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                    <title>S'pore family questions Woodlands Hospital after mother, 59, died 4 months after heart surgery, hospital denies negligence</title>
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                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T12:02:30</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Khine Zin Htet ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ She had suffered a cardiac arrest after the surgery, which left her with brain damage. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/08/Article-Cover-Pic-2000-x-1050-2026-08-01T112954.903.jpg"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>A 59-year-old woman died four months after suffering a cardiac arrest while recovering from heart surgery.</p><p>The cardiac arrest had left her with brain damage.</p>
<p>Her daughter has alleged that the hospital's failure to provide continuous cardiac monitoring delayed the detection of the cardiac arrest.</p><p>The hospital has denied any medical negligence, saying an internal review and independent experts found that the care provided met established medical and ethical standards.</p><p><h2>Heart attack and surgery</h2></p><p>According to <a href="https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260731-9450196" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Shin Min Daily News</em></a>, Mo Jinying (transliteration) was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on Feb. 12, 2026, after suffering a heart attack caused by blocked coronary arteries.</p><p>Following surgery, she was to be discharged on Feb. 24.</p><p>Her daughter, Chen Yingxian (transliteration), said Mo sent her a voice message on Feb. 23 saying she was having difficulty breathing.</p><p>Doctors reportedly attributed the symptoms to her blood sugar levels and postponed her discharge.</p><p>The following morning, the family was informed that Mo had suffered a cardiac arrest.</p><p>Mo reportedly sustained brain damage.</p><p><h2>Family questions monitoring arrangements</h2></p><p>Chen said the hospital's report stated that because Mo's condition had initially been stable, her vital signs were monitored every four hours.</p><p>As a result, the hospital could not determine the exact time of the cardiac arrest, estimating only that it had occurred within a 29-minute window.</p><p>The family questioned why Mo was not placed on continuous cardiac monitoring, arguing that her cardiac arrest could have been detected sooner.</p><p><h2>Family refused to withdraw life support</h2></p><p>Chen said the hospital later diagnosed her mother as brain dead and advised the family to withdraw life support.</p><p>However, the family requested further CT and MRI scans, which they said showed that Mo was not brain dead but had suffered damage to her thalamus from oxygen deprivation.</p><p>Despite the hospital's recommendation to remove life support, the family chose to continue treatment, saying Mo could open her eyes, blink, and make simple responses.</p><p>Mo was admitted to and discharged from the intensive care unit several times before dying on Jun. 29 from a bacterial lung infection.</p><p>Chen said the family believes the outcome could have been different had continuous cardiac monitoring been used from the outset.</p><p><h2>Hospital says no medical negligence found</h2></p><p>Woodlands Hospital told <em>Shin Min</em> that it was deeply saddened by Mo's death and had extended its condolences to her family.</p><p>It said it had maintained regular communication with the family throughout Mo's hospitalisation, including holding several meetings attended by senior doctors, nursing supervisors, and hospital management, and providing written responses to their questions.</p><p>The hospital said it conducted an internal review of the family's concerns and sought opinions from independent clinical experts.</p><p>Both the review and the independent experts concluded that the medical team's care complied with established medical standards and ethical principles, and that there was no medical negligence.</p><p>The experts also supported the clinical treatment and medical decisions made during Mo's hospitalisation.</p><p>The hospital added that it remains in contact with the family and has invited them to participate in mediation.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S'pore woman, 20, who was reported missing in Cambodia says she left S'pore due to 'emotional stress'</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/spore-woman-20-who-was-reported-missing-in-cambodia-says-she-left-spore-due-to-emotional-stress/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T11:38:04</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Khine Zin Htet ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ She later became anxious about her decision and contacted the Cambodian authorities. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/08/Article-Cover-Pic-2000-x-1050-2026-08-01T103148.898.jpg"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>A 20-year-old Singaporean student who was reported missing in Cambodia has been found safe, telling local authorities that she had cut off contact with her family due to emotional stress.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501979190/update-cambodian-police-locate-missing-singaporean-woman-rule-out-trafficking-and-abuse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Khmer Times</em></a>, Siti Aishah Siregar Sahat Siregar had been staying in a condominium in Phnom Penh.</p>
