A white Bengal tiger at Night Safari was humanely euthanised by the staff on Jul. 1 following a battle with cancer.

In an Instagram post on Jul. 2, Mandai Wildlife Group shared that they made "the difficult decision to let him go peacefully" after exhausting all available treatment options, and following careful consideration of his welfare.

Health challenges

A senior tiger at 13, Pasha had been under long-term veterinary care for several age-related health challenges, including severe osteoarthritis.

It affected his mobility and caused him pain, said Trent Van Zanten, a vet at Mandai Wildlife Group, in a statement.

He was then diagnosed with lymphoma, a progressive form of cancer, earlier in 2026.

Despite receiving palliative care and treatment, Pasha's condition declined in his final days.

"It became clear that his welfare was compromised," Van Zanten said. "He was no longer responding to treatment or able to enjoy a good quality of life."

"Following a comprehensive veterinary assessment, our teams made the difficult decision to humanely euthanise him to prevent further suffering."

In his final moments, Pasha was surrounded by the team who cared for him, offering him comfort and saying their goodbyes.

"Pasha was a much-loved member of our Mandai family and will be deeply missed by all of us," the company said in their post.

A special tiger

Born in human care, Pasha arrived in Singapore from Indonesia’s Batu Secret Zoo together with his sister, Keysa, in 2015.

He did not have any offspring.

The Mandai team will continue to monitor Keysa closely as she adjusts to life without her brother, said Mandai Wildilfe Group curator Anand Kumar in a statement.

He added that the tiger siblings had a strong bond, and were often seen playing together, resting side by side, or rubbing their heads together.

Kumar shared that Pasha was a special tiger who was "quiet and introverted by nature, but with his own unique way of showing affection".

"He would greet us with soft chuffs in the morning, just like a cat’s purr, or rub against the mesh whenever we approached his den...

Pasha also had a great love for his enrichment toys, especially his boomer balls, which he would guard closely."

The Mandai team thanked Pasha for the "unforgettable memories" he brought to many.

A fight reportedly broke out along Buyong Road in Orchard in the early hours of the morning on Jul. 2.

Four men, all aged 38, were found injured at the scene. Two others, aged 25 and 27, were arrested later on by police.

A total of five people were injured in the incident, including the 27-year-old.

One man was also allegedly stabbed in the neck during the fight, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao.

Patrons of nightclub

The incident took place at around 2:45am, and involved two groups.

Both groups appeared to have been patrons of a nearby nightclub where the dispute is believed to have started before escalating into a fight outside.

During the altercation, one individual reportedly brandished a knife.

Witnesses interviewed by Zaobao said they saw several ambulances arrive at the scene.

Speaking to The Straits Times, two shop owners said they were unaware of the incident and had opened their shops as usual this morning.

Two men arrested

In response to Mothership's queries, the police confirmed that they had received a call for assistance along Buyong Road at about 2:55am.

When officers arrived, four men, all aged 38, were found injured at the scene.

Three of them had suffered lacerations, while one man was observed to have minor injuries.

All four were subsequently conveyed conscious to the hospital.

Following investigations, police arrested two men, aged 25 and 27, on suspicion of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means.

The 27-year-old was also taken conscious to hospital.

A knife was seized as a case exhibit and police investigations are ongoing.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force separately confirmed that it had conveyed five persons to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Two young civets were rescued near Petir Road on Jul. 1 after being found on the ground near a drain.

A Facebook user shared that her neighbour had found the pair in the early morning while walking his dog.

He temporarily placed them in a box while he reached out to the authorities for help.

They had initially believed the creatures to be kittens.

The user's husband then stepped in briefly to help look after the civet babies.

The neighbour subsequently returned to monitor the animals, and according to the user, had also put up a sign telling people not to touch them.

He remained with the civets until they were picked up by officers, she said.

She added:

"He did a good deed, as the mother was no where in sight, and the kittens were in a dangerous place (near drain and his dog almost got to it). He kept them in a box safe in case of predators or people coming to take it."

In response to queries from Mothership, the National Parks Board's (NParks) Group Director of Wildlife Management How Choon Beng confirmed they were alerted to the incident.

NParks' wildlife contractor retrieved the civets, and placed them in a box on a nearby tree close to where they were found "for reunification with the parent".

