A 35-year-old Singaporean woman was sentenced to five weeks' jail on Jun. 12, 2026, after she falsely accused her ex-boyfriend of rape, despite having consensual sex with him.

CNA reported that Liau Wan Ting had pleaded guilty to one count of providing false information to a public servant for making a false rape allegation against her ex-boyfriend in a police report.

Liau was concerned that her ex-boyfriend would not take responsibility if she became pregnant.

This was after she used a birth control patch that had expired.

Her ex-boyfriend, whose identity is protected by a gag order, cannot be named, and court documents seen by Mothership did not state his age.

Remained friends

Liau, who was doing food delivery at the time, had met the victim through TikTok in 2024, and they began a romantic relationship in August 2024.

Though they ended the relationship in October 2025, they continued to be friends and had sexual relations.

At about 1am on Jan. 7, 2026, Liau asked the victim to pick her up, after which they went to the victim's residence and had consensual sex.

Concept of consent

After breakfast, they parted ways and that evening, Liau called her sister-in-law, asking if sex with someone not considered her partner could be considered as rape.

Her sister-in-law explained to her about consent and court documents stated that Liau falsely told her sister-in-law that she had been raped by the victim.

This was in spite of Liau being aware of the difference between consensual sex and rape.

Her sister-in-law then advised her to lodge a police report and Liau did so at about 6:48pm.

Maintained lie, admitted later

Liau continued to maintain her lie about being raped to an investigating officer and to a duty officer from the Singapore Police Force's Serious Sexual Crimes Branch.

She was then escorted to a medical examination at the One-Stop Abuse Forensic Examination (OneSAFE) centre within the Police Cantonment Complex.

Court documents stated that this allows victims of sexual crime to undergo forensic medical examination without being taken to the hospital and to be interviewed at a single, private location, reducing the likelihood of encountering other people.

At about 11:37pm on Jan. 7, 2026, after a police officer started recording her statement, Liau admitted that she had lied about being raped.

She also stated that the sexual intercourse had been consensual.

In addition, Liau explained that she had lied because her birth control patch had expired on Jan. 6, 2026, and she was concerned that the victim would not take responsibility if she became pregnant.

Though she maintained her lie out of fear that she would be jailed, she recanted her false allegation as she did not want her ex-boyfriend to be arrested or jailed.

Victim investigated

However, court documents stated that police officers had already started investigating the victim at that time.

In the wee hours of Jan. 8, 2026, he was traced and taken to the Police Cantonment Complex.

He also had a blood sample taken and said during a video-recorded interview from 3:46am to 4:29am that sex with Liau had been consensual.

At about 1:26am on the same day, a forensic medical examination was conducted by the doctor at the OneSAFE centre, with a nurse present, where Liau told the doctor that her sexual intercourse with the victim was consensual and there was no assault.

A further statement was recorded from Liau at 1:41am on the same day to confirm her position that she had consented to having sexual intercourse with the victim.

Reasons for jail

The deputy public prosecutor, in citing deterrence as the primary sentencing consideration, sought a three-week jail sentence for Liau.

She said this was because "the false information caused an innocent person to be subjected to investigations and led to a significant wastage of public resources, which would not have occurred otherwise".

Court documents stated that 13 officers, one doctor and one nurse had been activated for investigations.

It added that the victim had to undergo the "disconcerting experience of having to give his statement and go through various procedures in the wee hours of the morning".

Noting that Liau had provided false information to three officers, the prosecutor said: "False allegations of rape are particularly egregious as they not only waste public resources and cause distress to innocent persons but also do a grave disservice to genuine victims of sexual assault, whose accounts may consequently be met with unwarranted scepticism."

She added: "The sentencing of such cases must sound a clarion call of general deterrence even as it considers the need for individual retribution."

Sentencing, penalties

Shin Min Daily News reported that when the victim attended the court hearing, he was asked if he would be seeking compensation from Liau.

To that, the victim said he would not be doing so.

He added that he did not resent Liau, and just hoped the matter could be settled as soon as possible.