<p><h2>Emotional stress</h2></p><p>Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak shared on his Telegram channel on Jul. 31 that Aishah told officials she had travelled to Cambodia while under emotional distress.</p><p>She had switched off her phone to avoid being contacted by her guardians.</p><p>According to her, no criminal activity, including unlawful detention or kidnapping, had taken place.</p><p>She had arranged her accommodation through a Cambodian property agent before her arrival and was met at the airport by a local friend she'd made through online gaming, reported <em>The Khmer Times</em>.</p><p>After becoming anxious about her decision, Aishah contacted the Cambodian authorities to report that she had been reported missing.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>In response to a <em>Mothership</em> query on Jul. 31, SPF expressed its appreciation to the Cambodian authorities for their prompt assistance.</p><p>The police added that it has reached out to the Cambodian National Police to obtain more information and to render further assistance as appropriate.</p><p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Embassy in Phnom Penh are also providing consular support to the woman's family.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p><h2>Reportedly told her family she was going to school</h2></p><p>The young woman was first reported missing when her father posted a notice on social media, appealing to the authorities in Singapore and Cambodia to find her.</p><p>According to him, Aishah was last known to have travelled from Singapore to Phnom Penh on Jul. 28.</p><p>A police report was made, the post noted.</p><p>It was later reported that Aishah had informed her mother that she was going to school at Nanyang Polytechnic as usual at around 11am the morning she went missing.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbc32CykfmZ/?img_index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Berita Mediacorp</em></a>, her brother said that the family was on their way to pick her up from school at about 5pm when they found that her phone number was no longer contactable and her WhatsApp account was no longer active.</p><p>They also found that Aishah's passport was not at home. The police subsequently confirmed that Aishah had already left Singapore via a flight.</p><p>When they tried to log into her email, they reportedly found a flight ticket booking to Cambodia and believed that she had flown off to Phnom Penh.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore woman, 20, who was reported missing in Cambodia says she left S'pore due to 'emotional stress'' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/singapore-woman-missing-cambodia/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore woman, 20, who was reported missing in Cambodia says she left S'pore due to 'emotional stress'' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/spore-woman-flight-ticket-cambodia/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore woman, 20, who was reported missing in Cambodia says she left S'pore due to 'emotional stress'' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/08/missing-singaporean-student-cambodia-found/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe></p> ]]>
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                    <title>PMEs must be supported in the AI era & beyond as tomorrow's 'working class': Ng Chee Meng</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/ng-chee-meng-youths-ai/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T11:20:47</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Xueting Wu ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ He shares his thoughts of the future of the workforce and how he seeks to support it. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/coverimage-2026-07-23T105415.001.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>Will artificial intelligence (AI) take over my job?</p><p>It's a question that dominates conversations about jobs and the workforce today.</p><p>As the secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Ng Chee Meng has heard his fair share of anxieties about AI from workers.</p>
