A 27-year-old Singaporean man lured a 14-year-old girl into providing sexual services in exchange for money, cigarettes, and alcohol.

On Jun. 2, the accused, Hazim Bin Yazid, pleaded guilty to one count of commercial sex with a minor under 18, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Another charge of offering monetary or material benefits to a person under 18 in exchange for sexual services will be considered by the judge during sentencing.

Money, cigarettes, and alcohol

Hazim frequently used Telegram and other social media to send messages to communicate with others.

He would ask those he messaged if they wanted to ride on his motorcycle and he also used the messaging chat app to seek prostitutes.

In September 2025, the 14-year-old contacted Hazim via Telegram requesting a motorcycle ride.

Although she had already found someone by the time he replied, the pair continued communicating.

The girl then told Hazim that she and her female friend needed money to buy cigarettes and alcohol.

They admitted that they were both under the legal age of 18 and asked him if he could help them purchase the items.

Hazim asked if the two were willing to provide sexual services.

He then said he was willing to pay S$100 to S$200 for them to buy cigarettes and alcohol, but they would have to perform oral sex on him.

The girl agreed, saying her female friend, a 12-year-old, would accompany her, and they would decide whether to proceed when they met.

Meet-up

In court documents seen by Mothership, the trio met up on Sep. 17, 2025.

Hazim drove his company’s van to a multi-storey car park in Bukit Batok.

He parked it at a higher level, which was a less congested area.

He then arranged a private hire car for the girls that took them from Hougang to Bukit Batok.

When the girls arrived, Hazim invited them to sit in front of the passenger seat of the van and asked their ages.

They were underaged girls.

He then asked if the girls were willing to perform oral sex on him.

The girls refused, but the 14-year-old girl offered to give him a handjob in exchange for money, cigarettes and alcohol.

The 12-year-old offered to keep a lookout.

After the act was completed, Hazim gave them S$100, cigarettes and a bottle of liquor.

He then arranged for another private-hire car to send them to a mall in Serangoon.

Hazim was arrested on Nov. 4, 2025.

It was not disclosed how the police became aware of his crimes.

Jail term of at least five months

The prosecution sought a minimum jail term of at least five months and argued that Hazim's should not just be fined for his actions.

The prosecution stated that the the accused was aware the girl was a minor, but still allowed her to satisfy his sexual desires.

Hazim also faces another charge involving the 12-year-old girl, whom he attempted to lure with cigarettes, alcohol, and money.

While the provision of cigarettes to a minor is an offence, which was not prosecuted in this case, the prosecution cited it as an aggravating factor in sentencing.

As Hazim’s original lawyer had withdrawn representation, the case has been adjourned to Jun. 29 to allow him to enter his plea.

The judge is expected to deliver the sentence that day.

Hazim could face a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.

The Hong Kong school principal, Lee Cheuk Hing, who was involved in a bus dispute in Singapore, has been fired.

This follows a previous update where the principal had tendered his resignation.

He also released a tearful apology for his actions.

According to The South China Morning Post, the school rejected his resignation.

In his resignation letter, Lee requested that his final day be Aug. 31.

Instead, they fired him.

The management committee said that if Lee were to remain as principal, it would "gravely disrupt" the school's operations and prevent teachers and students from "moving forward as soon as possible".

The statement also mentioned Lee's "vulgar" behaviour and how it contravened guidelines for teaching staff.

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The driver of the car, which overturned in a Woodlands car park, apparently got her driving licence three months ago, Shin Min Daily News reported.

She was sending her children for tuition when the car flipped over, it was also reported.

The car had skidded at the multi-storey car park at Block 622A Woodlands Drive 52 at about 6:50pm on Jun. 2.

The car was on a ramp in front of the exit barrier of the car park.

The walls of the slope leading from the car park’s ground floor to deck 1B were scratched, Shin Min reported.

The car’s windows were shattered, its doors dented, and its hood damaged.

The incident caused many commenters online to question how a car could flip over in such a tight space.

Ferrying two children to tuition

The driver was reportedly ferrying her two primary school-going children to a tuition class when the incident occurred.

The female car driver, 41, told Shin Min that she lost control of the vehicle while trying to exit the parking lot.

The car flipped over after it sped down the slope.