Civet encounters

While civets may resemble cats, they are entirely different species.

They are characterised by long, sleek bodies, short limbs, a long tail, a pointed muzzle, and small ears.

As omnivores, these free-roaming creatures are usually found in forests, parks, mangroves, and our urban environment.

They are typically attracted to areas with food sources and nesting spots, but are generally shy creatures and will stay out of sight.

Should members of the public encounter a civet, NParks advises them to:

• Stay calm and observe from a safe distance,
• Do not corner or chase the animal, and
• Keep food covered or stored away to prevent attracting civets to their homes.

If assistance is required for wildlife-related issues, members of the public may contact NParks’ 24-hour Animal Response Centre at 1800-476-1600.

More information on civets can be found on NParks’ website.

A man in New Zealand died while waiting in the emergency department of a local hospital.

He was found unconscious on the toilet floor and had allegedly been waiting for nine hours.

Crowded emergency department

According to local media reports, the incident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday (Jun. 30).

An eyewitness, Samantha Browne told Radio New Zealand that she arrived at the hospital, Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, at about 4:30pm on Monday (Jun. 29).

She recounted that "every single chair was filled" by the time she was placed in the waiting room.

She described the emergency department as "chaotic" and "stressful", with the nurses trying their best with the number of people on staff.

Man found unconscious

Between 1:30am and 2am, a woman rushed out of the toilet near the waiting room and to the front desk, informing the staff that a man was unconscious on the floor, RNZ reported.

A nurse went to check and later pressed the emergency buzzer. About 20 staff rushed to assist afterwards.

About five minutes later, the man was wheeled away on a gurney, with six people running alongside while "holding bottles and whatnot".

A nurse was seen on top of the man performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

Browne described the man as "blue".

Browne herself only got treated and left the hospital at 4am.

Understaffing

New Zealand's healthcare agency, HealthNZ, has opened a clinical review into the incident.

Stuff, citing NZ Herald, reported that the man had been waiting for nine hours.

An official of HealthNZ told the local paper that the target time to get people through the emergency department was six hours and said that the man had been "waiting longer than we wanted him to be waiting".

She declined to quote the exact time, RNZ reported.

The head of a New Zealand nurses' union has called for an independent inquiry into the incident, claiming that staff had told the union they were understaffed.

Taiwanese-American singer and actor Vanness Wu's wife has been revealed to be Japanese singer Emi Aramaki.

This comes after Wu, 47, announced his second marriage in an Instagram post on Jun. 29.

The picture showed him holding hands with his wife, both wearing wedding bands.

Her identity was reported by ETtoday on Jun. 30, with the outlet stating that Wu's record label, B'in Music, confirmed Aramaki's identity.

The couple registered their marriage in Las Vegas, U.S., in early May.

Who is Emi Aramaki?

Based on her profile on entertainment company Hillstone Enterprise, Aramaki hails from Fukuoka Prefecture.

She spent her childhood in Fukuoka before moving to the UK at the age of nine.

She majored in history at University College London (UCL) and started her entertainment career after graduating, commuting between Tokyo, London and Los Angeles.

In July 2021, she released a city-pop-style single, "Lonely Night", and put out another single, "Night Ride", afterward.

Her latest release in December 2025 is the song "Scarlet Night".

Previously married

Wu was previously married to Singaporean socialite Arissa Cheo in 2013.

The couple divorced in 2018.

Wu is currently on tour with his F4 bandmates for their F*Forever 1st World Tour.

The Singapore leg of the tour will take place across three shows from Aug. 14 to 16, 2026.

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A Singaporean woman allegedly took and misappropriated more than S$1.72 million from a vault in Serangoon.

On Jul. 1, Janagee Karruppiah, 65, was handed eight charges: two counts of criminal breach of trust, two counts of falsification of accounts, and four counts related to her dealings using the ill-gotten gains.

According to charge sheets seen by Mothership, Janagee, a former bank branch manager of Indian Overseas Bank’s Serangoon Remittance Centre (SRC) in Serangoon Road, also allegedly falsely recorded the cash vault's balance on more than 200 occasions.

Handed money to another woman who used it to gamble

Janagee is accused of passing most of her ill-gotten gains to Shanngarri Balakrishnan, 36, who gambled using the funds.