<p>But he has found that most Singaporeans, especially the younger generation, are "go-getters" who will continue to upgrade their skills.</p><p>Speaking to <em>Mothership</em>, he shared that he has been "very impressed" when working with youths.</p><p>He described them as passionate, creative, and "much more willing to dream and [be daring]", compared with his own "more conservative" generation.</p><p>"I have great confidence that we are able to energise and look at AI as new frontiers and possibilities," he said.</p><p><blockquote><p>"Yes, there will be challenges, but can we overcome them? I'm confident we can."</p></blockquote></p><p><h2>Threat vs. enabler</h2></p><p>Not every sector views AI as a threat, Ng pointed out.</p><p>In sectors "where there is growth and a dearth of labour", workers see the technology as more of an enabler.</p><p>He brought up healthcare as an example where professionals have mostly embraced AI to help them with routine tasks, such as planning their work shifts.</p><p>He has also spoken to people in aviation who are excited to find ways to use AI to improve productivity for themselves and for their company.</p><p>But turning to people from other industries, such as programmers and coders, the threat of AI is "very real", Ng said.</p><p>He candidly admitted NTUC is still exploring how to support workers in the tech sector and is monitoring the full impact of AI there, given how fast the sector has been evolving.</p><p><h2>Redesigning jobs</h2></p><p>To minimise the adverse impact of AI, Ng believes Singapore can encourage companies to take a different approach from those overseas.</p><p>Some companies in the West, he observed, are quick to lay off workers after embracing new technology.</p><p>But they would start hiring again in about a year, realising that they still need human talent.</p><p>"Instead of doing this kind of thing, why don't we discover that actually that may not be the best business model?" Ng questioned.</p><p>Thankfully, he said, Singapore is having better conversations to explore strategies that benefit both workers and companies.</p><p>NTUC has been looking at retraining workers and redesigning jobs in line with AI adoption.</p><p>That said, "NTUC doesn’t think for a second that we have all the answers", Ng caveated.</p><p>He explained that the union partners tech leaders such as Amazon Web Services and Huawei to build AI-driven business models and support companies in their digital transformation.</p><p><h2>Providing a buffer</h2></p><p>Ng has also spoken to people who were laid off, some of whom have struggled to put food on the table for their family.</p><p>Initiatives such as the <a href="https://mothership.sg/2025/03/skillsfuture-jobseeker-scheme-april-launch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme</a> aim to give these jobseekers a buffer, by providing financial support of up to S$6,000 over six months.</p><p>But in recent times, particularly with the rise of AI, it's no longer just blue-collar workers and younger PMEs (professionals, managers, and executives) who face job insecurity — mid-career professionals may be vulnerable as well.</p><p>This group, Ng explained, may have more dependants than others, with parents to support and children to educate.</p><p>In response to their anxieties and needs, Ng proposed in February that the government raise the income threshold for the scheme to the median income for PMEs, to better support those facing retrenchment.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='PMEs must be supported in the AI era & beyond as tomorrow's 'working class': Ng Chee Meng' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/02/labour-chief-ng-chee-meng-budget-debate-2026/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p>If the proposal is accepted by the government, professional workers will "have that little bit of assurance". He hopes the scheme will let people know that support is there if they really need it.</p><p>"To know that [they] have something they can fall back on actually reduces anxiety tremendously," he said.</p><p>He also encouraged them to consider tapping into the NTUC Mentors Network, which has over 1,000 mentors who can share knowledge and career guidance.</p><p>"You don't have to go through this alone," he wants to tell these workers.</p><p><h2>Supporting the PMEs of the future</h2></p><p>Looking ahead, Ng believes Singapore is moving towards a PME-centric workforce that will see PMEs becoming the new working class.</p><p>"[It’s] no longer my father's generation, where it's blue-collar workers forming the bulk of the working class," he said.</p><p><blockquote><p>"The new working class will be white-collar, in 10 years, latest 15 years."</p></blockquote></p><p>This development means more protection is needed to address the concerns of the new PMEs, such as job security and training.</p><p>"I know PMEs, including myself when I was younger. We are well educated. We have a growing economy. We have [more jobs] than job seekers. Well, why should we worry, right?" he said.</p><p><blockquote><p>"But in the next 10 to 15 years, the disruption [in the job market] may be a bit faster, may be a bit more challenging."</p></blockquote></p><p>Through this transition, he aims to do his best to support and stand with the new PMEs to minimise the pains and maximise the gains.</p><p>Alluding to the first industrial revolution, Ng said that while humans benefited a lot from advancements such as the steam engine, some like the cotton weavers struggled during its transition.</p><p>As Singapore's labour chief, he is determined to look out for the cotton weavers of today's digital revolution.</p><p><blockquote><p>"My role as secretary-general is to make sure whether you are blue collar or white collar, in this space of transition, whether it's 10 or 25 years, I want the most successful transition."