“Fortunately, my children and I are not hurt and we managed to climb out of the car,” she said.

The woman's two children went to tuition by bus, while the woman stayed at the scene.

She said the car was bought by her husband, and she only got her driving license three months ago.

A bright yellow probation plate, or P-plate, was on the top left corner of the car’s front windshield.

Drivers must display P-plates on the front and rear windshields for 12 months after obtaining their licence.

The car blocked the exit for more than three hours.

The car was towed away at around 10pm.

The car park exit remained shut after that, with police directing vehicles to the other entrance.

The police said the woman sustained injuries, but refused conveyance to the hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

The Malaysian police are searching for the suspects who robbed a convenience store in Penang after slashing an employee with parangs.

It happened at an Easy To U Mart in Taman Bistari at 9:29pm on May 31, The New Straits Times reported.

Video clips of the robbery, captured on the store's CCTV footage, have circulated online.

Two men entered the store wielding a parang each, and cut the 27-year-old employee behind the counter on the arms and head.

They then fled with cash, several cartons of cigarettes, and a sling bag, all of which were estimated to be worth RM500 (S$160).

The men then ran out of the store and into a car with a licence plate that began with a "S". A third man was standing by the car, appearing to act as a lookout.

"Initial investigations indicate that the suspect may have used a vehicle bearing a foreign registration number," a local deputy police chief said.

Victim in stable condition

In the video, blood was flowing from the employee's arm and head after the assailants fled, leaving splatters on the floor.

A few passers-by went into the store looking alarmed, and tried to help the employee get assistance.

The deputy police chief said that the victim sustained injuries to his head and both hands, and received treatment at the hospital.

He updated on Jun. 2 that the victim was reported to be in stable condition.

The police have been working to trace and apprehend the suspect, and assured the public that investigations were being conducted thoroughly.

Store had just opened 5 days ago

The convenience store was new to the neighbourhood, having only started operating five days before the robbery, neighbouring traders told The New Straits Times.

They added that this was not the first robbery in their neighbourhood recently.

A workshop operator claimed that equipment and materials were stolen from his lorry on Jun. 2, just two days after the incident at the store.

He was not sure if the same robbers were involved, but he has made a police report.

"Many shop owners here have installed CCTV cameras because of such cases," he said, adding that they were now afraid of becoming the next target.

A 32-year-old Singapore permanent resident, Prabhakaran Vinayaka, was sentenced to eight months and four weeks in jail for stabbing a 29-year-old man in Yishun in 2025.

The victim was the husband of Prabhakaran's girlfriend.

They were going through a divorce at the time.

Prabhakaran faced one charge of voluntarily causing hurt for the stabbing incident.

He faced five more charges for other offences, including receiving payment to open a bank account that was eventually used to funnel suspected criminal proceeds.

He pleaded guilty to three of the charges, with the rest taken into consideration during sentencing, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Stabbing incident

According to court documents, on the evening of Jun. 13, 2025, the victim, his wife and their daughter were at the void deck of Block 467B Yishun Avenue 6.

When the victim went down to the void deck to look for his daughter, the accused and the victim got into an argument.

During the argument, the accused stabbed the victim in his right chest.

This caused the victim to bleed from his right chest region.

Victim had 14cm stab wound in chest

The victim was sent to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital that same day for treatment, court documents stated.

He was found with a 14cm stab wound in his right chest and suffered from open pneuomothorax.

He also had superficial abrasion over his left jaw and superficial laceration over his left abdomen and left upper arm.

He was discharged on Jun. 18, 2025 and given 14 days of hospitalisation leave.

The accused was arrested on Jun. 15, 2025.

Accused's other charges

Apart from the stabbing incident, the accused was also found to have sold his internet banking details for S$600 in May 2024.

He was later paid an additional S$3,000 after the bank account was closed.

In October 2024, Prabhakaran also received a total of S$1,000 for opening a bank account on behalf of an unidentified individual, which was later used to funnel more than S$95,000 in suspected criminal proceeds.

He was also accused of riding a motorcycle without a valid license in February 2026.

Sought leniency

Prabhakaran pleaded guilty to his charges in court on Jun. 3, 2026.

He told the court that his girlfriend was pregnant and hoped the judge would be lenient, Shin Min wrote.

