On Oct. 13, 2025, just before the flight from Barcelona to Singapore was about to depart, a cabin crew member ran up to chief stewardess Serene Koh.

She looked "very worried", Koh, 48, recalled. "She told me a passenger was unconscious."

Without hesitation, Koh went to check on him. The passenger, an elderly man, was unresponsive.

He wasn't breathing. And he had no pulse.

She remembers how his wife, sitting next to him, begged her and her staff for help: "She was crying... she was pleading with us to save him, please save him. At whatever cost."

20 minutes of CPR

Koh's years of experience as a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member kicked in.

The man was placed on the floor, in the narrow airplane aisle, and prepared for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Koh instructed her crew to call for medical assistance, get oxygen, and inform the in-flight manager.

Together with the in-flight manager, Kueh Joo Tong, 57, she began performing CPR on the man. Two medical doctors and first-aiders also responded to the call for help; between them, they took turns to try and revive him.

In total, they delivered 20 minutes of continuous CPR and two AED shocks to the man.

"It was very tiring," Koh recalled. "We were praying... that [he'd be OK]."

A well-oiled machine

Kueh added that while it was a shock, it "also felt automatic".

"We went for training every year to be ready for these situations, and it paid off," he said. It was his first medical emergency in his over three decades of years of service with SIA.

Fortunately, after their efforts, the man's pulse finally returned. Koh remembers that it was a just faint pulse; his eyes remained closed and he didn't respond verbally.

But he was breathing. "We managed to bring him back," Kueh said, with the faintest hint of pride.

The man was quickly rushed to the hospital. Thanks to the team's seamless coordination, they'd pre-emptively cleared his immigration and offloaded his baggage, so he could be transferred immediately.

The flight ended up departing just one hour behind schedule.

A close call

It was only a month later that Koh and Kueh finally found out what happened.

The man had arrhythmia, and that day, his heart had stopped. It might have been fatal if not for the efforts of the crew.

After the incident, he underwent surgery for a stent. Today, he's doing well.

On Aug. 28, both Koh and Kueh will be presented with a Fusion Award at the Singapore Airlines CEO Service Excellence Awards ceremony. It is, Koh told me, "the greatest honour".

Both staff have flown for SIA for decades — 26 years for Koh, and 34 years for Kueh. It's the first time they're receiving an award for their service.

But they are just thankful that because of their training, they were able to save a life.

"It's somebody's grandfather, somebody's father," Kueh said. "We were happy that we were able to help."

Two men in Nepal have been arrested after they were allegedly seen on video removing gold earrings from the body of a woman who was found dead in floodwaters.

The Nepal Police shared a clip highlighting that they have detained the men.

मृतकको कानको मुन्द्रा चोरी गर्ने व्यक्तिहरु नियन्त्रणमा लिएको सम्बन्धमा । pic.twitter.com/pnPlnQPn9j

— Nepal Police (@NepalPoliceHQ) August 27, 2026

What men allegedly did

The video showed the men pulling the body of a woman from the Narayani River by her hair and with the aid of a wooden plank.

The men were then seen removing earrings from the woman’s ears.

There were onlookers at the scene.

Arrested

Authorities subsequently identified and arrested two suspects near Pokhara Bus Park in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-1 on Aug, 27, Nepali news outlet Khabarhub reported.

The suspects were identified as Madan Gurung, 25, and Umesh Chaudhary, 38.

Police condemned the incident and emphasised that looting or engaging in any form of inhumane behaviour during a disaster will not be tolerated.

Flash flood incident

Flash floods and mudslides swept through mountainous areas along the Nepal-Tibet border on Aug. 26, 2026.

The death toll in Nepal has jumped to at least 469 people, with around 900 others unaccounted for, BBC reported on Aug. 28.

A glacier reportedly broke away and plunged to the valley floor gathering rocks and sediment, and a huge avalanche occurred on the north face of Mount Langtang Lirung in Nepal.

The landslide eventually registered as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event.

The deluge engulfed infrastructure, people, and vehicles in an instant, as seen in footage of the massive flooding that was circulated online.

Some of the worst damage occurred in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, immediately south of the Chinese border.

A physical altercation broke out at a children's play area in a Hong Kong mall after a girl was slapped by an elderly woman.

It resulted in three people, including the girl, being sent to the hospital for injuries, The South China Morning Post reported.