</p></blockquote></p><p><hr /></p><p><em><strong>Postscript:</strong> This interview was done with NTUC Sec-Gen Ng Chee Meng, not Minister Ng Chee Meng. Yup, we didn't know.</em></p><p><em>We reached out to NTUC for additional comment, and they pointed us to Ng's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NgCheeMengforSG/posts/pfbid027XZtUrUYZHu37Wfo1rKQfi2kWmx1G9gsS9qW6sAhkpnc7D7hVjD74EZ8xQWtBNmVl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">statement</a> on his Cabinet appointment: "As NTUC Secretary-General and a Cabinet Minister, I will continue to champion better wages, welfare and work prospects for workers. Being in Cabinet means I can work even more closely with the Government to support workers and Singapore's progress, alongside unions and employers."</em></p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Massive Attack members given warnings, banned from re-entering S’pore after holding up Palestine flag at concert</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/massive-attack-warning-banned-singapore-palestine-flag/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T10:38:26</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Khine Zin Htet ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ IMDA is also investigating the possible breach of a number of licence conditions.  ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/08/massive-attack-palestine-flag.jpg"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>Two members of British trip hop band Massive Attack have been issued warnings by the police and banned from re-entering Singapore, after displaying a Palestinian flag at their concert on Jul. 29.</p><p>The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said in a joint statement with police on Jul. 31 that they will also not grant any future application for performances by the band in Singapore in view of the entry ban.</p>
<p>IMDA is also investigating the possible breach of a number of licence conditions and will take necessary action upon conclusion of investigations, the authorities said.</p><p>This includes a condition that stipulates that there shall be no display of flags in support of any causes.</p><p><h2>Displayed Palestine flag</h2></p><p>It was earlier <a href="https://mothership.sg/2026/07/massive-attack-palestine-flag/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that police reports were lodged after the band was filmed holding up a Palestine flag on stage during their Singapore concert and shouting "Free Palestine" at The Star Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, Jul. 29.</p><p>This was despite the organiser's prior acknowledgement of licence conditions, said IMDA.</p><p>A video on the Reddit forum showed members Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall holding up the flag at the end of the concert before leaving the stage.</p><p>The person who posted on Reddit also claimed that they tried to report the incident through the SGSecure app, but was unable to do so as the app apparently kept crashing.</p><p>The post also claimed that the crowd chanted "Free Palestine".</p><p>"The way I understood it was that he didn't care about any restrictions or consequences," the person who posted also wrote about the band.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='Massive Attack members given warnings, banned from re-entering S’pore after holding up Palestine flag at concert' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/massive-attack-palestine-flag/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p><h2>Warnings issued</h2></p><p>The police said that they administered "stern warnings" to both men for the offences of Section (3) of the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949 and Section 16 of the Public Order Act.</p><p>Both men will also be banned from re-entering Singapore.</p><p>The police said: "We take a serious view of acts which could potentially harm the racial and religious harmony in Singapore and urge the public, including foreigners, to refrain from importing foreign politics as this can undermine our social cohesion and the rule of law."</p><p><blockquote><p>"The peace and harmony between different races and religions in Singapore should not be taken for granted, and we must not let external events affect our society."</p></blockquote></p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Man, 49, allegedly provided flag registration services in S’pore to ship transporting prohibited items from North Korea</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/man-flag-registration-services-ship-north-korea/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T04:18:29</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Rafael See Toh ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The director apparently had reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel was involved in transporting prohibited items from North Korea. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/cover-photo-mothership-2026-07-31T104557.817.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>A company and its 49-year-old director were slated to be charged on Jul. 31 for allegedly being involved in providing flag registration services to a vessel transporting prohibited items from North Korea.</p><p>This was a contravention of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2010 under the United Nations Act 2001.</p>
