The police have arrested a 32-year-old woman on Jun. 25, 2026 for her suspected involvement in a case of theft of motorcycle.

On Jun. 23, at about 6pm, the police were alerted to the theft, where a motorcycle parked along Woodlands Drive 52 was reported missing.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identity of the woman and arrested her.

Preliminary investigations revealed that on Jun. 22, the woman had spotted the unattended motorcycle with the ignition key on it.

She managed to start the motorcycle and rode it away. The stolen motorcycle was subsequently recovered.

The woman is also believed to be involved in a separate theft of a motorcycle that was reported stolen from the car park of Jurong West Street 81.

The woman will be charged in court on Jun. 26 with the offence of theft of motor vehicle under Section 379A of the Penal Code 1871.

The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years and a fine.

Police investigations are also ongoing against the 32-year-old woman for an additional offence of riding the motorcycle without a valid driving licence.

Migrant workers from a third firm in Singapore are joining those from two previous firms in seeking authorities' help over unpaid wages.

All three firms, VVR Plant Engineering, SK Industries and KPA Engineering, are found to share the same director, a Singapore permanent resident who has reportedly left the country, according to The Straits Times (ST).

Workers from the latter two firms had previously approached the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Services Centre in Bendemeer on Jun. 22 regarding their outstanding salary payments and housing arrangements.

They were primarily from India and Bangladesh.

Missing director

The director of the three firms is Indian national Ramu Palani Velu.

According to ST, he is a director of seven companies in Singapore, providing services such as air-conditioning, plumbing and building.

His registered address at a private estate in Hillview was found to have been rented out to foreigners for the past two years, and is currently rented to a doctor.

The condominium's security guard also stated that creditors had been turning up with claims of unpaid loans and payment defaults, though they were refused access.

At Ramu's previous registered address at Marine Crescent, a lawyer's letter was also placed at the front door, ST found.

He has remained uncontactable to date.

Bought company for 'not a lot of money'

The family that had previously owned the third firm, VVR Plant Engineering, said they sold the company to Ramu in 2025 after facing a "family crisis".

However, they were unsure who Ramu was as he was introduced by a third party.

According to the family, Ramu had said he did not need the 15 to 20 workers the company employed at the time.

The sale was also allegedly made "not for a lot of money", they said.

The family had initially thought that Ramu was interested in buying the business for its value in having access to work permits for the specialised process sector, which is difficult to obtain for new companies.

They have not been in contact with Ramu since, they said.

According to ST, Ramu started KPA Engineering, which was last recorded as having S$1 million in capital, in 2014.

Ramu was known to workers as the big boss, while daily operations were run by an Indian national named Moorthy.

The latter has also been uncontactable.

MOM investigating

About 400 migrant workers filed claims over the alleged unpaid wages.

In a visit to the Tuas View Dormitory on the morning of Jun. 24, NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and NTUC are working to help the migrant workers recover their salaries.

Ng said MOM and NTUC are working to help the migrant workers recover their salaries while the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) and its partners are working to contact the employers.

KPA Engineering and SK Industries are also under investigation for possible breaches, reported ST.

Meanwhile, S$100 in cash and S$100 in NTUC vouchers have been extended to migrant workers affected by unpaid wages, who are members of the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC). 

Affected workers can join as an MWC member to receive the cash and vouchers.

150 job vacancies from 40 construction firms are being offered to the affected workers and lodging, transport, and food for them are also being arranged.

A 40-year-old Malaysian man was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after allegedly attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes via a bus.

ICA officers had to use an electric circular saw to cut open the vehicle’s chassis to locate the hidden contraband.

The incident occurred on Jun. 15.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) posted about the incident on Facebook on Jun. 25.

The suspect was driving into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered bus.

Officers profiled the bus and directed it for enhanced checks.

More than 880 cartons and 110 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were retrieved from the modified engine compartment of the vehicle.

The exhibits and suspect were referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation, ICA added.

A 25-year-old male motorcyclist and his 21-year-old female pillion are dead following an accident where their motorcycle reportedly self-skidded along Yio Chu Kang road in the wee hours of Jun. 25, 2026.

According to a Xiaohongshu post, two police tents could be seen on the left lane of a two-lane road.

The video, which appeared to be taken from a bus, showed a police motorcycle a short distance behind the tents, with two police vehicles lined up behind it.

A number of officers could be seen surrounding the tents, and the lane was cordoned off by traffic cones.

2 dead

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted at about 3:35am on Jun. 25 to an accident involving a motorcycle, which was believed to have self-skidded along Yio Chu Kang Road towards Upper Thomson Road.

Responding to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted at about 3:30am on Jun. 25 to a road traffic accident along Yio Chu Kang Road.