Police were called to the scene, and they arrested the elderly woman, her daughter, and the girl's mother.

The incident happened on Aug. 26 in the atrium of APM shopping mall, located in Hong Kong's Kwun Tong district.

Footage of the slap, circulating online, shows the elderly woman shoving the girl, then slapping her across the face, causing her to fall on the ground.

However, following investigations, the police believe that the woman, aged 68, may have been hit first by the girl's mother.

What happened?

The day of the incident, APM mall had a sports-themed playground at its atrium.

The elderly woman, a 68-year-old surnamed Leung, and her 34-year-old daughter surnamed Ng, brought Ng's son to play there.

Another woman, surnamed Tsui, also 34, had separately brought her 5-year-old daughter, The Standard reported.

The dispute allegedly began when the two children argued over a basketball installation.

After Leung shoved and slapped the girl, the girl's mother confronted both Leung and Ng, and further scuffling ensued.

A man who intervened at one point went towards Leung and yelled in Cantonese, "Did you just hit a child? I saw you."

Ng also confronted Tsui while holding an umbrella and told her, "You cannot leave."

According to The Standard, there is another video that shows Tsui allegedly slapping Leung across the face during a heated exchange before Leung slapped the girl.

The girl reportedly had a swollen right cheek due to the slap, while her mother and Ng also had minor facial injuries.

Charged

All three women involved have been charged with fighting in a public place, SCMP reported.

Leung faces an additional count of common assault.

They are all scheduled to appear in court on Sep. 3.

Ng has also been suspended by her employer, insurance provider AIA, following the dispute.

In a statement on Aug. 27, an AIA spokesperson said the company held its advisers to strict standards of professional conduct and did not condone any form of violence.

According to the Hong Kong Free Press, Tsui and her daughter are allegedly from mainland China, holding two-way permits that allow them to travel to and from Hong Kong.

Yassin Kampung restaurant stores in Singapore appeared empty weeks after debt recovery collectors were seen at an outlet.

When Mothership visited Yassin Kampung outlets at Admiralty and Marsiling after 8pm on Tuesday, Aug. 25, both were closed.

Boxes were seen inside the outlets and no staff or customers were present.

The opening hours of Yassin Kampung's Admiralty and Marsiling outlets are from 11am to 11:30pm and 10am to 11pm, respectively.

Calls to the two stores of the family restaurant chain on Aug. 27 subsequently went unanswered.

According to Stomp, men wearing "A.S.K Credit Collectors" were seen outside Yassim Kampung at Admiralty recently.

Instagram accounts down

Checks by Mothership on Aug. 25 showed that "yassinkampung" was unavailable on Instagram.

Responding to Mothership's queries, A.S.K Debt Recovery confirmed that its staff visited a number of outlets, including Yassin Kampung's Admiralty outlet.

The spokesperson said the purpose of the visits was to follow up on an alleged outstanding debt of more than S$60,000 owed by Yassin Kitchen Pte Ltd to its client, a food supplier company.

Before making the visits, they said they had made "numerous attempts" to contact relevant personnel, but that their "calls and attempts to communicate with them have not received any meaningful response."

Recovery process

As part of its recovery process, its staff subsequently visited the company's office premises in an attempt to speak with the relevant representatives and resolve the matter.

However, the office was reportedly closed at the time of their visit.

The spokesperson added that its staff then left a letter of demand at the premises, together with the contact details of its manager.

"However, the staff at the outlet declined to receive the documents or engage with our representatives," the debt recovery company spokesperson said.

He pointed out that there was no intention to cause any disturbance to the outlet, its employees or its customers.

The spokesperson also said "calls, messages, office visit and visits to the relevant outlets" has yet to lead to a "meaningful response".

"From our perspective, the situation demonstrates the difficulty faced by suppliers when substantial amounts remain outstanding despite repeated attempts to obtain payment or even establish communication with the debtor," the spokesperson said.

Mothership has reached out to Yassin Kitchen Pte Ltd for more information.

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to nine months’ jail on Aug. 27 after pleading guilty to assaulting a 78-year-old man who later died from a head injury.

Jimmy Yar Hock Long had shoved the elderly man, Goh Kim Inn, after seeing Goh hit Yar's father on the head with an umbrella.

