A 53-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to nine months and 19 days’ jail for stabbing a 57-year-old man in Tampines.

Mohamed Sufian Bin Mohamed Sabri pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt on Jun. 16, Shin Min Daily News reported.

In court documents seen by Mothership, the incident occurred on Dec. 19, 2025, at about 5:55pm at U-Taste coffee shop located at 20 Tampines Central 1, near Tampines MRT station.

Known to each other

Sufian and the man were acquaintances.

Since October 2025, the pair reportedly gathered at the coffee shop with other mutual friends.

On Dec. 18, 2025, the pair and other mutual friends met up at the coffee shop.

They argued for undisclosed reasons and parted ways unamicably.

Stab

The following day, on Dec. 19, 2025, the man was having a meal at the coffee shop with another friend when he made eye contact with Sufian.

Sufian and the man then walked to the pavement outside the coffee shop and an argument ensued.

The altercation eventually escalated into a physical one.

Sufian then drew a knife with a blade measuring 13cm and proceeded to stab the man multiple times in the back and forearm, inflicting two stab wounds.

Sufian then fled the scene and dropped the knife after the man’s friends stepped out of the coffee shop.

Despite his injuries, the man picked the knife up from the ground, tucked it in his shorts and gave chase.

A passer-by who witnessed the incident immediately alerted the police.

“A Malay guy covered in blood holding onto a knife, next to Money Max. I don’t see anybody injured. There’s a blood trail,” the passer-by stated.

Officers who arrived at the scene followed a trail of blood and traced it to the direction of the Money Max at Tampines MRT station, where they found the man covered in blood and immediately called for an ambulance.

When paramedics arrived, they retrieved the knife from the man and handed it over to the police.

He was conveyed to Changi General Hospital for treatment.

Sufian was subsequently arrested approximately six hours later on Dec. 20, 2025 at about 1:35am.

Injuries

The man sustained a 4cm stab wound on his abdomen and an 8cm wound on his arm.

His abdomen was punctured, with minor internal bleeding in the abdominal cavity, a laceration of about 1.6cm on his liver, and a haematoma beside his right kidney.

He was warded for a total of four days and was eventually discharged from further general surgery follow up.

Remission order

Sufian was subject to a remission order from Oct. 4, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2026.

Prisoners might be issued a conditional remission order, granting them an early release for good conduct and behaviour during their sentence.

One of the basic conditions of this order, which he violated, is not to commit any offence during the remission period.

Two taxi passengers were killed in Hong Kong after they were thrown out of the taxi on the night of Jun. 16.

According to The Standard, the incident occurred at around 10pm on Tsing Sha Highway.

A light goods vehicle and a taxi were travelling eastbound along the highway towards Kowloon near Hoi Lai estate on Hong Kong's mainland.

The light goods vehicle reportedly lost control on the wet road and entered the taxi's lane before colliding with it.

Flipped at least 6 times

The taxi hit the safety barrier and flipped over at least six times, landing on its wheels.

The light goods vehicle also overturned and landed on its side.

According to Sing Tao Daily, the two people who died at the scene were a couple who got married on Oct. 1, 2025.

The couple consisted of a 38-year-old firefighter, Zhang, and his 35-year-old wife, Huang.

They had just returned to Hong Kong on Jun. 16, after their honeymoon in Thailand.

Sing Tao Daily reported that Zhang, who was also known as Aqin, was the younger of two sons and joined the fire department after taking two or three exams.

The 30-year-old taxi driver, surnamed Wu, injured his right hand and was taken to the hospital, reported Sing Tao Daily.

The 44-year-old light goods driver, surnamed Wang, was arrested by Hong Kong police for further investigations.

A 29-year-old man will be charged on Jun. 18 in Singapore with dangerous driving causing hurt, drink driving, driving against the flow of traffic, and allowing his vehicle to remain at rest in a position, posing danger to other road users.

The incident occurred at about 6am on Mar. 6, 2024 along Cavenagh Road.

Police were alerted to the incident involving a black car that had driven and stopped against the flow of traffic.

