in duty-unpaid liquor, following his conviction in court.Huang Hongjiang pleaded guilty to two charges under the Customs Act on Dec 23, 2025, where the offences resulted in the evasion of about $25,499 in duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a Singapore Customs statement on Jan 8.He was caught during an operation on Dec 11, 2025, when Singapore Customs officers seized 186 bottles of duty-unpaid liquor from Huang in an industrial building in Tuas View Square.Investigations revealed that Huang worked with an accomplice from China who would procure the Chinese liquor in China and arrange for its importation into Singapore, without payment of duty and GST.Meanwhile, Huang was responsible for handling the delivery in Singapore.On the day of Huang's arrest, he was at the said location to collect the consignment.The Singapore Customs said that Huang has failed to pay the fine and will now serve an in-default sentence of two months and one week in jail.

A 34-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (Jan 8) for his suspected involvement in a case of theft from a residential unit in Sentosa. In a statement released on Thursday, police said that they were alerted to a case of theft on Jan 6 along Ocean Drive at about 10.25am where a Rolex watch valued at approximately $52,000 was stolen from a residential unit. According to a search online by AsiaOne, properties at Ocean drive include condominiums as well as landed property, which are part of the Sentosa Cove residential development.Officers from the Clementi Police Division identified and arrested the man on Jan 7 through extensive ground enquiries and with the assistance of CCTV footage, said police. The stolen watch was subsequently recovered.If found guilty, the man faces a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment and a fine for the offence of theft in a dwelling under Section 380 of the Penal Code 1871.[[nid:727173]]xingying.koh@asiaone.com