Shin Min reported that the judge said in sentencing that making false allegations of rape against innocent persons was no small matter.

The judge added that since such claims may be difficult to verify, it often depends on the testimony of both parties.

Even if the claim was eventually proven to be false, the reputation of the accused could already have been irreparably damaged, the judge said.

For providing false information to a public servant, an offender can be jailed up to two years, or fined, or both.

A 54-year-old Japanese truck driver pleaded guilty to negligent driving resulting in death after causing a multi-vehicle collision that killed six people in total.

She was distracted by her smartphone when the incident took place in Mie, Japan.

The deceased included a family of five, as well as a man driving from Saitama.

The driver, Mitsuyo Mizutani, from Hiroshima, admitted to the charge on Jun. 10, NHK World and CBC reported.

Collision

The incident occurred on Mar. 20 at about 2:20am in a tunnel on the Shin-Meishin Expressway, near the exit of the Nonobori Tunnel on the southbound side, Yomiuri Shimbun reported.

Mizutani rear-ended a vehicle that was in traffic behind a line of other vehicles, due to a road work.

The passenger car that was hit by her truck, as well as another passenger vehicle involved in the collision, were crushed between the truck and a large trailer.

This caused vehicles to catch fire.

She told investigators that she “was not driving that fast” but “was not watching the road carefully”.

She also told police she was looking at her smartphone.

TikTok

The prosecution said that while Mituzani was driving, she was talking hands-free on her phone with a colleague.

She then began watching a cooking video on TikTok.

Mituzani looked away from the road for approximately 13 seconds as she attempted to take a screenshot of the video before slamming into the line of cars in the tunnel.

Relatives of the victims, who attended the hearing, also issued statements.

They were reportedly angry as the victims “bore absolutely no responsibility” for the accident and lost their lives due to Mituzani’s driving.

On Aug. 15, One Punggol Hawker Centre will be managed by Hawkermania, replacing operator Timbre+ Hawkers.

The appointment was announced on National Environment Agency's (NEA) social media.

Timbre+ Hawkers is ending its tenure on Aug 14, a year short of its three-year contract.

They previously requested an early termination of the lease, citing operational challenges for the company.

Tenure

NEA launched a new tender for the One Punggol Hawker Centre in Jan. 2026 and announced in a statement that Timbre+ Hawkers would not be taking part.

Hawkermania secured a management contract of up to nine years with the second-lowest bid of S$3.64 million, according to data from the government procurement portal GeBIZ seen by 8world.

In comparison, the highest bid during the tender process came from Canopy Hawkers at S$5,594,400.

Hawkermania is a subsidiary of Kimly Group, which is one of Singapore's largest traditional coffee shop operators, according to its 2025 annual report.

Looking forward

Stallholders are hoping the incoming management will boost the hawker centre's visibility.

Since the nearby Punggol Coast Hawker Centre opened its doors on July 25, 2025, several vendors at One Punggol noticed a drop in foot traffic, with business falling by nearly 30 per cent, 8world reported.

To draw residents back, stallholders suggested introducing more community events and surrounding amenities, such as convenience stores or supermarkets.

Meanwhile, residents interviewed by 8world remarked that though the hawker centre was spacious with good food quality, having a wider variety of food with wallet-friendly offerings would be key to drawing larger crowds.

One Punggol

One Punggol Hawker Centre first opened on Oct 31, 2022, and has more than 30 hawkers, according to information on its website.

Outgoing operator Timbre+ Hawkers initially bagged a two-year contract to run the space starting September 2022. It subsequently secured a second deal in August 2024 to manage the centre for three years until August 2027, before making its decision to exit early.

A 30-year-old woman was reportedly shocked when she noticed a woman filming in the pool area at a Guillemard Road spa.

The incident occurred on Jun. 3 at about 10pm at G.Spa, a 24-hour spa centre near Geylang, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Filming

The woman, Hu (transliterated), said she had gone to the spa with the intention of hanging out there overnight.

While soaking in the hot spring pool, Hu noticed a woman using her phone to film the pool area.