The driver allegedly sped off when police officers arrived and approached the car.

Travelled at 114km/h

Approximately 15 minutes later, officers spotted the car travelling at high speed along Bukit Timah Road towards Upper Bukit Timah Road.

The car was seen purportedly weaving dangerously through traffic between Coronation Road and Anamalai Avenue.

It apparently reached an average speed of at least 114km/h, exceeding the speed limit along that stretch of road.

The car allegedly beat a red light and collided with a private bus ferrying school children that was making a U-turn at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Sixth Avenue.

The car then reportedly veered left and collided with a lamp post.

Car caught fire

The car subsequently came to a stop and caught fire on a grass verge after hitting the bus and lamp post.

The car driver and his three passengers managed to escape from the burning car.

Two boys from the bus, then aged eight and nine, along with the car driver and three of his passengers, were conveyed conscious to the hospital.

The car driver was subsequently arrested.

Investigations revealed that the car driver consumed alcohol before driving.

He was found to be a repeat offender and was previously convicted in 2019 for drunk driving and inconsiderate driving.

The man will face five charges under the Road Traffic Act.

The police reminded members of the public that it takes a serious view of motorists who engage in egregious driving behaviour, particularly those who drive under the influence of alcohol and endanger the lives of other road users.

It will not hesitate to take firm action against such offenders.

After receiving news that an elderly resident in Singapore had accumulated years of belongings at home, East Coast Town Council cleaners and other volunteers stepped forward to help.

The town council wrote in a Jun. 16 Facebook post that AMKSS Social Move had reached out about the resident.

"Together with AMKSS volunteers, [the] Housing and Development Board (HDB), and the Ministry of National Development New Environment Action Team (MND NEAT) team, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work," the post read.

Declutter, deep clean

East Coast Town Council added that its cleaners carried out a full declutter and deep clean of the resident's flat, which included a thorough pressure wash of the unit as well as the shared corridor.

This was to ensure that the resident would have a living space that was safer and more hygienic.

Kampung spirit

Despite the process being a tough one that required patience and care, the town council said, "watching the space gradually open up made every moment worthwhile".

Thanking AMKSS Social Move, the volunteers, HDB, and the MND NEAT team for their dedication and "for never leaving a neighbour behind", the town council said, "this is what Kampung spirit looks like!"

"It takes a village, and ours showed up," the post read.

English presenter Jeremy Clarkson revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

In the seventh episode of the fifth season of his television series, "Clarkson’s Farm", the 66-year-old revealed the diagnosis at about 39 minutes and 30 seconds into the episode.

In an Instagram video, the former "Top Gear" presenter told fans that the episode would be a “difficult watch” before its release.

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How he broke it

Clarkson disclosed the news to series regulars 49-year-old Charlie Ireland and 27-year-old Kaleb Cooper.

The episode was filmed in May 2025, as per The Guardian, at Diddly Squat, his farm in Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire, England.

In it, he revealed the diagnosis to both of them.

The episode was released in the UK on Tuesday night.

Sickening

In the episode, titled “Sickening”, the trio were discussing dates for harvesting on his farm.

Ireland proposed to conduct the harvesting process “in the end of July”.

“F*ck,” Clarkson responded.

“I’ve got cancer,” he added.

He added: “I had a medical, remember, back in May? I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy and it is cancer, and it’s aggressive.”

The diagnosis caught the cancer at a “really early stage”.

Clarkson further claimed that he had to undergo treatment and was unable to participate actively in harvesting.

Ireland and Cooper were both visibly shocked by the news.

He said: “If I hadn’t have got myself checked out and they hadn’t caught the problem early, this could well have been my last harvest. It’s only because they did catch it early, there’s every hope that I’ll be harvesting this farm for many, many years to come.”

When asked where the cancer was at, Clarkson deflected.

“Where is of no concern of anybody,” he said.

He also added that he had “known since May”.

He then talked about the treatment schedule and went back to discussing farm operations with the pair.

Heart surgery

Clarkson’s underlying health issues have been a subject in the fifth instalment of the series.