Shanngarri was also charged on Jul. 1, and faces four charges for being involved with unlawful gambling activities

Charge sheets did not state the relationship between the two Singaporean women.

Between May and November 2021, as Janagee was employed at the bank, she allegedly misappropriated S$9,000 from the SRC's vault.

She allegedly falsified a book belonging to the bank on six occasions, falsely recording the cash vault's balance.

On or around Dec. 7, 2021, Janagee purportedly passed an undisclosed sum of money to Shanngarri.

Shanngarri allegedly used S$2,150 from the sum to gamble at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino.

Misappropriated S$1.7 million

Between December 2021 and August 2022, Janagee allegedly misappropriated S$1.72 million from SRC's vault.

At the same time, Janagee allegedly falsely recorded the balance in the cash vault on 200 occasions.

Between Jan. 15 and Jun. 5, 2022, Janagee allegedly handed Shanngarri another undisclosed sum.

Shanngarri allegedly used S$144,692 to gamble at the MBS casino.

Between Apr. 5 and May 31, 2022, Shanngarri allegedly transferred over S$790,108 on at least 3,108 occasions to place bets on illegal gambling websites.

Between Jun. 5 and Sep. 1, 2022, Janagee allegedly passed Shanngarri another undisclosed amount.

Following which, Shanngarri allegedly used a sum of more than S$1.37 million to gamble at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino.

According to charge sheets, Janagee is also accused of using S$42,405 at the RWS casino between Jun. 23 and Aug. 29, 2022.

The cases involving the women will be mentioned again on Jul. 29.

A Malaysian influencer living in Singapore has gone viral on Instagram after sharing what she described as her "scariest renting story".

In a reel on Jun. 14, the woman, who goes by @zhishinn on Instagram, said her landlord had suddenly converted the 3-room property in Spottiswoode into seven separate rooms.

He'd even listed the kitchen and storeroom for rent, she alleged.

She has since moved out of the property.

Sudden "big renovation"

Zhishinn, who is also a Singapore PR, said she has been renting in Singapore for three years.

She chose the Spottiswoode unit for its proximity to the CBD, and thought she would "live there [for] many years" due to its convenient location.

"Until one day, my landlord is suddenly doing a big renovation," she said in the video.

According to her, the landlord divided the living room into two rooms, converted the kitchen into a room, and partitioned the storeroom for rental as well.

"Even the storeroom, he wants to rent out. Who will live there?" she said.

She described the weeks that followed as disruptive and stressful, with contractors coming in and out daily, the entire flat covered in dust, and the kitchen demolished, leaving tenants unable to cook.

"My biggest worry is overcrowding, fire hazard, those safety issues," she said.

Overnight move

In her caption, Zhishinn added that she decided to move out after "weeks of stress and difficult conversations".

"All of us working so hard every day just want to come home to a safe space. To rest and recharge. Because your living environment really has a huge impact on your mental health," she said.

In another video, she shared that she'd managed to find a new place to rent: a HDB common room where she pays S$1,300 a month.

Zhishinn also mentioned in her caption that the video did not seek to expose anyone, but to comfort others who "may be going through similar situations in silence."

What are the rules?

While she described the rental as an "HDB", Mothership understands that it is a private residential property.

According to an online search, there are three condominium complexes in Spottiswoode: Spottiswoode Residences, Spottiswoode Suites, and Spottiswoode 18.

There's also an interesting cluster of blocks at Spottiswoode Park Road, some of which are HDB-owned, and others which were later privatised and are now considered "apartments".

According to URA, for private residential properties smaller than 90 sq m in Singapore, there is an occupancy cap of six unrelated persons per unit.

For larger private residential properties of over 90 sq m, up to eight such persons are allowed to occupy the property, provided the owner registers with URA.

This is due to a temporary relaxation in the occupancy cap, which has been extended until Dec. 31, 2028.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has made changes to the way information is shown on the digital displays at Circle Line platforms, ahead of the opening of the full loop on Jul. 12.

The changes include making more prominent the details about the terminating or next interchange station, while making the "anticlockwise " and " clockwise " labels smaller.

The updated display format will be implemented from today (Jul. 2) at Buona Vista, Esplanade, Paya Lebar and Promenade stations.

New display format

In a Jul. 2 update on Facebook, LTA noted that it has heard the feedback on the Circle Line wayfinding display format.