A 25-year-old male motorcyclist and his 21-year-old female pillion were pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A seriously ill child under the age of 12 has been euthanised in the Netherlands.

This is the first time the procedure has been carried out on a patient in this age group.

The euthanasia took place at the end of 2025, according to a parliamentary letter by Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans, The Telegraph reported.

The letter, first released by Dutch media, did not include any information about the child's age, identity, or medical details.

Euthanasia has been legal in the Netherlands since 2002 for newborns under the age of one, as well as for patients aged 12 and above.

In 2024, the law was expanded to bridge the gap, legalising the procedure for children under the age of 12.

It is strictly limited to children suffering from incurable terminal illnesses who face extreme, unalleviated pain with no prospect of recovery.

Parental or legal guardian consent is mandatory for minors.

A review committee has examined the case and spoken to the attending doctor, Hermans stated in her letter.

The committee has since submitted its findings to public prosecutors, who will decide whether the doctor fully acted in accordance with the law, Hermans said.

She added that the committee’s official report is expected to be released to the public shortly.

A 45-year-old man in Singapore was arrested on Jun. 23 for his suspected involvement in a loanshark harassment case.

In a police news release, the police said they were alerted to the incident at around 6pm on Jun. 20, at a residential unit along Tampines Street 12.

A debtor's note had been pasted on the door of the unit.

Parts of the note read:

"Owe money pay money!!

This time for warning. Inform this house unit.

Don't sabo u all!

Second time I come will be ugly!!!!"

Officers from the Bedok Police Division subsequently identified the suspect through ground enquiries and footage from police cameras, leading to his arrest.

The note, as well as a mobile phone, were seized as case exhibits.

The man is expected to be charged in court on Jun. 25 under the Moneylenders Act 2008.

First-time offenders convicted of loanshark harassment face a fine between S$5,000 and S$50,000, a jail term of up to five years, and up to six strokes of the cane.

The police reiterated that they have zero tolerance for loanshark harassment, warning that anyone who vandalises property, causes public alarm, or disrupts public peace and safety will be dealt with severely under the law.

Members of the public were also urged to steer clear of loansharks and to avoid working with, or assisting them in any way.

Anyone with information about suspected loanshark activity is encouraged to call the police at 999.

A fire broke out on a floating fish farm near Pulau Ubin and Pulau Ketam.

The incident off Pasir Ris occurred on the evening of Jun. 24.

In a photo sent to Mothership, the farm could be seen ablaze.

Emergency response vessels were also present.

In response to queries from Mothership, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the fire at about 8:10pm on the day of the incident.

The fire, which involved a section of the floating fish farm, was extinguished by marine vessels from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Airport Emergency Service.

Members of the public from neighbouring fish farms had also rendered assistance to contain the fire, SCDF said.

No injuries were reported.

Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.

Limp Bizkit will be playing a show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec. 9, 2026.

It will be the band's only Asia stop.

The concert will be at National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Tickets are priced from RM398 (S$124.90) to RM786 (S$246.60), on sale from Jun. 30, 12pm (Malaysia time).

“We are proud to make Malaysia the destination for fans across Asia to come together and witness a truly iconic band live on stage,” said Keeran D, head of special projects at Hitman Solutions, a concert promoter and event management company.

Teasers

Hitman Solutions teased the band's upcoming performance on social media earlier in the week.

The company's founder Rohit Rampal also posted online a video of him presenting the band's frontman Fred Durst with a miniature Royal Selangor keris.

Limp Bizkit formed in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida.

They are one of the late 90s/ early 2000s nu metal pioneers.

They made a surprise comeback in 2021 with the release of "Still Sucks", a new album in more than a decade.

The Philippines has temporarily banned the online game "GoreBox" after one of the two students who allegedly shot up a school, was found to be an avid player.

The shooting left three dead and 20 others wounded.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Centre under Secretary Renato Paraiso said on Jun. 23 that the ban was a precautionary measure, Bloomberg and Associated Press reported.

“We cannot ignore possible online influences that may have contributed to this tragic incident,” Paraiso said.

Shooting

On the morning of Jun. 22, two students, aged 14 and 15, armed with handguns, opened fire in a high school located in Tacloban City, the Philippines.

Both of them were apparently friends who were bullied, and they had no prior criminal record.

According to local police, 15 of the 20 injured were shot, while the others were injured as they stumbled and jumped out of a window to dash to safety.

One of the armed students used a 9mm pistol belonging to his aunt, a police officer, in the attack.

The other student used a .38 calibre revolver.

As there was reportedly only one guard on duty at multiple entrances and exits, the pair were able to bring the firearms into the school.

Most of the dead and wounded were female students.

At least 40 shell casings were recovered at the scene of the attack.