Goh fell and hit his head on the ground, and died two days later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

According to a report by The Straits Times (ST), Yar pleaded guilty to an assault charge and was sentenced to 9 months' jail.

History of altercations

Court documents seen by Mothership revealed that Goh and Yar's father, Yar Mui Cheoh, had been involved in several previous altercations.

Goh had assaulted Yar’s father in January and March 2024, and was subsequently given two police warnings on Aug. 20 that year.

Yar’s father was also issued a warning for fighting with Goh in a public place on Mar. 21, 2024.

Hit his head and became motionless

On May 25, 2025, Yar’s father was crossing the road with his family at a pedestrian crossing at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Wolskel Road.

Goh then approached the group from behind and struck Yar’s father on the head with an umbrella.

Upon seeing this, Yar rushed towards Goh, grabbed him, and pushed him onto the pavement.

Goh fell and hit his head on the ground.

He became motionless after the fall.

Yar’s sister then called for the ambulance and Goh was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

He died of a head injury two days later.

Hurt caused was of the "most severe variety"

The prosecution sought a sentence of 10 to 12 months' imprisonment for Yar, arguing that the injury suffered by Goh was particularly severe.

"The hurt caused in this case is of the most severe variety," it said.

The defence, however, argued that Yar should receive no more than eight months’ jail, ST reported.

One of Yar’s lawyers said that Goh "was certainly not a helpless victim".

"Mr Yar then intervened spontaneously because of the surprise assault on his father and his concern for his elderly father’s safety," he was quoted as saying.

The lawyer also said that Yar’s father undergoes regular kidney dialysis and is recovering from stage-four cancer.

Yar’s bail has been set at S$20,000, and he is expected to begin serving his sentence on Sep. 28.

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) is looking to expand the pool of infant care educators in Singapore.

By 2030, it aims to recruit 1,800 more infant care educators, Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said on Aug. 28.

Making preschool more affordable and accessible

Speaking at ECDA's Teachers’ Day celebrations at E-Bridge Preschool, Goh said the hiring increase will be to meet the expected demand growth as the government aims to make preschool more affordable and accessible.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced during the National Day Rally on Aug. 23 that full-day childcare and infant care fees will be progressively reduced from 2028 to S$150 and S$300, respectively, by 2030.

These fees will be "less than half" of today's fees, said the Prime Minister's Office.

Grants for preschools to join government-supported network

In light of this, Goh announced that a new grant will be introduced to help eligible preschool operators that wish to transition onto the government-supported network.

While specific details are still being worked through, the grants will allow a broader range of operators, including smaller operators, to benefit from government support while continuing to offer diverse programmes.

More details are expected to be shared later in the year.

Infant care manpower

Further, to meet an expected rise in demand for infant care educators, ECDA will be expanding the Manpower Hiring Grant (MHG) from September 2026.

The grants provides funding support, including up to 70 per cent in training stipends and up to 50 per cent in course fee subsidies for eligible local and foreign trainees to attain early childhood certification in Singapore.

The expanded MHG will be enhanced across trainee categories, with additional support for infant care certification.

This will include the Assistant Infant Educator (AIE) and Fundamentals Certificate in Infant Care (FCIC) courses.

Funding support will also be extended by three years from Dec. 31, 2030.

ECDA is also exploring overseas partnerships to widen the pool of potential caregiving candidates.

Encouraging infant caregiving

ECDA also aims to encourage more educators to enter infant caregiving through additional support for new and in-service educators.

Currently, more than 2,000 preschool educators hold qualifications that enable them to work in both infant care and other preschool roles.

However, as of August 2026, about 4 per cent are serve as infant educators while the remaining serve the older ages.

More details on the support will be provided at a later date.

"Infant care is much more than routine care," said Goh.

"Our infant care educators create safe, nurturing environments where infants can grow, learn, and develop holistically."

Concluding his speech, he added: "This Teachers' Day, I wish to express my thanks to all our educators for the meaningful work that they do every day."

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) business class passenger was taken away by the authorities after getting caught smoking on board the plane toilet of SQ836 flight from Singapore to Shanghai on Aug. 21

The incident was shared on Xiaohongshu.

Local authorities led the passenger away after the plane landed in China.

Smoking not allowed

A spokesperson for SIA told Mothership that the airline is aware of the incident involving a customer who smoked in a lavatory on board the plane on Friday.

