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10 injured on Cathay Pacific flight from Australia to Hong Kong after severe turbulence caused drop in altitude
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (180+ words) Injured individuals were taken to local hospitals in Hong Kong. A Cathay Pacific flight CX156 en route from Brisbane, Australia, to Hong Kong, was reportedly hit with a severe turbulence on May 23, 2026. 10 people were injured, comprising six crew members and four…...
S'pore pet groomer, 45, has S$2, 000 scissors confiscated after Scoot counter staff wrongly tells her to put them in carry-on
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (654+ words) A Singaporean who was travelling to Shenyang was left devastated after she was told to dispose of her seven pairs of pet grooming scissors, worth over S$2, 000, at Changi Airport. The woman, Lim, works as a pet groomer and was…...
166 new HIV cases reported among S'pore residents in 2025, all adults recommended to get tested: CDA
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (721+ words) Over 65 per cent of the new diagnoses were detected in the course of medical care rather than a HIV test, and most of them were late-stage infections. There were 166 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reported among Singapore citizens…...
AYE chain collision involving 9 motorcycles & 1 car: 11 taken to hospital
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (192+ words) A total of 11 people were taken to hospital after nine motorcycles and a car got into a chain collision along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) during the morning peak hour on May 19. In response to media queries, the Singapore Civil…...
Taiwan woman allegedly gropes male taxi driver & offers to sleep with him during ride, gets sued
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (340+ words) The driver said he pushed her hand away to reject her advances, but the woman claimed not to remember this. Image from ETToday and Canva A woman in Taiwan has been taken to court after she allegedly touched a taxi…...
BTS to perform in S'pore for 4 nights on Dec. 17, 19, 20 & 22, tickets on sale from Jun. 3
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (178+ words) BTS will be performing at the Singapore National Stadium for four nights on Dec. 17, 19, 20, and 22, 2026. This will be the South Korean pop group's longest-running Asia stop outside of Japan and Korea. The upcoming gigs will be the first time in…...
China man, 35, diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, tells pregnant wife they should separate, she refuses
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (438+ words) His wife stood by him. A new father from Anhui, China, 35-year-old Hao (transliterated) told Dawan News that he was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer shortly after he got married in 2025. To seek money for his medical treatment, his elderly…...
Woman, 35, found dead in Scotts Road hotel room in Orchard
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (137+ words) A 35-year-old woman was pronounced dead on May 18, 2026, after she was found motionless in a hotel room at Scotts Road. Responding to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted to a case of unnatural death at about 1am on May…...
M'sian activist apologises for throwing chocolates into sea hoping they reach Gaza children
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (300+ words) His actions drew criticism for potentially polluting the sea and harming marine life. A Malaysian influencer-activist has apologised after getting backlash for throwing chocolates into the sea while on a humanitarian aid mission to Gaza. In a May 18 video that…...
S'pore couple didn't give up on 8th child despite rare developmental disorder, baby now 1-year-old
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (442+ words) When Huang Liyan (transliterated), 43, was pregnant with her eighth child, she was shocked to learn that her baby had an extremely rare developmental disorder and might die at birth. But she and her husband, Lin Youjing (transliterated), 54, did not give…...