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.

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A shop owner in China stepped in to help an elderly man when he fainted in her card room, then was asked to pay compensation by the man's family after he passed away.

The family initially demanded RMB 100,000 (S$19,000), but after negotiations, the sum was lowered to RMB 19,000 (S$3,600), which the shop owner eventually paid, Chinese media reported.

This demand for compensation sparked controversy among Chinese netizens, who felt that the shop owner should not be asked to pay for her kind act.

Following the backlash, the deceased's family decided to return the money to the woman, and transferred it to her son's bank account on Aug. 26.

What happened

The incident at the card room happened recently in Hengyang, located in China's Hunan province.

According to CCTV footage, the elderly man, surnamed Luo, went into the card room and sat on a chair near the entrance.

The shop owner, surnamed Xiao, approached him, appearing to notice he was unwell.

She tried to get him to stand up, but when she got him off the chair, he suddenly collapsed and slid onto the ground.

With the help of another man, she carried him outside the card room, then stayed with him until help came.

Xiao's son later told Chinese media that when the ambulance arrived about five minutes later, the elderly man's vital signs were still stable, though he was unconscious.

Compensation

Following his death, Luo's family reportedly asked for compensation because the incident happened at Xiao's business.

They also threatened to place the body outside the card room if she did not pay, according to her son.

Xiao suffered discomfort, insomnia, and a loss of appetite as a result of the incident, her son added. The business also had to be closed temporarily.

Worried about her health, her husband agreed to pay the money demanded.

According to a mediation agreement cited by Chinese media, Xiao paid the compensation out of a "humanitarian concern".

The local authorities investigated the case and said that Luo's family should return this payment to the shop owner, as a way to encourage the community to do good deeds.

In a show of support, the general manager of a Hunan-based rice company visited Xiao's family and gave them RMB 20,000 (S$3,800) to help them through this ordeal.

The family apologised

Luo's family has returned the compensation money in full and apologised.

"There is no need for compensation if no wrongdoing was committed — we realised this today," Luo's son said. "We deeply apologise for troubling netizens and taking up public resources."

Xiao's son expressed gratitude for the support his family received from the community.

He said that the family will be donating some of the money received to charity, and will continue to do good deeds.

A 44-year-old American man shot and killed eight of his relatives, including four children, weeks after his parents told him to move out.

According to ABC News, the shooter, Alan Smith, opened fire as the family gathered for Sunday dinner at their home outside Billings, Montana, on Aug. 23, 2026.

Smith killed four generations of his family, including his grandmother, parents, younger sister and his nieces and nephews.

U.S. authorities reached the scene on the evening of the incident and were greeted by the sound of gunshots before the house was engulfed in flames.

Investigators confirmed that Smith had also shot himself and later died.

Fire burned house to its foundation

A spokesperson for the Billings Police Department, Jeff Stovall, said the investigation was complicated by concerns about the house's structural integrity after the fire burned it to its foundation.

Firefighters put out the blaze at around 1am on Aug. 23 (local time), said Billings Fire Department Chief Matt Hoppel.

ABC News reported that the home is in an area not required to have fire hydrants, resulting in a delay that allowed the fire to rage through the house.

The four children Smith killed were aged between seven and 15.

A neighbour told ABC News that Smith's 12-year-old niece "was the hero".

"Charlotte called 911 and she tried to save her family."

Family 'very loving and close'

The neighbour said the family was "very loving and close" and said the children all got along and the parents remained amicable even after divorcing.

"I feel like our entire community is devastated, even people that never knew any of them."

ABC News reported that the Smith family were originally from Seattle, Washington, and his sister, Megan, moved to Montana with her children after her divorce.

Megan second husband was working and not at home when the shooting happened.

Smith's parents had also purchased a home near his sister while his grandmother lived in a nearby retirement home.

Smith stayed with his parents for years until he was asked to move out weeks prior to the incident.

According to ABC News, he unexpectedly returned home before killing his family, and tried to flee before being confronted by law enforcement.

'Many red flags'

According to ABC News, Megan's ex-husband said "there were many red flags" and that "no one listened".

Smith, who attended Eastern Washington University, was reportedly a "hermit" who spent most of his time on the computer and was unable to find or hold a job.

Megan's second husband rushed from the airport in Billings, where he worked, after hearing about an active shooting and calling each member of his family.

He said his children were not supposed to be there, as family dinner was usually on Fridays.

He said, "I don’t think he expected my kids to be there," and "monster isn’t even enough to describe what he did”.

A 58-year-old unemployed Singaporean man, who broke into a Geylang apartment bedroom and hid under the bed, was found and confronted by a tenant.

Charge sheets seen by Mothership stated that when the tenant tried to stop him from leaving, he swung a pen knife and pointed a pair of scissors at him.