The fifth season of "Clarkson's Farm" opened with him discussing a heart surgery he underwent in October 2024.

Clarkson also wrote about his experience in his column for The Sunday Times, citing that a stent was inserted into his arm to keep an artery open and ensure proper blood flow.

“At one point it felt like he’d put a Hoover pipe up my arm, along with a pile driver,” he wrote.

Revealed it was prostate cancer

In later scenes, after undergoing a procedure, he revealed it was prostate cancer.

“The prostate, 10 per cent of it’s dead,” he said. “The 10 per cent where the cancer is.”

He is filmed in a hospital bed at the end of the series.

“So we started season five in a hospital bed and here we are at the end of season five, I’m back in a hospital bed,” he said, in reference to the heart operation.

“Some of the treatment has gone awry, let’s say. I’ll probably be here for a little while.”

Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson, also known as Jeremy Clarkson, is an English television presenter.

He is best known for hosting motoring television programmes, such as BBC's "Top Gear" from 2002 to 2015 and "The Grand Tour" from 2016 to 2024 after being fired from BBC, alongside his co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond.

In 2021, he launched "Clarkson’s Farm" on Amazon Prime, which follows his attempts to run his own farm.

The fifth season is currently ongoing, with new episodes releasing every Wednesday.

A group of Malaysian tourists is facing widespread criticism after videos of them mocking locals in China for their alleged body odour went viral on social media.

The clips, originally posted by TikTok user @ekyn.wong before being taken down, were reshared on Threads and quickly spread to Chinese social media platforms.

@ekyn.wong has since disabled comments on her TikTok account.

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What the videos showed

In one clip, the group was seen queuing with other visitors while waiting to board a bus.

One woman was filmed covering her nose, while another could be heard shouting at those around them.

"It smells so bad! Did none of you shower?" one of them said in Malay.

In the same clip, one of the women was also heard questioning how locals clean up after using the toilet.

In a separate video, the tourists were also heard making comments about an e-hailing driver, with one of them saying he had not showered.

"I think he really smells bad. We already showered, you know. Chinese people smell bad. Lazy to shower."

Backlash from fellow Malaysians

The videos drew swift criticism online, with many Malaysians calling the group's behaviour embarrassing and disrespectful, and apologising on behalf of the tourists.

One user described their behaviour as "disgusting", while another warned of the wider impact on Malaysians living abroad:

"If you are proud bringing this kind of attitude to a foreign country, please remember the Malaysian students and expats living there, they will be affected by your attitude!"

Durians are growing in abundance on durian trees in Lorong Lew Lian in Serangoon this season.

So far, 30 durians have fallen to the ground over the past two weeks, residents told Lianhe Zaobao.

The ripened spiky tropical fruit has brought many people from the estate and beyond to the foot of Block 5 Lorong Lew Lian to catch a glimpse of what nature has to offer, given that such durian trees are rare and visually "striking".

Some of the 13 mature durian trees in the estate are four to five storeys high.

The durian trees were planted in 1995.

About 10 passers-by stopped to observe the durians, and some senior citizens at the void deck next to a tree appeared to be waiting for durians to fall, based on what Zaobao observed.

Tastes like potato: Resident

A woman, who has lived in the area for 12 years, said she previously picked up and tasted a fallen durian in June 2017.

She had been curious about the taste of wild durian and immediately took it home to try.

She said: "Yes, I picked up one time, but the durian is like really not nice. Eh, potato taste. It's not sweet at all, just like very dry."

Another woman living nearby said: "I'd only ever noticed the durian trees in bloom before, but this year the fruit seems particularly plentiful."

She added that this was "quite novel".

Senior citizens

Even though they are not supposed to pick the durians, it appeared people are still doing it.

A resident in her 50s told Zaobao that the people waiting for durians to fall were mostly senior citizens.

She said they would usually go to the ground floor of the block in the early morning or after dinner and chat as they waited.

"Picking durians also depends on luck," she said, adding that those who go out early and come back late are more likely to get durians that have fallen in the middle of the night.

"Some will cut off the fruits hanging on the lower branches in order to eat the durians," she said.

