Singapore is proposing a new offence to target the misuse of a vehicle as a dangerous weapon.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) tabled the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill in parliament on Jul. 7.

Under the proposed offence of purposeful endangerment using a vehicle causing death or grievous hurt, culprits can face penalties more proportionate to their culpability and harm caused, MHA said.

Currently, such drivers cannot be convicted for murder or culpable homicide, unless it can be proven beyond reasonable doubt that they intended to kill or knew that the act was likely to cause death, MHA also noted.

Grievous hurt has been included in the offence as whether a victim ultimately dies may be beyond the offender's control, MHA added.

Past cases

In the case of Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat, he was sentenced to five years and eight months’ jail after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.

He had showed no remorse after causing the death of a teen, 18, during a race along the expressway.

Under the new proposed offence of purposeful endangerment using a vehicle causing death or grievous hurt, those guilty can be jailed for up to 15 years, fined, caned and disqualified from driving for life.

The minimum jail term is at least 10 years, if there are special reasons.

Currently, a first-time offender is likely to be charged with dangerous driving causing death instead, which carries a maximum eight years’ jail.

The Bill also increases penalties for dangerous and careless driving causing grievous hurt.

In the case of Yoong Kok Kai, he had his jail term increased from three-and-a-half years to five years for causing an accident while drunk.

He had driven drunk and hit an auxiliary police officer at Tuas Checkpoint that left the man in a vegetative state.

For dangerous driving causing grievous hurt, the Bill will see the maximum jail time raised.

First-time offenders can be jailed up to seven years instead of five years.

Repeat offenders can be jailed up to 13 years instead of 10 years.

There are no proposed changes to the maximums for careless driving causing grievous hurt.

The additional penalties due to aggravating factors will also be raised for both offences.

Serious offenders will face up to 18 months additional jail time.

It is currently one year.

Serious repeat offenders will face additional jail time of up to three years and six months.

It is two years maximum currently.

The Bill also shifts the commencement of the disqualification period to after the convicted person's release from prison, even if the jail term is for an unrelated offence.

The court can also order the vehicle to be forfeited.

Merely holding a phone while driving in Singapore could soon be criminalised under a proposed new law.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) tabled the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill on Jul. 7.

Drivers who hold a mobile communication device while their vehicle is in motion will commit an offence under amendments to Singapore's road traffic laws.

The changes, introduced under the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, remove the requirement to prove that a driver was operating the device while behind the wheel.

A mobile communication device refers to a mobile phone, or any wireless handheld device or wearable device designed or capable of being used for communication, and includes tablets and smart watches.

No need to prove usage of device

The amendment removes the need to prove that the driver was using the device.

Instead, it will be an offence for a driver to hold a mobile communication device in hand while the vehicle is moving, regardless of whether the device is being used.

The change will also allow traffic police to enforce the offence using camera footage or photographic and video evidence submitted by the public, improving the detection of such offences.

However, the amendment does not affect the use of devices mounted on a holder, which remains permitted.

Drivers may also hold their mobile devices when their vehicle is stationary.

No changes in penalties

There will also be no changes to the penalties for this offence.

First-time offenders prosecuted in court face a maximum fine of S$1,000, up to six months' jail, or both.

Repeat offenders may be fined up to S$2,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.

Offences committed in school zones, silver zones, or Friendly Zones Streets incur two additional demerit points and an additional S$100 fine.

Under the current law, a driver commits an offence if he or she holds a mobile communication device and uses any of its communicative or other functions while the vehicle is in motion.

No proof of harm is required.

In response to media queries, MHA said "There is no reason for a driver to hold a handphone while the vehicle is in motion, at the risk of distracting the driver and endangering road users. And as such, it would be considered an offence."

The Road Traffic Act was amended in 2014 to make it an offence to hold and use any type of mobile communication device while driving.

The law was expanded to include surfing the web, visiting social media platforms and downloading material and not just prohibiting calling or texting.

Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jackie Chan made an appearance at Pei Chun Public School on the morning of Jul. 7.

He walked into the school hall at around 8am to much fanfare, accompanied by the school's lion and dragon dance performers.