He was also found to have controlled drugs on him, including methamphetamine and diamorphine.

Charges

Shin Min Daily News reported that Vincent Tony was sentenced to two years, six months, and three weeks' jail.

He pleaded guilty on Aug. 26 to one count of criminal intimidation, as well as two drug-related charges.

Geylang apartment unit

Charge sheets stated that some time before 7:20pm on Jan. 8, 2026, Tony broke into the apartment unit at Lorong 16 Geylang.

The apartment was unlocked, Shin Min reported, adding that he then entered the bedroom of a 27-year-old male tenant.

At about 7:20pm, the tenant, who is from Vietnam, returned home and found that his bedroom door was ajar and blocked by a table.

When he looked inside and saw that the room was disorganised, he went in to take photos.

This was so that he could send them to his roommate to verify if the latter was responsible.

The tenant then discovered Tony hiding under the bed, Shin Min reported.

Swung pen knife, pointed scissors

He immediately left the bedroom and contacted his colleague for help.

However, Tony had already come out of the room and was attempting to escape when the colleague arrived.

Shin Min reported that the tenant quickly closed the door so that Tony could not escape.

In an attempt to get the tenant to open the door, Tony swung a pen knife at him and threatened to harm him.

The colleague who arrived then seized pen knife from Tony.

However, Tony took a pair of scissors from his bag and pointed it at the tenant, threatening to harm him again.

According to Shin Min, the tenant and his colleague worked together to disarm and subdue Tony.

Drugs for own consumption

Police then arrived at the scene after receiving a report and arrested Tony, who was found to possess Class "A" controlled drugs.

Charge sheets stated that this included one packet containing not less than 4.41g of crystalline substance, which was analysed and found to contain not less than 2.97g of methamphetamine.

He also possessed two packets containing not less than 8.14g of granular or powdery substance, which was analysed and found to contain not less than 0.18g of diamorphine.

Shin Min reported that Tony admitted the drugs were for his own consumption.

He was also found with utensils intended for the consumption of a controlled drug.

They included one piece of aluminium foil and one improvised green bong with two tubing attached.

Still shaken by experience

To this day, the victim is still shaken by the experience, Shin Min reported.

When Shin Min visited the scene on the night of Aug. 26, the tenant said he still remembers the incident vividly though more than half a year has passed since then.

"The whole room was a mess, and I was really scared when I saw him," he said.

"Our belongings had been ransacked, and he had even touched our bottles and jars of liquor."

The tenant described how Tony walked to the window, intending to escape by jumping out, but gave up when he realised the unit was on the third floor.

Having worked in Singapore for five years, the victim said he did not expect to face such a ridiculous situation as he felt the country was safe.

He normally did not lock his room door as he never expected a stranger to break in.

Though he and his roommate did not experience material losses from this incident, Shin Min reported that they will lock the door in future to prevent similar occurrences.

A Singaporean couple who kept four dogs without valid licenses were fined after their pets escaped and charged at a domestic worker who was walking her employer's Labrador retriever.

The retriever suffered a wound that was 9cm long and 7cm deep after the couple's dogs, consisting of two Rottweilers and two Cane Corsos, attacked it.

Both breeds require additional licensing requirements and are restricted as potentially dangerous dog breeds; a person can only own one of a restricted breed unless given prior permission by the Director-General of Animal Health and Welfare.

On Aug. 25, 51-year-old Merissa Leow Hwee Li was fined S$3,100, while her 52-year-old husband, Lionel Tay Wei Yuan, was fined S$5,400, CNA reported.

Leow was also ordered to pay S$4,000 to the victim, the dog's owner, for vet and medical expenses.

Dogs escaped through faulty gate

According to court documents seen by Mothership, at around 9pm on Jan. 9, 2024, the victim's domestic worker was walking the Labrador retriever around a Bedok estate.

While passing Sennett Road, the couple's four dogs escaped through the faulty gate without their owners, reported CNA.

The four dogs ran onto the road and began scuffling with the Labrador retriever.

This alerted the dogs' respective owners, who rushed onto the scene.

Together with their domestic workers, the victim and Leow managed to separate the dogs.

Injuries

According to court documents, besides the deep open wound on its neck, the Labrador retriever had multiple puncture wounds on its body, including its rump and ear.

The victim also developed pain in her feet and sought medical attention.

S$3,359.65 was spent on the dog's veterinary treatments and S$706.30 on the domestic helper's medical bills.

On Jan. 10, 2024, a complaint was sent to the Animal and Veterinary Services.

None of the dogs had valid licenses

Investigations revealed that all four dogs belonged to the couple, and none of them held valid licenses.

One of the dogs was registered under Tay's cousin, while another was adopted from Tay's colleague.