The woman was apparently wearing clothes and did not appear to be a customer who wanted to use the pool.

According to Hu, there were apparently three customers in the pool area at the time, and they were only wearing the disposable paper underwear provided by the centre.

Hu said the flimsy nature of the apparel meant they could have accidentally exposed themselves.

Marketing

When Hu approached the woman out of privacy concerns, she initially denied filming the users.

She then reportedly changed her account, saying that the photos did not capture Hu and she would delete them.

As Hu still felt uneasy, she reported the situation to the on-site manager.

The manager explained that the woman who was filming was apparently marketing personnel invited to carry out promotional work.

The manager also assured her that the photos and videos did not include Hu and were deleted.

Feeling unsure about the deletion of the photos and videos, Hu lodged a police report.

Spa’s response

In response to Shin Min Daily News' queries. G.Spa said it was aware of the incident.

Upon receiving the feedback, the spa centre conducted an investigation.

A spokesperson said the company occasionally collaborates with content creators and social media partners for marketing purposes.

Participants in filming activities need to comply with the venue's privacy regulations and filming restrictions, which include not filming other customers without consent and following staff instructions.

Signs reminding all visitors and customers that photography and videography are prohibited in designated areas are also apparently posted in the spa centre.

The spokesperson also confirmed that the police later arrived at the scene to investigate the incident.

The centre fully cooperated with the police investigations and provided the required assistance.

Following the incident, the company has further reviewed and strengthened relevant measures, including establishing clearer filming guidelines, implementing a more formal briefing process before filming, defining filming areas more clearly, and enhancing supervision arrangements to protect customer privacy.

The spokesperson added that filming in sensitive or designated areas now requires approval from management beforehand and on-site supervision by a company representative.

Shortly after booking a ride on Tada to pick him up at Ubi Crescent, the man was notified by the ride-hailing app that his driver had arrived.

But he could not find the assigned car.

When he texted the driver, asking which side of the pick-up point he was at, there was allegedly no reply.

About three minutes later, the driver's location on the app started moving further and further away, the passenger told Mothership.

He continued to wait, and soon the Tada app notified him that a waiting-time fee had been added to his ride because he had supposedly let the driver wait for him at the pick-up point.

This fee went up over time until it reached S$21 for a 29-minute wait, before the driver eventually cancelled the booking.

Waiting fee

The passenger, who is the content creator behind the account SGMustWatchLa, told Mothership that he was a regular Tasa user, spending almost S$2,000 every month on its ride-hailing services to commute.

"Ride-hailing [is] more convenient and faster for me," he explained. "More private, too."

He booked this ride on Jun. 10 at around 4:40pm, for a fare of S$11.81.

The waiting fee would have been added on top of this fare, he said in an Instagram post about the incident afterwards.

In response to Mothership's queries, Tada said that no waiting fee was charged to the passenger.

This is because the trip did not proceed and was eventually cancelled, according to their investigations.

"Playing a waiting game"

Nonetheless, he expressed frustration in his post, saying that the driver had "almost cheated [him]...because of a Tada loophole".

"He started playing [a] waiting game with me," he wrote.

He believes the driver was just behind the building where the pick-up point was.

"I don't understand why he can't just make a turn and come over," the passenger told Mothership. "I specifically walked behind the building to find him too. But it was too late. He had already driven off."

According to screenshots from the app, when the driver had been waiting for 17 minutes, the passenger claimed the driver appeared to be in the Bedok area.

As the waiting time approached 29 minutes, the driver appeared to have moved farther away toward Tampines.

Trip cancelled

After the driver cancelled the booking, the passenger booked a Grab ride to his destination instead.

When asked whether he and the Tada driver had contacted each other after the incident, he told Mothership they had not, and that he did not know how to contact the driver.

Tada's response

The passenger said he has reported the incident to Tada.

According to a screenshot seen by Mothership, the company replied on Jun. 12 and apologised.

"We have reviewed the incident and will be addressing this matter directly with the driver, reminding them of the importance of providing a professional and pleasant experience for all riders," they wrote in the email.