Students were also seen cheering for him while holding onto Chan's movie posters.

The 72-year-old actor sat among Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng, and director of the Singapore Olympic Foundation Kiat Lim.

Chan was also seen enjoying a wushu performance put up by students and alumni of Pei Chun Public School, sang some songs, and even played the drums.

As part of his appearance, he took part in the school's auspicious dragon eye-dotting ceremony.

As expected of the legendary martial artist, he also showed off some moves with the dragon's pearl.

The actor took the stage to give a speech to guests, including about 900 primary school students and recipients of the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship 2026.

"You must have dreams"

Speaking in Mandarin, he shared his time as a young student at a Peking opera school, adding that he has been in the entertainment industry for 64 years.

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"You all grew up watching my movies, but the younger ones are only just starting to watch them," he said.

Chan also encouraged the students to follow their dreams:

"You must have dreams. Dreams may not necessarily lead to success, but without dreams, you'll never succeed. So children, work towards your dreams. Keep moving towards your goal, you can do it!"

Some students also had the chance to ask the veteran artiste some questions, including if he's ever felt scared to perform his stunts and the challenges he faced in filmmaking.

In response, Chan said that he's "very scared" of many of the stunts he's had to do, but he knew that he wanted to do a good job for every movie.

"I used to want to skive. But whenever the movie is out, I'll always regret it deeply — why didn't I do it properly? But it would be too late by then."

Before leaving the school, he spontaneously sang his song "Hard to Say Goodbye".

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Parliament will not take further action regarding the conduct of Workers' Party’s Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap in relation to the Committee of Privilege’s findings for the Raeesah Khan case.

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah delivered a ministerial statement in parliament on Jul. 7 to explain that this is because their conduct had taken place in the 14th Parliament, but the 15th Parliament had begun after the 2025 General Election.

Background

Earlier in January 2026, a motion was filed on WP chief Pritam Singh's suitability to continue as the Leader of the Opposition.

Indranee noted in the motion that the court judgments finding Singh guilty of lying to the COP "have implications for both Ms Lim and Mr Faisal".

She also noted then that the matter would be considered separately.

During the Jul. 7's ministerial statement, Indranee noted that a key issue in the COP inquiry was what was said at the meeting of Aug. 8, 2021, between Khan and the three senior WP leaders: Singh, Lim and Faisal.

All three WP leaders had denied that Khan was told to suppress the fact that she had told an untruth in parliament and that she should “take it to the grave”.

However, the court has "expressly and conclusively found" that at the Aug. 8 2021 meeting – at which all three WP leaders were present – Khan’s untruth was discussed and Singh had lied when he denied that he told Khan to “take it to the grave”.

"The court’s findings directly contradict Lim’s and Faisal’s evidence. It follows logically from the court findings that their evidence to the Committee was not true," Indranee said.

Timeline lapsed

In light of the court's judgement, Indranee said the "unresolved issue" of what to do with Lim and Faisal's case has to be dealt with.

She explained that in principle, if someone gave untrue evidence to a Committee of Parliament and did so knowingly or intentionally, this would be "dishonourable conduct" and a serious contempt of Parliament and would be dealt with under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962 (PPIP).

While she would have initiated the PPIPA process ordinarily, the timeline in which the conduct had happened did not meet the timeline criteria for which the process could be initiated.

Under Section 22 of the PPIPA, parliament has the power to punish offences which have been committed in either the preceding session or the last session of the preceding parliament.

However, parliament is now in its first session of the 15th Parliament.

The relevant conduct of Lim and Faisal took place in 2021, during the 1st session of the 14th Parliament and Singh was convicted by the court during the second session of the 14th Parliament.

As such, it is no longer open to the 15th Parliament to impose any penalties in respect of Lim's and Faisal's conduct under the PPIPA, Indranee said.

"This does not mean that parliament is without recourse. The House could, if it wished, pass a motion to express regret at such conduct.  Such a motion would serve to signal Parliament’s disapproval, as it did in Singh’s case in January this year," she highlighted.

However, they had already signalled their clear disapproval of lying to parliament or its committees in the January motion, she added.

