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  A significant fire at the Eunos Industrial Estate required a substantial five-and-a-half-hour operation by emergency services before it was fully brought under control. The Singapore Civil Defence Force was first alerted to the blaze at 1079 Eunos Avenue 7 on November 1 at approximately 5:30 PM. The fire involved building materials and office equipment and quickly grew in intensity. It fully engulfed three workshop units, while a fourth unit suffered partial damage to its roof area. Firefighting crews successfully prevented the flames from spreading to other parts of the industrial building. To combat the large-scale fire, the SCDF deployed a significant force, including sixteen emergency vehicles and approximately sixty firefighters. At the peak of the operation, firefighters employed a strategic surround-and-drown tactic. They utilized multiple high-capacity water delivery systems, including two water jets, two water monitors, an aerial monitor, and two firefighting machines. T...

  An Australian national faced a Singapore court and was sentenced to ten days in prison for a series of thefts committed while he was in transit at Changi Airport. Aaron Gary Slater, 45 years old, pleaded guilty to three charges of theft on October 31. The incidents occurred on September 2. Slater was waiting for a connecting flight to the Maldives after arriving from Melbourne. Instead of proceeding to his gate, he embarked on a shoplifting spree within the transit area of Terminal 2. His criminal activities began at approximately 7:30 PM when he entered a store specializing in travel products. There, he selected a blue piece of luggage valued at one thousand and forty-five dollars from a shelf and exited the store without making any payment. This entire act was recorded by the store's security camera system. However, his theft did not stop there. Over the course of that evening, he targeted several other retail outlets. The list of stolen items is extensive and includes a pink p...

  A tragic incident in the early hours of October 31 resulted in a fatal car fire on the Tampines Expressway, claiming one life and leading to significant road closures during the morning commute. According to reports, emergency services were alerted to the situation at approximately 2:55 am. The incident occurred on a slip road of the Tampines Expressway, near the exit for the Central Expressway. Upon arrival, responders discovered a car fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle, identified as a BMW 520i, was found in an overturned position. The Singapore Civil Defence Force confirmed their response to the vehicle fire. Firefighting crews worked to extinguish the blaze using a water jet. Tragically, one individual was found deceased at the location. The person is believed to be a male, who was the driver of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported in connection with this incident. The aftermath of the fire caused considerable disruption to morn...

  In a significant enforcement action against a transnational criminal network, law enforcement authorities in Singapore have seized and frozen assets with an estimated value of over one hundred and fifty million dollars. The operation, which took place on October 30, 2025, targeted an individual named Chen Zhi and his associates, who are linked to serious offences including money laundering and forgery. According to official statements, the individuals at the center of this investigation are currently not within Singapore. The case has its origins in financial intelligence received by the police in 2024 from the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office. This initial information prompted local investigations. Given that the alleged criminal activities were being conducted overseas, Singaporean authorities engaged with their international counterparts to gather information and seek assistance. The investigation advanced significantly following public announcements made by authorities...

  A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to two months in prison for a cycling incident that resulted in the death of a 70-year-old pedestrian. Lester Lu Su Min pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death by performing a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide. The sentence was handed down on October 31. The incident occurred in the early morning of March 6, 2024, at a T-junction along Upper Bukit Timah Road. The court heard that Lu had left his home around 5:30 am to meet a friend for a cycling trip. After meeting at Upper Thomson Road, the two proceeded on their route, which took them along Mandai Road and then onto Upper Bukit Timah Road. As Lu approached the specific T-junction, the traffic signal turned red. According to the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Lester Lu Su Min did not attempt to stop. Instead, he continued into the junction approximately five seconds after the light had turned red against him. At that same moment, the elderly pedestrian was legally crossing the road, ...

  A prominent homegrown bakery chain has ceased all operations in a sudden and controversial move, leaving approximately 80 employees without jobs and drawing sharp criticism from their union for a complete lack of advance notice. Twelve Cupcakes, which operated several outlets across the city, was placed into provisional liquidation, effective from a Wednesday in late October. The Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union publicly condemned the action, stating it was only informed of the closure on the same day it was announced to the workers. In a strong statement, the union labeled the move as completely unacceptable and unfair. It highlighted that despite the company being unionized, the business owner failed to engage in any prior consultation to discuss potential alternatives or support measures for the affected workforce. The union asserted that while the commercial decision to close may have been final, the execution was irresponsible and lacked due process, showing a failure t...

  A video featuring a sharp disagreement between a private hire vehicle driver and his passengers has become a widely viewed topic on social media, prompting a significant discussion about passenger accountability and operational costs for drivers. The recording shows a couple who appear to be intoxicated involved in a dispute with the driver over an incident that occurred during their trip. The driver states that one of the passengers became sick inside his vehicle, creating a mess that required professional cleaning. Following the completion of the journey, the driver requested a payment of one hundred and fifty dollars from the couple to cover the cleaning fee. The couple immediately rejected this demand. They argued that the amount was ridiculous and unreasonably high for the situation. The driver stood his ground, leading to a tense exchange that was captured in the video. The conflict reached a new level when the passengers declared their intention to file a formal report wit...

  A facilities manager at St Joseph's Institution has been sentenced to prison for operating a sophisticated bribery scheme that netted him over $67,000 from school vendors across more than four years. Ng Cher Him, 58, received a 15-month and four-week jail term on October 30th after pleading guilty to multiple corruption charges under Singapore's Prevention of Corruption Act. The court heard that Ng exploited his influential position within the school's procurement process to orchestrate a systematic kickback operation. As the facilities manager, he held substantial authority in selecting vendors for various school projects and maintenance work. His scheme involved collaborating with multiple suppliers to artificially inflate project quotations, with the marked-up amounts being funneled directly back to him as illicit payments. Deputy Public Prosecutor Maximilian Chew detailed how Ng's operation worked: he would first disclose SJI's project budgets to favored vendo...

  A 61-year-old Malaysian cook has been convicted of sexually assaulting three toddlers at a Singapore preschool in what prosecutors have described as one of the most horrendous cases of sexual abuse in a preschool setting. Teo Guan Huat, a Singapore permanent resident, pleaded guilty on October 27th to multiple counts of outraging the modesty of children aged one to two years old. The disturbing offenses occurred over a seven-month period from May to November 2023, during which Teo repeatedly inserted his hands into the diapers of the young girls, assaulting them multiple times each week. Despite being employed solely as a cook, Teo had been assigned additional duties that provided him unsupervised access to children, including escorting them for showers, setting up naptime mattresses, and patting them to sleep—responsibilities outside his designated job scope. Court proceedings revealed that Teo deliberately targeted the toddlers because they couldn't verbalize the abuse, believi...

  Two independent candidates from Singapore's 2025 General Election have formally submitted applications to become Nominated Members of Parliament, seeking to contribute to national policy discussions through the alternative representation pathway. Former Radin Mas constituency candidate Darryl Lo confirmed on October 29th that he had completed his nomination submission, while Mountbatten SMC contender Jeremy Tan indicated his intention to file application documents before the November 6th deadline. The nomination process for NMP positions commenced on October 8th, with all applications being reviewed by an eight-member Special Select Committee chaired by Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng. According to parliamentary requirements, NMP candidates must be Singapore citizens aged at least 21 years, registered in the Register of Electors, and must have resided in Singapore for at least ten years prior to nomination while demonstrating sufficient language proficiency to participate in...