They will continue to monitor the driver's account and take further action if necessary.

Following a review of the trip, Tada told Mothership that the incident appears to have "arisen from challenges during the pick-up process".

"As this was the driver's first such incident, we have issued a warning and reminded him of our service expectations," the company said.

They have also provided the passenger with a S$10 ride voucher.

The wife of Taiwanese actor Fu Zichun penned a heartbreaking tribute to her late husband on the eve of the seventh day since his passing.

Fu, 46, passed away on Jun. 7 from acute leukaemia, just days after returning from a holiday in Bali with his wife Corrinna.

He was hospitalised and died within 24 hours of admission, sending shockwaves through Taiwan's entertainment industry.

According to China Times, Corrinna posted a video on social media stitched together from photos of the couple's travels, accompanied by a message addressed to her late husband.

She recalled how the two had planned to travel the world together once he took a break from acting.

She added:

"How I wish all of this was just a dream, that when I wake up you'll still call me 'baby'."

"Don't go visiting others"

With the seventh day since his passing falling on Jun. 13, Corrinna addressed Fu directly in her post, urging him to come home.

She wrote:

"Tomorrow is your tou qi. Don't go visiting others, remember to come home and see your son and daughter."

The "son and daughter" she referred to are the couple's two poodles, Miru and Miku.

According to Zaobao, Corrinna works in the travel industry, specialising in customised tours centred on Buddhist art and religious pilgrimages.

The couple had explored Hong Kong, Okinawa, and Bali together, with Corrinna regularly sharing their travel videos on social media.

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A police officer was shot in the shoulder by another police officer while both were engaged in “horseplay” in Pasadena, California, United States.

In a statement released by the Pasadena Police Department on Jun.10, the bizarre incident occurred on Sep. 7, 2025, at about 6:18pm.

The location was in the department’s parking structure located at 240 Ramona Street.

In the video accompanying the statement, a police vehicle that provided the dashcam footage, was seen approaching two police officers who were standing and loading equipment before their shift.

The car recording the scene stopped as it approached the police officers.

One of the standing police officers drew his pistol in a “quick draw fashion” and pointed it towards the dashcam car before holstering the firearm.

Approximately 4 seconds later, the driver, who was a fellow police officer, of the dashcam car discharged his firearm and struck the windscreen of the vehicle.

The standing officer was hit in the left shoulder.

Pasadena police chief Gene Harris, who narrated the video as the events unfolded without any accompanying audio, described the incident as an “unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay involving loaded firearms”.

The wounded officer has recovered from his injuries, it was revealed.

Administrative investigations and disciplinary measures were taken.

“This regretful conduct is not consistent with the expectations and service commitments of this department,” Harris added.

The identities of the officers involved were not disclosed.

Additional police investigations are ongoing.

A man was charged in court on Jun. 12 for allegedly molesting women and taking photos and videos of their intimate areas without their consent.

The offences all took place at Health Step Foot Reflexology Centre, on separate occasions between February 2021 and December 2024, according to charge sheets.

The centre, located at Holland Village, offers foot and body massages.

The man, 52-year-old Lee Sze Ben, is facing 22 charges in total, for outrage of modesty, and intentionally taking images and videos without consent of women's breasts, buttocks, and crotch area.

A total of 14 victims were involved, The Straits Times reported.

Their ages at the time of the offences ranged from 28 to 58.

It was not clear if Lee was an employee at the place where the offences occurred, and if the victims were his customers.

Lee was also accused of performing a sexual act on a 38-year-old woman, and recording a video of himself doing the same to a 43-year-old woman.

He also allegedly massaged the intimate areas of some victims.

On one such occasion, he allegedly filmed himself massaging the breasts of a then-58-year-old woman.

In court on Jun. 12, he did not indicate how he would plead to the charges.

His case was adjourned to Jul. 10 to allow him to engage a lawyer.

A Canadian mother is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in U.S. courts, alleging that ChatGPT had encouraged her daughter's suicide.