"Given the very specific circumstances of this case, it is my view that no further action need be taken by this House in relation to the committee’s finding regarding Lim and Faisal," she said.

She added that she would have proposed a different course of action under different timelines, but their decision to give Lim and Faisal the "benefit of the doubt" in 2021, instead of acting on the committee's findings, led to this outcome.

The hearing for the Law Society of Singapore's (LawSoc) case against Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2026.

This is according to the Court's hearing list.

The case is described as "disciplinary proceedings for advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore".

LawSoc's case comes after the court upheld Singh's conviction in the Raeesah Khan case.

A case management conference was previously scheduled on Mar. 12.

What the law says

LawSoc said in March that it initiated disciplinary proceedings against Singh as required under the Legal Profession Act, following his court conviction, CNA reported.

It said it had done so based on information received from the Attorney-General's Chambers that Singh had been convicted of offences involving "fraud or dishonesty", according to The Straits Times.

Section 94A of the Legal Profession Act stipulates that LawSoc must, without further direction, initiate disciplinary proceedings where a regulated legal practitioner has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.

The legal practitioner may be struck off the rolls.

They may also be suspended from practice for up to five years, fined up to S$100,000 or be censured.

According to details on the Court's website, the case will be presided over by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, alongside Justice Kannan Ramesh and Justice See Kee Oon.

LawSoc is represented by lawyers from Drew & Napier, including its chief executive officer, Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull.

Singh is represented by lawyers from Peter Low Chambers, including Peter Cuthbert Low.

Stephen Chow is back.

Kind of.

The 64-year-old Hong Kong filmmaker has written and directed a new film, "Kung Fu Soccer", which will hit Singapore cinemas on Aug. 6, 2026, Encore Films announced on Jul. 6.

“The Legendary King of Comedy, Stephen Chow, is back after 25 years with Kung Fu Soccer,” the film distributor said on social media.

A 21-second trailer on social media was accompanied by the caption: “Dream big. Kick harder. Believe in the impossible.”

Women's football team

"Kung Fu Soccer" is touted as the spiritual successor to Chow’s 2001 smash hit comedy, "Shaolin Soccer".

The new movie is about a women’s football team making a miraculous comeback to win a championship.

It is Chow's first theatrical release in seven years since "The New King Of Comedy" (2019), a remake of his classic film, "King Of Comedy" (1999).

The film stars Chinese actress Zhang Xiaofei, rapper-singer-actor Lay Zhang, and actress Dilraba Dilmurat.

There will also be special appearances by Hong Kong actress Carina Lau and Japanese actor Takeru Satoh.

Hong Kong actress Sisley Choi, Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung, American comedian Jimmy O. Yang, and American rapper MC Jin are also in the film.

South Korean actor Song Kang Ho, who starred in 2019 hit "Parasite", could make a cameo.

A Team Singapore athlete has been charged with sexual offences against a 12-year-old girl.

He was 17 at the time.

The accused faces two charges of rape and one charge of committing an indecent act with a child by kissing her lips, CNA reported.

As the alleged offences occurred when the accused was below 18, he cannot be identified under the Children and Young Persons Act.

A court gag order is also in place to protect the identity of the victim.

What happened

Court records seen by CNA revealed that the accused first met the victim online.

All three of the alleged offences took place during a single incident at a Bukit Batok housing block.

The sports associations told CNA that they had only learnt of the charges on Jul. 2, during a scheduled court mention of the case.

“Pending the outcome of the court proceedings and our own review into the matter, we have suspended his carding support with immediate effect,” the associations said.

“We take such matters seriously. Team Singapore athletes are expected to uphold high standards of conduct.

Where athletes are found to have fallen short of these standards, we will not hesitate to take the appropriate disciplinary actions.”

The case was adjourned to Jul. 30.

If convicted of rape, he could be jailed for up to 20 years and fined or caned.

If convicted of committing an indecent act with a child, he could be jailed for up to seven years, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

After newspapers piled up outside a Bukit Batok flat and an odour was noticed, residents grew worried and called the police.