In May 2020, Leow contacted the authorities regarding a third dog, saying that the family could not get along with it and asked for the dog's license to be cancelled.

Despite the cancellation, tthe dog continued to stay at the family's home.

Court documents stated that the couple did not have approval to keep more than three dogs without prior permission.

'True dog lovers'

According to CNA, the couple's lawyer, Benjamin Gabriel Sew, said his clients were not running an illegal dog farm or breeding operation and were "just true dog lovers".

Sew said the couple were not deliberately irresponsible in the ownership of their pets and that one of the dogs they were helping to dog-sit belonged to a cousin who has since died.

Sew added that the couple adopted another dog because they did not want the dog to be put down unnecessarily, not because they had a "flagrant disregard for the law".

The lawyer added that the gate, which was recently serviced, had malfunctioned on the day of the incident, hence the circumstances were not a result of any negligence.

Couple pleaded guilty

Leow pleaded guilty to two charges under the Animals and Birds (Dog Licensing and Control) Rules for letting her dog be found at large and for owning a Rottweiler without a valid licence.

Seven other charges were taken into consideration for Leow's sentencing.

Tay pleaded guilty to three charges for owning a dog without a valid licence, keeping more than three dogs at his home and keeping more than one dog of a restricted breed, with two other charges taken into consideration during sentencing.

The couple paid their fines in full, reported CNA.

Penalties

An individual can be fined up to S$5,000 for keeping more than one dog of a restricted breed.

For owning a dog without a valid license, or letting a dog you own be found at large, and for keeping more than three dogs at a place that is not a dog farm or pet shop, the penalty is the same as above.

A dead body was found in the wheel compartment of an aircraft at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Aug. 27.

According to local media reports, the body was found at about 6:55am inside the aircraft that had arrived at KLIA2 from Tokyo, Japan at about 6:30am the same morning.

Engineering staff reportedly detected a foul smell coming from the wheel compartment.

After opening it, they saw the body, clad in a white shirt and jeans.

Airport police were informed of the discovery and the forensics unit of the Royal Malaysia Police was called to the scene.

It was found that the victim was believed to be in their 20s, though the body has yet to be identified.

There were also no identification documents found on the body.

Preliminary investigations found that the victim had likely died more than 72 hours ago.

Further investigations are underway.

A 19-year-old man and his parents fell off a cliff in India and died on Aug. 21, sparking speculation and local media reports that a quarrel over the purchase of an iPhone was the root cause of the trio's deaths.

However, it has now transpired that family issues may have been the cause of the tragedy.

Allegations of iPhone dispute

According to an earlier report by NDTV, the teenager, Kunal, had asked his parents to pay the instalments of a new iPhone on his behalf, but his request was denied.

This led him to go to a cliff located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, where he threatened to throw himself off at about 10am.

A three-hour standoff reportedly ensued between Kunal and residents from the nearby village, who attempted to dissuade him by urging him to "live for your mother".

Police and fire department personnel were reportedly present at the scene.

After Kunal's parents arrived, his father attempted to pull his son back, but was dragged down with his son.

The teen's mother, 42, then jumped to her death after them, the outlet reported.

Clips of the incident have since gone viral online, depicting the exchange between Kunal, his parents and other residents.

Family dispute

Kunal's aunt has since repeatedly rejected the speculation that an iPhone was at the centre of the dispute, claiming that online commenters "don't know what actually happened".

According to the Times of India. she said without going into detail: "Why are you spreading lies without any information?"

"Only we know what a mountain has fallen on our family after losing these three."

According to the media outlet, the police also later found that Kunal had gone to the same cliff in 2025 and threatened to die by suicide after his demand for an iPhone was not fulfilled.

He was later counselled by the police, they confirmed, but according to one officer, "this year there was something else".

The Indian Express reported on Aug. 26 that investigations moved to broader family tensions, and it was found that Kunal's parents had an ongoing dispute relating to his mother's unhappiness over her husband's visitations to his family.

According to Asia News Network, the dispute had strained the family in the months leading to the tragedy.

Kumal was said to have attempted suicide on that day after being distressed by the situation.

Mother's cryptic video

Further investigations also found a seemingly cryptic video on relationships posted by Kumal's mother a day before her death, NDTV reported.

The woman, who had posted multiple videos on YouTube previously, said that there is "no point in doing anything for a person who does not value love".

"If a person does not value you, does not value your love, or does not value what you do for them, then there is no point in doing anything for such a person," she reportedly added.

It was also found that she had been living separately from her husband for some time after her elder son's death from an illness six years ago.

"A roti is only delicious if both sides are cooked," she said.

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

At least 177 people have been killed, CNN reported.

The death toll is expected to rise.

Nearly 1,500 people are missing across the region, Al Jazeera reported.

