This day 100 years ago: The launch of S’pore’s first bus service, the electric trolleybus

14 Aug 2026, 3:24 pm

On 14 August 1926, a fleet of 30 trolleybuses began their service in Singapore.

Man in Thailand stabs & shoots mother’s boyfriend following repeated arguments

14 Aug 2026, 3:05 pm

The suspect claimed he acted in self-defence, saying the victim moved to draw his gun first.

Man in S’pore charged for allegedly operating 5 unlicensed massage parlours & 2 other offences

14 Aug 2026, 1:24 pm

He was also allegedly involved in causing a fire and facilitating scam operations.

UK radio staff member accidentally plays King Charles death announcement, panics & leaves building

14 Aug 2026, 12:56 pm

Regulators found the station in breach of two broadcasting rules, while the staff member was reprimanded.

Driver injured after crashing van into wild elephant in Thailand

14 Aug 2026, 12:21 pm

Authorities are searching for the elephant which is also believed to be injured.

What the rise in suicides among S’poreans in their 30s is really telling us

14 Aug 2026, 11:51 am

Suicide prevention cannot be reduced to psychiatric treatment or individual resilience.

LTA seizes PMD ridden at high speed in KPE tunnel, impounds 100 non-compliant devices in July

14 Aug 2026, 11:40 am

Footage showed two people riding the PMD without helmets, while the device appeared to have no licence plate.

Doctors in China remove 1kg of iron nails from stomach of man who suffers from mental illness & pica

14 Aug 2026, 11:33 am

Surgeons extracted about 180 nails, along with coins, screws, nuts and magnets.

‘The flowers smell so nice’: Woman notices fragrance while cycling through Bukit Brown cemetery, ex ignores her questions

14 Aug 2026, 11:16 am

Despite the spooky encounter, she still believes they had simply ridden past a frangipani tree. Or did they?

Man in M’sia destroys iron window grilles to save 2 kids from shophouse fire that killed 2

14 Aug 2026, 11:06 am

He even climbed a wire fence to get to the burning building quickly.