The 14-year-old would be exempt from criminal prosecution under Philippine law, which sets the minimum age of 15 for a minor to be criminally liable and only if authorities determine that a suspect was clearly aware of the crime committed and its repercussions.

"Gorebox" game

According to its Steam listing, it is a “chaotic physics-driven” sandbox game.

It allows players to experiment with various weapons on “semi realistic active ragdolls which react to wounds and scenarios”.

The game depicts “realistic blood pooling” and dismemberment.

On Mar. 11, F2Games, developers of "GoreBox", removed its multiplayer mode due to exploiters, bot raids and security vulnerabilities deemed “too deep to fix”.

A Singaporean woman slapped, punched, and scratched the domestic helper she employed as she was upset with the way she performed tasks.

According to CNA, Hazel Phang Fong Yen, 67, was sentenced to four months' jail on Jun. 24 after she pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a domestic worker with a second similar charge taken into consideration.

Phang was also ordered to pay S$4,440 to the victim, 27-year-old Myanmar national Man Sian Hoih Cing.

Phang will serve another four weeks in jail if she does not pay.

Punched victim once on her eye

According to court documents seen by Mothership, the victim started working for Phang in August 2022 when she was 23.

Phang lived with her husband and mother in a flat.

In September 2022, Phang asked the victim to check the expiry date of a food item and perform another task.

The victim performed the other task but forgot to check the expiry date, which angered Phang, leading her to slap the victim's cheek.

Phang slapped the victim again on another occasion in September or October 2022, as the victim did not hear Phang's mother ask for assistance.

In a separate incident around the same time, Phang asked the victim to clean soap bottles in the toilet.

The victim sprayed the bottles with water.

Phang became upset at the victim for cleaning the bottles in such a manner and punched the victim once on her eye.

Scratched victim's neck & chest, drawing blood

In October 2022, while the victim was hanging bedsheets to dry on a pole, Phang scolded her for hanging the heavier sheets at the end of the pole.

According to court documents, Phang scratched the victim's neck and chest region, which started bleeding.

On Oct. 15, 2022, Phang told the victim to water the plants at around 6pm.

At the time, the victim was cooking and cutting fruits for Phang's husband.

When Phang realised the plants were not watered, she became angry and scratched the victim's face at least twice, near her cheek and under her nose.

Medical report stated victim had blunt trauma to eye

The next day, Phang's niece visited the flat and saw that the victim was bleeding.

She told her father, who was Phang's brother.

He took the victim to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) to seek medical attention.

The TTSH medical report dated Feb. 2, 2023, stated that the victim was presented to the emergency department on Oct. 16, 2022.

The victim was diagnosed with blunt trauma to her eye, facial bruising and multiple abrasions over her face and chest.

The victim's wounds were dressed, and she was discharged with medication.

The victim took photos of her injuries.

After she was discharged, the victim moved in with Phang's relatives.

Centre for Domestic Employees staff lodged police report

On Dec. 27, 2022, the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) contacted the victim as part of a routine well-being call.

The victim informed CDE that Phang had hurt her, and CDE staff lodged a police report and brought her to Alexandra Hospital (AH) Urgent Care Centre on the same day.

The AH medical report dated Feb. 4, 2023 found scars on the victim's upper lip, left cheek and chest wall as a result of Phang's actions.

Phang was arrested on Sep. 9, 2025 and released on bail on the same day.

S$470 monthly salary

The victim's monthly salary was S$470, and she was unemployed for two months from the date that the police report was lodged, from Dec. 27, 2022, to Feb. 28, 2023.

Phang paid the victim her salary of S$470 and pocket money of S$72.30 on Dec. 8, 2022, for the period between Nov. 9 and Dec. 8, 2022.

She also paid the victim another S$289.20 for the period between Dec. 9 and Dec. 27, 2022.

Sentencing

The deputy public prosecutor sought four to six months' jail for Phang and a compensation order of S$4,440.

The compensation sum consists of S$940 for the victim's two-month-long unemployment period and S$3,500 for her pain and suffering in the two charges as she was scarred on her face and chest.

According to CNA, Phang's lawyer, Kalaithasan Karuppaya from Regent Law, sought a fine of S$10,000 or three months' jail.

He said Phang was remorseful and lives with her 70-year-old husband, who is a prostate cancer survivor.

The couple have no children, and Phang has been unemployed since her health started to worsen — she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 and suffers from other conditions as well.

He said that Phang was also the primary caregiver for her 103-year-old mother until she died in 2024, reported CNA.

Kalaithasan added that Phang was underweight at 38kg and frail, arguing that any jail term would greatly jeopardise her recovery and rehabilitation.

An offender can face up to three years' jail or a fine of up to S$5,000 or both, for voluntarily causing hurt.

Phang could have faced up to double the penalties as the victim was a domestic helper.