"We've simplified the display further, taking in your feedback," the host in LTA's video said of the new changes.

For train services that run along the entire Circle Line, the new display format will indicate in bigger font the next interchange station.

For train services that terminate at a station, the terminating station will be indicated.

For example, if the train service runs along the branch section and ends at Dhoby Ghaut, the display will indicate that it "ends at Dhoby Ghaut".

The "anticlockwise" or "clockwise" label will indicate the general direction of the train service, regardless of whether it will serve the entire loop or just the branch section.

It will also be in a smaller font as compared to before.

The circular icon, which was previously used to convey information about the direction of travel, will be removed.

Train arrival timings will still be displayed.

Before

Previously, the Circle Line wayfinding displays on trial showed a larger circular icon indicating the train's direction.

Train services that run the entire loop were labelled "anticlockwise loop" or "clockwise loop".

Services that run along the Dhoby Ghaut and Promenade branch section were labelled "anticlockwise" or "clockwise".

Information on the terminating or interchange stations was included below the circular icon in a smaller size.

Commenters on forums such as Reddit and Hardwarezone shared that the display format caused confusion.

Here are examples of what the displays looked like before the changes.

A 72-year-old former violin teacher in Singapore was sentenced to nine months' jail on Jun. 30 for sexually assaulting a then nine-year-old girl during a violin lesson at his home.

The offender was 64-years-old at the time of the offence.

According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, he pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage of modesty on Tuesday.

He cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the victim's identity.

The case

Citing court documents, Zaobao reported that in 2013, the victim's mother enrolled her daughter in violin lessons taught by the offender at a community club.

In 2016, the lessons were moved to the offender's home, where he conducted weekly one-on-one sessions comprising a 30-minute performance lesson and a 15-minute music theory lesson.

The victim's mother would drop her off before each lesson and pick her up afterwards.

The music theory lessons were conducted at the dining table in the living room.

During one of the theory lessons in 2018, the defendant had placed his hands on the victim's thighs and private area while she was answering questions, and sexually assaulted her over her clothing for about five minutes.

The victim, who was only nine then, did not understand the offender's actions at the time.

She only realised she had been sexually assaulted when she turned 12.

She later revealed what happened to her mother and a social worker in March 2025, and her mother subsequently lodged a police report.

The victim was later referred for counselling, but declined it due to the cost.

Abused his position as her teacher

According to Zaobao, to this day, the victim refuses to discuss the assault.

The prosecution argued that the offender had abused his position as the victim's violin teacher to commit the offence, betraying the trust the victim's parents placed in him.

It also pointed to the victim's young age at the time of the offence, and sought a jail term of between 10 and 11 months.

In mitigation, the offender's lawyer said his client had apologised to the victim about a week after the incident, before she confided in her mother and a police report was lodged.

While acknowledging that the apology could not undo the harm suffered by the victim, the lawyer argued that it demonstrated his client's remorse and urged the court to exercise leniency in sentencing.

Singaporean actress Fiona Xie recently appeared in a street interview series on TikTok, Tokyo Sims.

In a video by Tokyo Sims on Jul. 1, the host, Kole Sims, was seen interviewing the 44-year-old regarding her metallic corset top.

The video appears to have been filmed at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, rather than in the typical Tokyo Sims setting of Shibuya.

As of writing, the video has garnered over 369,800 views, 30,000 likes, and 85 comments.

'Be careful I give you diabetes'

Tokyo Sims is a channel that typically features street interviews, popular for its viral content and unfiltered confessions.

In the video, the 24-year-old Sims refers to Xie's metallic top and asks her: "Can I like knock on this?"

Xie said "yeah" and Sims said: "Damn, you have like body armour on."

Xie replied jokingly: "Thank you. It dispenses donuts as well, it's very special."

The two continued to exchange banter, with Sims saying: "You're sweet like that."

To which Xie responded: "Uh huh, be careful, I'll give you diabetes".

Sims then asked Xie: "What is the most awkward date that you've been on?"

And Xie responded, "the one right now".

Some comments noted her youthful appearance.

Xie was a Mediacorp actress from 2001 to 2009 and became known overseas for her portrayal of Kitty Pong in "Crazy Rich Asians"

In 2025, she opened up about a health scare, and emphasised the importance of having regular medical checkups.

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