The judge sentenced him to eight months and four weeks in jail.

He was also handed a S$4,000 fine, or 10 days' imprisonment if the fine is defaulted.

Additionally, Prabhakaran was disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licenses for 24 months.

A 27-year-old Singaporean man lured a 14-year-old girl into providing sexual services in exchange for money, cigarettes, and alcohol.

On Jun. 2, the accused, Hazim Bin Yazid, pleaded guilty to one count of commercial sex with a minor under 18, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Another charge of offering monetary or material benefits to a person under 18 in exchange for sexual services will be considered by the judge during sentencing.

Money, cigarettes, and alcohol

Hazim frequently used Telegram and other social media to send messages to communicate with others.

He would ask those he messaged if they wanted to ride on his motorcycle and he also used the messaging chat app to seek prostitutes.

In September 2025, the 14-year-old contacted Hazim via Telegram requesting a motorcycle ride.

Although she had already found someone by the time he replied, the pair continued communicating.

The girl then told Hazim that she and her female friend needed money to buy cigarettes and alcohol.

They admitted that they were both under the legal age of 18 and asked him if he could help them purchase the items.

Hazim asked if the two were willing to provide sexual services.

He then said he was willing to pay S$100 to S$200 for them to buy cigarettes and alcohol, but they would have to perform oral sex on him.

The girl agreed, saying her female friend, a 12-year-old, would accompany her, and they would decide whether to proceed when they met.

Meet-up

In court documents seen by Mothership, the trio met up on Sep. 17, 2025.

Hazim drove his company’s van to a multi-storey car park in Bukit Batok.

He parked it at a higher level, which was a less congested area.

He then arranged a private hire car for the girls that took them from Hougang to Bukit Batok.

When the girls arrived, Hazim invited them to sit in front of the passenger seat of the van and asked their ages.

They were underaged girls.

He then asked if the girls were willing to perform oral sex on him.

The girls refused, but the 14-year-old girl offered to give him a handjob in exchange for money, cigarettes and alcohol.

The 12-year-old offered to keep a lookout.

After the act was completed, Hazim gave them S$100, cigarettes and a bottle of liquor.

He then arranged for another private-hire car to send them to a mall in Serangoon.

Hazim was arrested on Nov. 4, 2025.

It was not disclosed how the police became aware of his crimes.

Jail term of at least five months

The prosecution sought a minimum jail term of at least five months and argued that Hazim's should not just be fined for his actions.

The prosecution stated that the the accused was aware the girl was a minor, but still allowed her to satisfy his sexual desires.

Hazim also faces another charge involving the 12-year-old girl, whom he attempted to lure with cigarettes, alcohol, and money.

While the provision of cigarettes to a minor is an offence, which was not prosecuted in this case, the prosecution cited it as an aggravating factor in sentencing.

As Hazim’s original lawyer had withdrawn representation, the case has been adjourned to Jun. 29 to allow him to enter his plea.

The judge is expected to deliver the sentence that day.

Hazim could face a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.

For Kartini Mohd Kamil, the blue pattern painted on the wall of her Bedok home is now one of the many memories left behind by her son, Lutfi Adib Yusof.

“I still remember how he did it. It has become a very precious memory for us,” Kartini, 56, told Berita Harian (BH), while holding back tears.

Her son, whom she described as cheerful, loving and helpful, died in a road accident near Machap, Johor, at around 5am on May 31.

The accident happened slightly over a week before his passing-out parade (POP) on Jun. 7.

“The light of my life”

Speaking to BH, Kartini said that Lutfi was a cheerful child who had many friends.

“Many people told me he was someone who liked to help others,” she said.

“He was truly a good son. Since young, he loved singing and playing music. He played the guitar, then asked me to sing along with him, and we recorded the singing.”

She added: “In whatever he did, he would give it his all. Now, all of this is left as memories.”

Kartini said Lutfi had been supportive of her even when he was young and she was going through a divorce.

When she later remarried, Lutfi accepted it and gave his blessing, she said.

“He was truly the light of my life,” Kartini said.

Loved music, went for umrah with his mother

Lutfi had loved singing and playing music since he was young, according to BH.