In Nepal, 826 people were reported missing a day after the incident, including almost 600 foreign tourists.

Among those reported missing in Nepal are:

India: 177

United States: 63

Australia: 34

United Kingdom: 33

Canada: 25

Singapore: 9

In Tibet’s Gyirong County, Chinese state media reported that 558 people were missing, including 260 foreign nationals.

No rain, no warning

The deluge, which consisted of mud and rocks, swept through the Lhende Khola river valley.

At least 19 bridges and about 40km of roads were washed away, along with homes and other critical infrastructure.

There was no warning as it was not raining at the time.

Satellite data: Avalanche at mountain in Nepal after glacier broke away

Satellite images from Planet Labs have shed light on what happened on Aug. 26 morning, Reuters reported.

According to Nepal Times, a huge avalanche on the north face of Mount Langtang Lirung coincided with a 4.4-magnitude earthquake near the border with China at 8:37am (Nepal time).

Mount Langtang Lirung stands at 7,245m and is located 45km directly north of Kathmandu, Nepal.

The mountain is wholly within Nepal.

A substantial section of the lower end of the glacier broke away at an elevation of about 5,200m and plunged about 1,200m onto the valley floor, gathering rock and sediment as it fell, Reuters reported.

1,200m is 1.2km.

The debris flow from the avalanche blocked the Lhende Khola — a Himalayan river originating in Gyirong County, Tibet, which flows into Nepal — that marks the border with China.

The river was already swollen due to the monoon season, Nepal Times reported.

A lake burst soon after, sending a wall of mud and boulders racing down the Trishuli River — a major river in central Nepal — into Nepal.

Water levels in the Trishuli reportedly rose by as much as 9m in just 30 minutes.

Earthquake likely didn't cause slope collapse

Experts were initially divided about whether the earthquake caused the slope collapse on the north face, or whether the avalanche was so massive that it caused the seismic event.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) initially thought that the earthquake caused the slope collapse, but later revised its assessment, saying the seismic signal had been generated by the landslide itself rather than an earthquake, Al Jazeera reported.

The landslide eventually registered as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event.

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

Can't determine cause yet

It is still too early to determine what caused this specific event, Al Jazeera reported.

As glaciers melt, break up, and get smaller, mountain slopes become unstable.

Meltwater can accumulate in or around glaciers, increasing potential for sudden floods.

Unusually warm conditions around the affected glacier were detected by satellite before the collapse.

Researchers are investigating whether melting contributed to the glacier’s instability.

Previous incident

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April 2015 triggered an avalanche on Mount Langtang Lirung's south face, which fell into the glacier below and buried the village of Langtang.

At least 300 people were killed.

A 60-year-old man who assaulted former actor Huang Yiliang at a hawker centre on May 10 has been issued a 12-month conditional warning by the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

Huang, 64, was previously reported to have been attacked by the man at Circuit Road Hawker Centre, where he operates a seafood stall.

Videos of Huang being wheeled away on a stretcher later circulated online.

The attack came days after Huang was involved in a heated argument with a neighbouring hawker stall owner.

Conditional warning

SPF confirmed with Mothership that they have administered a 12-month conditional warning to the 60-year-old man on Aug. 3.

This comes upon the completion of investigations and after careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), SPF said.

The man was accused of voluntarily causing hurt and intentionally causing harassment.

Business as usual

According to Shin Min Daily News, Huang said in previous interviews that he would continue operating at the location as business was stable.

He said he would distance himself from the other party, while suggesting that their relationship could improve in the future.

A tour bus travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, overturned along an expressway after its driver reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel.

The incident occurred at about 4am on the early morning of Aug. 26 at the 177.6-kilometre mark of the North-South Expressway, according to Malaysian media outlet The Star.

The bus was carrying 12 people at the time.

Three passengers were reportedly injured, including the 59-year-old Malaysian tour guide, a 62-year-old Singaporean and a 42-year-old British national.

Malaysian police said they received a report about the accident at about 5am.

According to them, the bus driver had attempted to avoid a lorry that had slowed down, causing it to veer off to the side of the road and overturn.

Driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel

A passenger, surnamed Lin, told Lianhe Zaobao that the accident was allegedly caused by the driver falling asleep behind the wheel.

The man, who was travelling on the overnight bus for business, said that the accident site was only about 50 metres away from stone pillars and a fence along the roadside, which would have been disastrous if hit.

He said that two elderly people were seriously injured, with one bleeding from the head and another unable to move, seemingly due to a fracture.

However, the ambulance took more than an hour to arrive, he alleged.

Passengers were also said to be left stranded by the roadside for two more hours while another bus was deployed to the site.

According to Lin, he tried to inform the tour company that he had sprained his lower back and needed to see a doctor, but was not contacted by any staff member.