She added: "These durians haven't fallen naturally yet, which means they are not ripe, and the taste and texture will be less than ideal."

Zaobao reported that a resident who has lived in the area for 25 years was excited and took pictures of the durian trees from various angles.

She said: "Every time I see the branches laden with fruit, I feel very happy, as if I have returned to the time when I played under the durian trees in the kampung village when I was a child."

Senior citizens travel to Lorong Lew Lian

A 58-year-old man living in Sengkang, who visited the site after reading Zaobao's earlier report, grew up in a kampung and had not seen durian trees bearing fruit for a long time.

He said: "Many young people have never seen durian trees, let alone branches laden with fruit. The government should consider preserving these trees; I believe they can play an educational role."

A 71-year-old retiree from Bukit Batok also went to see the durian trees after learning about them from Zaobao's report.

He said he would not try to pick the durians as that is illegal and could result in a fine.

"Lorong Lew Lian" name derived from Hokkien word for durian

Responding to Zaobao's queries, the town council said the name "Lorong Lew Lian" comes from the Hokkien word for "durian".

The area had once been a durian plantation and had a history dating back to the kampung period over 70 years ago, the town council said.

It added that the existing durian trees were previously planted during a tree-planting event in November 1995, as well as during the 2015 celebration of Singapore's 50th year of independence.

According to Zaobao, the town council had previously stated that the trees would be closely monitored during fruit-ripening season for safety reasons and the durians would be removed in advance if necessary to reduce the risk of them falling.

Responding to another of Zaobao's queries in June, the town council said then that it had decided not to remove the durians since many enjoyed the unique sight.

It said it was still evaluating various options and would decide on the most appropriate course of action.

Those who pick or collect fruit in public parks without permission may be fined up to S$5,000.

Those who do so in nature reserves or national parks may be fined up to S$50,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.

Chinese indie film "Dear You", which was mainly filmed in the Teochew dialect, will be dubbed in Mandarin for its general release in Singapore.

Responding to Mothership's queries, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) spokesperson said, "IMDA has classified the film 'Dear You' for theatrical release in Singapore."

"The general public will be able to watch the Mandarin-dubbed version of the film which will be screened commercially."

"The Teochew version will be screened at the premiere. It will also be available for subsequent festival/niche screenings," the spokesperson added.

The dubbing is in line with IMDA's current approach, where full-dialect films can be screened at festivals or niche events to provide access to those who wish to view the film in its original language.

"This continues to support the bilingual policy which aims to promote Mandarin as the main language amongst Chinese Singaporeans.”

Dialect content is only allowed on a case-by-case basis

According to The Straits Times (ST), films that feature dialect content are allowed only on a case-by-case basis.

Golden Village and Singapore distributor Clover Films had previously announced on Facebook that there were limited screenings of the film in the original Teochew version at VivoCity from Jun. 18 to 21.

The tickets for the eight Teochew screenings are now fully sold out.

ST said that all 4,800 tickets were sold out within two hours of the launch on Jun. 16.

The film is set to release in cinemas on Jun. 18, and IMDA's response comes before its release, quelling netizens' speculation about the film's release language.

Film dominated China's box office

The movie has grossed 1.6 billion yuan (S$303.5 million) in China, according to ST.

This was despite the film's modest budget of 14 million yuan (S$2.66 million) and largely unknown cast, according to the Global Times.

According to IMDb, the film follows Xiaowei, who travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather," who has been out of contact due to debt problems, but unexpectedly discovers that the one who has been corresponding with his grandmother for years is not her husband.

The movie, which shot most of its dialogue in Teochew, is director Lan Hong Chun's third such feature film.

Lan and his team interviewed more than 120 seniors in the Chaoshan region who migrated to Southeast Asia to ensure the movie was historically accurate, ST reported.

Dialect restrictions date back to 1979

The Speak Mandarin Campaign, which was introduced in 1979, coincided with restrictions on the use of dialects.

Mandarin was designated as the common language among Chinese Singaporeans, and the campaign restricted the use of Chinese dialects in film, television, and radio.