He had also performed umrah, a minor Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, with his mother when he was 12.

Kartini said she still remembered how Lutfi was once featured in BH when he was in primary school, after taking part in a youth outreach programme at Tampines West Community Club.

These memories have taken on new meaning for the family after his death.

Last journey to Port Dickson

Lutfi’s eldest brother, Muhammad Ashraf Yusof, 28, told BH that Lutfi had left home for Johor Bahru and reached a motorcycle workshop at around 10:30pm.

There, he changed his motorcycle exhaust and waited for his friends.

However, the group was delayed and told him they would only arrive after 3am. Lutfi was supposed to meet his friend at BPoint in Johor Bahru.

Lutfi later decided to continue the journey to Port Dickson alone, without waiting for his friends.

He then went to Machap to refuel.

His friend, Shahrul Nizam Nor Rizal, 24, and the others later saw Lutfi’s location near a petrol station in Machap through the Life360 app.

“As Lutfi was not replying to messages, we tried contacting workshops in the area that we usually visit to ask if anyone had seen him,” Shahrul said.

He added that Lutfi was riding his motorcycle at the time, and he believed someone would recognise it.

The group eventually contacted a Malaysian man who was in the area.

“The man told us he had seen someone riding my motorcycle and that the motorcycle appeared to be having problems,” Shahrul said.

A video shown by Lutfi’s family showed him lying by the roadside, according to BH, wearing a bright blue jacket and a white helmet. The video was recorded by the same Malaysian man.

“I knew he was going to leave us”

Kartini said that on the morning of May 31, she had felt unusually still.

She told BH:

“Usually when I wake up in the morning, I would wash the dishes or hang out the laundry. That morning, I just sat still and stared blankly. I myself did not know why."

She said she was reciting prayers when the house phone rang — something she said rarely happened in the morning.

The call was from her daughter, who told her that Lutfi had been in an accident.

“In my heart, I kept praying that we would be able to see him in time. When we arrived at the hospital and saw everyone crying, deep down, I knew he was going to leave us,” Kartini said.

“Lutfi is gone. I wanted him to go peacefully. We could not keep wailing or act irrationally.”

Lutfi’s body was buried at Pusara Aman in Singapore at around 11am on Jun. 1.

Motorcycle believed to have broken down

Preliminary investigations found that the accident happened at the North-South Expressway in Batu Pahat, Johor.

Lutfi was believed to have been travelling to Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, when the motorcycle he was riding developed mechanical problems.

He then stopped in the emergency lane before a lorry travelling in the same direction lost control and crashed into the motorcycle.

Lutfi suffered severe head injuries and died while being taken to Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital.

The 45-year-old lorry driver was not injured.

A 51-year-old man was arrested on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago, U.S., for behaving in an unruly manner.

The man, identified as Juan Gabriel Reyes, allegedly choked an off-duty flight attendant, attempted to open an emergency exit door, tried to break into the cockpit, and attempted to urinate onto the lavatory floor, CNN reported.

The incident took place on May 31 on a flight on Frontier Airlines, an American ultra-low-cost carrier, 45 minutes after departure from San Juan.

Disruptive

According to an arrest affidavit, Reyes reportedly became disruptive and wanted to get off the plane.

He then apparently made attempts to open an emergency exit door.

After being prevented from doing so, Reyes purportedly approached the cockpit and began “shoving his shoulder aggressively on the pilot’s door”.

A flight attendant ushered Reyes away from the cockpit door and permitted him to use the lavatory on the way back to his seat.

Reyes allegedly attempted to urinate onto the lavatory floor.

Off-duty flight attendant sat in his row

He was then escorted to a new seat.

An off-duty flight attendant volunteered to sit in his row.

When the off-duty flight attendant relocated his belongings and went to the lavatory, Reyes tried to grab his bag off the floor.

When the off-duty flight attendant told Reyes to stop and moved to a seat across the aisle, Reyes reportedly “got on top of the victim” and “grabbed the victim by the head and choked him”.

Restrained

Several passengers and on-duty flight attendants proceeded to restrain Reyes.

In a TikTok, passengers and flight attendants were seen restraining Reyes using flex cuffs.

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A man wearing a black t-shirt that said “Jiu-Jitsu”, which appeared to be merchandise from the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), was seen on top of Reyes.

