On July 5, 2025, a Leopard 2SG Main Battle Tank (L2SG) was involved in a minor incident during the second National Education (NE) show for the National Day Parade (NDP) 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 7:20pm along North Bridge Road, shortly after the tank participated in the Mobile Column segment of the show. According to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the tank experienced a technical issue that resulted in it coming into contact with a traffic light stand near Parliament House. Video footage of the event, which later circulated online, shows the tank making a right turn when it strikes the traffic light. The vehicle is then seen pausing and reversing slightly before completing the turn, leaving the traffic light visibly tilted. MINDEF clarified that no personnel were injured during the incident. The tank remained entirely within the designated cordoned-off zone throughout the event, posing no danger to the public. It was also reported that the...
On July 5, 2025, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) announced a significant leadership reshuffle following its underwhelming performance in the May 3 general election. The changes include the resignation of three key figures from its Central Executive Committee (CEC) party founder and chairman Dr Tan Cheng Bock, former vice-chair and Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Hazel Poa, and party treasurer S. Nallakaruppan. The party’s press release confirmed that all three will remain members of the PSP but have relinquished their leadership roles. Dr Tan, who had earlier declared his retirement from electoral politics after the general election, has been replaced as chairman by A’bas Kasmani, previously the second vice-chair. Replacing Mr Nallakaruppan as party treasurer is Anthony Neo. Dr Tan Cheng Bock, aged 84, is a former People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament for Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency from 1980 to 2006. He left the PAP and later ran for Presiden...