According to Reuters, the lawsuit, which was filed in San Francisco, alleged that one of ChatGPT's responses to the daughter included, "Maybe this is the end", when she told the artificial intelligence chatbot that crisis hotlines had not been helpful.

The lawsuit also accuses the AI company of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and its chatbot.

Relationship with ChatGPT evolved over time

Reuters, citing the lawsuit, reported that the daughter, Alice Carrier, worked as a web developer in Montreal when she began using ChatGPT in 2023 to troubleshoot problems with computers and gaming consoles.

Carrier's relationship with ChatGPT evolved in 2024 when she began querying the chatbot about what to do with her suicidal ideations and about suicide methods.

ChatGPT initially told Alice to seek help from crisis hotlines or emergency services.

However, Carrier's interactions with the platform deepened as ChatGPT's responses were made to sound more human, the lawsuit alleged.

Carrier shared more personal information, and ChatGPT responded in a manner that mimicked a friend or therapist.

ChatGPT's responses also criticised Carrier's partner, validated her feelings and encouraged her to keep chatting, Reuters reported.

ChatGPT again suggested a crisis hotline when Carrier said she had suicidal thoughts and had attempted to take her own life.

When Carrier told the chatbot the hotlines were not helpful, it echoed those statements.

ChatGPT eventually told Alice, "Maybe this is the end."

Daughter told ChatGPT about suicide ideations more than a dozen times

According to Carrier's mother, Kristie Carrier, the younger Carrier had chatted with ChatGPT about her suicidal ideations more than a dozen times, up to her death.

However, these were never flagged by OpenAI's safety systems.

The lawsuit is accusing OpenAI of negligence in the design of ChatGPT and for failing to warn users of its dangers.

It is seeking damages as well as a court order to automatically terminate conversations about self-harm and to display warnings about its platform, Reuters reported.

OpenAI statement

In a statement, OpenAI called the situation heartbreaking.

It said the version of ChatGPT which Carrier used was no longer available.

It also said that while ChatGPT is not a substitute for medical or mental health care, the company has continued to strengthen the way ChatGPT responds to "sensitive and acute situations with input from health experts", Reuters reported.

Hong Kong actress Karena Ng and third-generation billionaire heir husband Brian Sze gave a rare look into their new four-storey mansion.

Since marrying in 2023, the couple sat down with Architectural Digest China (AD China) for a walkthrough of their home for the very first time.

The interior

In AD China's Instagram feature, they highlighted that the home was designed as a sanctuary to feel calm and relaxed.

Filled with windows that let sunlight in and the scent of fresh nature, Ng had a close hand in designing the home.

Although there is no strict style they followed, AD China noted a "subtle Tuscan ease", reminiscent of their wedding that was held in the Italian town.

In the living room, Ng said that she wanted to keep the space open and comfortable for entertaining, opting for warm white walls paired with dark furniture.

For guests, she chose two lounge chairs and a custom-designed pink sofa that mimics a warm embrace.

A painting by artist Jack Penny is placed above the sofa.

Ng joked that she chose the painting for its similarity to her husband.

The archway connecting the kitchen to the living room is crafted from Brèche de Benou marble, a rare stone from France with a unique colouration and texture.

As the primary chef of the household, she paid special attention to the kitchen layout.

In the western-style kitchen, she chose brass hardware and an island made of Brazilian Taj Mahal quartzite. She hopes that as time passes, the hardware will develop a natural patina, adding a lived-in, soulful vibe to the home.

The Chinese-style kitchen is fully equipped with a suite of German Miele appliances, from a built-in coffee maker and oven to a microwave.

In the dining room, she chose to equip her dining table with multiples of The Red Chair, designed by her personal favourite and renowned Danish architect and furniture designer.

Ng also showcased her master bedroom, bathroom, and walk-in closet.

The biggest reason why they had moved into this home was the private garden.

As they have two dogs, they wanted to give them more space to run around.

Additionally, it brought her a sense of relief to have an outdoor space to unwind.

"Coming home to this, all the stress of the day melts away."