LTA nabs 8 drivers offering illegal cross-border ride-hailing services at land checkpoints following tip-off

1 Oct 2025, 1:59 pm

Drivers caught providing illegal ride-hailing services face up to S$3,000 fines and/or six months’ jail, and possible vehicle forfeiture.

Mother in Thailand accused of pimping 12-year-old daughter with mental disabilities to men in 70s

1 Oct 2025, 1:16 pm

The mother has been arrested and the girl taken into a local shelter.

S’pore passport glows with hidden images under UV light, netizens show off their country’s designs

1 Oct 2025, 12:35 pm

Malaysia's passport highlights the Petronas Twin Towers while Australia's art turns from day to night under UV light.

38-year-old woman found dead in Tampines home, neighbours assumed foul odour was dead rat

1 Oct 2025, 10:56 am

The deceased did not interact with the other residents.

Young boy in China nearly dies after drinking hot soup with straw, throat swells up ‘like ping-pong ball’

1 Oct 2025, 10:27 am

His epiglottis swelled up so much it obstructed his airway.

Drunk woman in Thailand drives against traffic for 5km, causes 10 car pile-up

1 Oct 2025, 9:59 am

The driver reportedly laughed the whole thing off as "just for fun".

Passenger kicks elderly woman on Taiwan subway after being hit by bag over priority seat

1 Oct 2025, 2:19 am

Taipei Metro police said they would review CCTV footage to identify both parties.

Man arrested after 9,200 vape pods found in cargo container at Pasir Panjang, declared as ‘power bank’

1 Oct 2025, 12:54 am

The seized vaping-related products have a total estimated street value of more than S$51,000.

Monkey eats huat kueh on overhead bridge in Bukit Timah while lepak-ing & watching cars go by

30 Sep 2025, 6:50 pm

The huat kueh was about the size of the monkey's head.

Electricity & gas tariffs to rise from October, over 950k HDB households to get rebates

30 Sep 2025, 6:49 pm

The increases were attributed to higher global fuel costs.