"Smoking, including vaping and the use of e-cigarettes, is strictly prohibited on all SIA and Scoot flights. Customers who are caught smoking or vaping on board will be banned from travelling on Singapore Airlines and Scoot flights," the spokesperson said.

What social media post showed

According to a social media post, a cabin crew approached the business class passenger when the flight was about to land at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport.

The cabin crew was heard speaking in Mandarin.

The exchange lasted a few minutes and the passenger’s cigarettes were collected in a plastic bag.

An announcement was subsequently made to inform passengers to remain seated while authorities boarded the aircraft.

The other passengers were then told to disembark while the passenger who was caught smoking had to remain in the cabin.

Local police were seen waiting at the plane's exit.

Cigarette butts wrapped in a napkin were apparently handed over to the police.

The person who posted about the incident then confirmed with airport staff that a passenger was caught smoking in the plane’s toilet.

A 56-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were arrested on Aug. 26 for suspected drug-related offences.

They were found along 2 Adam Road, near Botanic Gardens, that morning.

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at the location at about 10:10am.

A Mothership reader who was passing by the area said they saw several officers gathered under a flyover at around 11:40am.

Suspected drugs, drug paraphernalia, and vapes were found at the scene, the police shared.

Both the man and the woman were conveyed to the hospital — the woman was unconscious, while the man was conscious.

They were arrested subsequently for suspected drug-related offences, which have been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).

The vape-related offence will be referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).

Investigations are ongoing.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is in touch with the families of Singaporeans affected by the Nepal flash floods, it said in an Aug. 27 statement.

MFA added that the Singapore High Commission in New Delhi and the Singapore Embassy in Beijing are working closely with the Nepali and Chinese authorities.

The Singapore High Commission in New Delhi has deployed a Crisis Response Team to Nepal to render consular assistance to affected Singaporeans in Nepal.

The Nepali authorities have warned that blockage remains upstream on the Nepal-China border river, potentially creating the risk of a second flood, MFA said.

"Therefore, we strongly encourage Singaporeans in the affected areas to remain vigilant, monitor local news, and follow the instructions of local authorities."

Missing Singaporeans

An earlier report mentioned that a total of nine Singaporeans were reported missing after devastating flash floods swept through Nepal's border region with Tibet on Aug. 26.

In an official situation update posted on Nepal Tourism Board’s website on Aug. 27, the board said a preliminary agency-wise record from trekking and travel companies had identified 644 travellers reported missing from affected areas, nine of whom are Singaporeans.

"The information is being verified and cross-checked with travel agencies, guides, local authorities and security agencies," the board said.

According to BBC, at least 389 people have died and more than 900 are missing after devastating flash floods swept through Nepal's northern border region with Tibet on Aug. 26.

E-register with MFA

MFA said that Singaporeans should avoid flood-affected areas, rivers, riverbanks, and low-lying areas.

Singaporeans may eRegister with MFA to be contacted on the latest developments.

Singaporeans in need of consular assistance may contact the Singapore High Commission in New Delhi, the Singapore Embassy in Beijing, or MFA’s 24-hour duty office.

"The Singapore Government is deeply saddened by the loss of lives and extends its condolences to the loved ones of those who have lost their lives."

The Singapore police is looking for a driver who abandoned his car following an accident in Sengkang on the morning of Aug. 27.

The location is opposite the Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre.

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted to an accident along Sengkang East Road towards Buangkok Green at around 6:20am on Thursday.

The accident involved a car that was believed to have self-skidded, police said.

No injuries were reported.

The police added that the car driver left the scene before they arrived, and efforts to locate the driver are underway.

Investigations are ongoing.

Traffic light apparently knocked over

A photo of the aftermath of the incident was posted in the Telegram group @SgRoad.

A car was seen on a traffic island that had been partially cordoned off.

The car's bonnet appeared to have been damaged.

A traffic light was apparently knocked over.

In a separate video posted on TikTok, six police officers were seen next to the car.

One officer appeared to be searching the vehicle.

@sureboh.sg An accident involving a Toyota sedan occurred outside Sengkang General Hospital on 27 August 2026. The time of the incident is unknown. #surebohsg #sgnews #sgtrending #sgviral #singapore ♬ original sound - Sure Boh