The body of an elderly man was then discovered in a unit at Block 14 Bukit Batok Street 21 on Jul. 5 morning, Shin Min Daily News reported.

According to neighbours, an elderly man had been living in the unit alone for about 30 years, and appeared to not have many relatives.

What neighbours observed

Two days before the neighbours alerted the police, they notice an odour coming from the elderly man's unit.

A few of them got together and agreed to observe for another day before deciding to call the police.

The next morning, the odour grew stronger.

The neighbours also noticed that there were more than 10 newspapers left uncollected outside the man's unit.

"Sometimes a person might be travelling, so they would not take in their newspapers," a neighbour told Shin Min. "But it was a huge pile of newspapers, the earliest from Jun. 21. We felt that something was not right, and quickly called the police."

The scene

The police and its crime scene investigation team were then seen at the scene, according to Shin Min.

An incense stick was placed outside the unit.

Around 2pm, a black vehicle arrived, and the police carried the deceased's body out.

A neighbour described the elderly man as quiet and someone who rarely interacted with other residents, but would occasionally greet this neighbour.

"Someone I believe is his sister would come to visit him and clean his house sometimes," the neighbour said. "But it's been a while since I saw her."

A man was caught apparently adding a snack to a burger at a McDonald’s restaurant in Singapore.

The video shared with Mothership showed the man, dressed in a cap and hoodie, hovering around the collection counter.

When it was his turn to collect his order, he discreetly opened it — and slipped what appeared to be a curry puff between the top bun and the patty.

A potential combo?

Strange act aside, curry sauce has long been a beloved combination with Chicken McNuggets.

So we spoke to a McDonald’s fan about the potential combination of a chicken burger and a curry puff.

The fan said that the combination “has potential”.

He pointed out that the chicken and the curry rempah flavours go well together.

That said, it’s still kind of sus behaviour.

New menu item coming soon

This was actually a video to promote McDonald’s Singapore’s upcoming National Day launch.

Watch the full video here and stay tuned.

Writing this McDonald’s Singapore-branded article made this writer kinda hungry NGL (P.S. Mothership does not condone tampering with food).

All footage in this article is from McDonald’s Singapore.

A 15-year-old girl was arrested after allegedly stabbing another 15-year-old girl in a school in Banting, Malaysia.

According to local police, the incident occurred between 9:30am and 10am on Jul. 6, The New Straits Times reported.

In a video circulating online, students were seen running away from the alleged assailant.

The attacker, who wore a black shirt, a black cap and red-checkered pants, was seen holding a knife in her right hand.

Witnesses claimed that she apparently entered the school compound through the main gate.

According to The Star, a teacher reportedly managed to calm her down near the school's prayer room.

The 15-year-old was subsequently arrested.

The victim was conveyed to the hospital and was reported to be in a stable condition.

The Selangor State Education Department is cooperating with authorities and has deployed counsellors to provide psychological support to affected school staff and students.

14 stab wounds

According to The New Straits Times, the father of the victim, 43-year-old Mohd Firuz Ibrahim, was at work sorting goods when he noticed several missed calls on his mobile phone.

He returned the call after realising that his daughter's teacher was trying to reach him.

"At first, I thought my daughter might have fallen ill or had a fever. I was shocked when I found out she had been stabbed," he said.

Firuz arrived at the hospital to find his daughter “was in quite a bad condition”.

The doctors informed him that his daughter had suffered multiple injuries, including to her left lung, and were working to remove blood from it.

His daughter reportedly sustained 14 stab wounds, mostly to her back, with other injuries to her face and head.

"She is conscious and able to speak," Firuz said.

Classmates

Firuz added that his daughter knew the alleged attacker as they were classmates in 2025.

He does not believe his daughter was the intended target; "maybe she wanted to target someone else, but my daughter happened to be the closest to her," he theorised.

His daughter, the second of his three children, had apparently been studying at the school for the past three years.

She had never complained about being harassed or having problems with the other girl.

The New Straits Times reported that the alleged attacker had reportedly been absent from school for several months and was undergoing medical treatment before the incident.

The motive for the incident remains unclear, and police are expected to issue an official statement on the matter.