According to ST, the usage of Chinese dialects subsequently dropped from 76 per cent in 1980 to 8.7 per cent in 2020.

UPDATE on Jun. 17 at 8:35pm: The Singapore Civil Defence Force updated that two people were sent to the hospital instead of one. The article has been updated to reflect this.

A taxi and a car collided outside Bendemeer MRT station on the morning of Jun. 17.

When Mothership arrived at the scene at about 9:55 am, the police had cordoned off the road for investigations.

An Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) tow truck was present.

In response to queries from Mothership, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to the accident along Kallang Bahru at 8am.

The SCDF conveyed two persons to Raffles Hospital.

Both vehicles had their airbags deployed

Both vehicles' airbags were deployed.

The red car sported a GetGo decal, and appeared to be more severely damaged than the taxi.

What appeared to be motor oil was leaking from the red car, and debris was strewn across the street.

The guardrails at the road divider were also heavily damaged.

Onlookers were also seen taking photos and videos of the site.

When Mothership spoke to police officers at the scene, they said police investigations were ongoing and declined to comment further.

Mothership has reached out the police for more information.

The Land Transport Authority updated on X that the road was closed after the accident.

Accident on Kallang Bahru (towards Kallang Avenue) after Boon Keng Road. Kallang Bahru closed after Boon Keng Road

— LTATrafficNews (@LTAtrafficnews) June 17, 2026

Cabby receiving medical attention

Responding to Mothership's queries, a GetGo spokesperson said that investigations were ongoing and that they were unable to comment.

However, they added that "the safety of our users and the wider community is of utmost importance".

"Our priority continues to be offering the necessary support to the parties involved."

A ComfortDelGro spokesperson also told Mothership: "We are aware of the incident that occurred along Kallang Bahru Road today, where another vehicle collided with one of our taxis."

The spokesperson revealed that the driver and the passenger were promptly conveyed to the hospital.

The passenger has since been discharged, and ComfortDelGro is in contact with the cabby, who is receiving medical attention.

The ComfortDelGro spokesperson added: "Safety remains our top priority, and we will continue to provide our cabby and passenger support."

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new housing model for the British capital inspired by Singapore's.

Under the "Singapore style" initiative, City Hall, headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA), became a direct partner in developing new homes for the first time, BBC reported.

The model is "inspired by the way new homes are built in Singapore, where the state plays a central role in housing delivery", according to a press release from the London government.

Learning from Singapore

Khan was in town to attend the 2026 World Cities Summit from Jun. 14 to 16, where London was officially conferred the 2026 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Laureate.

During his visit, he took a tour of SkyResidence @ Dawson, as captured in a Facebook video.

"What can London learn from Singapore when it comes to building genuinely affordable homes?" Khan asked in the opening of the video.

He highlighted the sense of community he saw, the local residents he spoke to, and the proximity of playgrounds and general practitioner (GP) clinics to the estates.

They reminded him of his council estate in South London, he said.

"I've been incredibly impressed by the role the state has in housing development," he said about Singapore, as quoted by BBC.

"The number of homes that are built here on an annual basis by the government getting involved in development. I think we can learn in London."

A more active role

Khan believes that more active involvement from London's City Hall will help unlock stalled developments and boost the supply of affordable housing.

The GLA will invest £100 million (S$172 million) to support plans for building 7,000 new homes in east London.

About 30 per cent of these homes will be "genuinely affordable", Khan added.

This active approach marks a new era for housebuilding in London that takes inspiration from "Singapore’s world-class housing model", the caption reads.

Caution

However, some experts have cautioned that Singapore's success is built on conditions that do not exist in London, according to BBC.

A property economist cited by BBC said that Singapore can effectively control and manage the housing market because of its consistency of governance and policy, and because the government owns around 90 per cent of the land.

Sadiq acknowledged the differences between the two cities.

He argued that the initiative meant for London to take inspiration from Singapore rather than attempting to replicate its model entirely.

"What we've done is we've learnt from the best and tweaked it to give it a London twist," he said.