A passenger was heard saying, “Chill out, bro,” in response to Reyes, who was shouting while being restrained.

A flight attendant then instructed the man to tie the flex cuffs behind Reyes' back.

“The strap’s too tight,” the man said.

Reyes was heard shouting expletives in protest.

“You already broke out once,” another passenger said in response.

“You’re not gonna die,” he added.

With the help of other passengers, Reyes was eventually restrained.

According to CBS News, one of those who helped restrain Reyes was Josh Longood, a former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

"I knew he was gonna do something crazy so I restrained him and then, like, put him against the window and kinda safely controlled him so he couldn't hurt anybody," Longood said.

Diverted

The flight was eventually diverted to Miami International Airport and landed at about 11:55pm.

Reyes was taken into custody by the local police and turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for questioning.

The flight proceeded to Chicago a few hours later, Frontier Airlines said.

Reyes was charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.

The life expectancy for Singapore residents was 83.9 years in 2025.

According to the Department of Statistics (SingStat), this is a 0.2-year increase from 83.7 years in 2024.

Higher than pre-pandemic peak

This is also higher than the pre-pandemic peak of 83.7 years in 2019, and an improvement of 1.0 year from 82.9 years in 2015.

Respectively, resident male and female life expectancies at birth were 81.8 years and 86.0 years in 2025.

This is an improvement of 0.3 years for males and 0.2 years for females from 2024.

Over the past 10 years, male life expectancy improved by 1.3 years from 80.5 years in 2015, while female life expectancy improved by 0.9 years from 85.1 years in 2015.

Improvements for residents aged 65

Singapore residents who are 65 years old in 2025 can expect to live to 86.6 years.

This is an improvement of 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.8 years from 2015.

Male residents aged 65 in 2025 can expect to live to 84.9 years, an improvement of 1.0 years from 2015.

Female residents, aged 65 in 2025, on the other hand, can expect to live to 88.1 years, an improvement of 0.8 years from 2015.

Newborn babies

Expected survival rates of Singapore resident newborns continued to improve between 2015 and 2025.

The proportion of newborn boys expected to be alive at age 65 years increased from 89.0 per cent to 90.3 per cent, with a larger improvement in the proportion expected to be alive at age 85 years, rising from 42.3 per cent to 47.6 per cent.

Newborn girls showed better survival rates.

The proportion expected to be alive at age 65 years increased from 93.6 per cent to 94.4 per cent, while the proportion expected to be alive at age 85 years showed a larger increase from 59.0 per cent to 64.3 per cent.

An elderly man in his 60s suffered a heart attack while swimming at Serangoon Swimming Complex.

He was rescued by a lifeguard on duty, who performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

The man was later conveyed to the hospital.

Lifeguard seen performing CPR

According to Shin Min Daily News, the incident occurred at around 7am on Jun. 3, 2026.

When a pool user, Zhang (transliteration), arrived at Serangoon Swimming Complex at around 7:12am, she was informed by the staff that the pool was temporarily closed.

Zhang said she saw an elderly man lying by the poolside.

A lifeguard was seen performing CPR on the man.

Another female lifeguard was seen monitoring the elderly man's condition.

According to Zhang, the elderly man was not responsive and the atmosphere was tense, Shin Min wrote.

"There were quite a few members of the public watching from the entrance. Some were also in their swimming attire. They were swimming at the time before being told to exit the pool by the staff," Zhang said.

Conveyed to hospital

When Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers arrived, they took over the CPR effort, Zhang said.

About 10 minutes later, the elderly man was put on the ambulance.

He was apparently unconscious at the time.

Zhang also shared that there were at least five police officers at the scene.

They were seen speaking to the two lifeguards.

The pool had already been reopened to the public by the time Shin Min visited at around 10am.

In response to media queries, SCDF said they received a call for assistance at 7:05am.

One person was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, according to SCDF.

In a statement, a SportSG spokesperson said that an incident occurred at the ActiveSG Serangoon Swimming Complex.

“Medical assistance was promptly administered to the affected individual by our lifeguards and staff, in accordance with our emergency response protocols,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that SportSG is in touch with the next-of-kin and understand that the individual is currently receiving medical care.