<p>On May 18, 2022, investigations by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) revealed that the company provided flag registration services in respect of the vessel PETREL 8.</p><p>The vessel had been designated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Oct. 3, 2017 for transporting prohibited items from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).</p><p>At the time of the offence, the director apparently had reasonable grounds to believe that PETREL 8 was a UNSC-designated vessel involved in transporting prohibited items from the DPRK when the flag registration services were provided.</p><p>The company will be charged with one count under Regulation 8D(d)(ii) of the United Nations (Sanctions – DPRK) Regulations 2010.</p><p>The company director will be charged with one count for abetting the company to commit the offence.</p><p><h2>Penalties</h2></p><p>Under the United Nations Act 2001, contravening these regulations carries a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to S$500,000, or both for an individual.</p><p>For a company, the offence carries a fine of up to S$1 million.</p><p>The United Nations (Sanctions – DPRK) Regulations 2010 under the United Nations Act 2001 give effect to sanctions imposed by the UNSC on the DPRK to curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.</p><p>This includes prohibitions against the provision of services for vessels where there are reasonable grounds to believe the vessels are or were involved in activities that support the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by the DPRK.</p><p>The police said Singapore takes its international obligations under UNSC Resolutions seriously and is committed to implementing them fully.</p><p>They added that they will not hesitate to take action against any individual or entity that breaches Singapore’s laws and regulations.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>2:30am-4:30am MRT trains available for 2026 BYD S'pore International Marathon</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/early-mrt-train-rides-marathon/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T03:51:13</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Rafael See Toh ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The train rides will be complimentary for all runners and their supporters. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/cover-photo-mothership-35.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>Early morning MRT train services will run from 2:30am to 4:30am for this year's 2026 BYD Singapore International Marathon presented by adidas.</p><p>The train rides will be complimentary for all runners and their supporters.</p>
<p>This was announced by SG International Marathon Pte Ltd (SGIMPL) in a press release on Jul. 31.</p><p>A memorandum of understanding (MOU) had been established between SGIMPL and Stellar Ace, a business arm of SMRT Corporation Ltd.</p><p>The early MRT service will run from 2:30am to 4:30am on Dec. 6, on the North South Line, East West Line and Circle Line at 15-minute intervals.</p><p>The last complimentary train ride will depart from Bukit Batok, Jurong East, Tanah Merah and Serangoon at 4:30am.</p><p>Lam Sheau Kai, president of SMRT Trains, said SMRT is “pleased” to support the event by “helping runners, volunteers and supporters get to the race safely and conveniently before dawn”.</p><p>“Our teams will be preparing well in advance to ensure a smooth and reliable start to race day, and we look forward to getting participants from Singapore and around the world to the starting line,” Lam said.</p><p>Paid shuttle buses will also run during the race weekend for participants without direct MRT access.</p><p>More information will be announced closer to the event.</p><p><h2>Enhanced safety</h2></p><p>The event will also introduce "medic runners" for the adidas Half Marathon and the BYD Marathon.</p><p>Up to 200 medic runners with first-aid training will be out on the race course, adding to the overall safety and welfare programme.</p><p>It has drawn over 1,200 applicants, with approximately 20 per cent of them being healthcare professionals volunteering their time and expertise.</p><p>Medic runners will have specialised bibs and provide timely life-saving medical assistance when required, before SGIM's professional medical teams reach the affected runners on course.</p><p>Interested runners who would like to be a part of the programme can submit their applications on the "Medic Runners" page at singaporeinternationalmarathon.com.</p><p>Applicants must be experienced half-marathon or full-marathon runners and certified in CPR, AED and basic first aid.</p><p>Selected medic runners must attend two training runs and refresher first-aid sessions before the race weekend.</p><p>Recruitment for medic runners is open till mid-August 2026.</p><p><h2>Kallang area finish line</h2></p><p>In partnership with The Kallang Group, the Race Expo and the finish line will be located in the Kallang area.</p><p>Race pack collection takes place at Arena Park, while the Race Expo and the finish line for each race event, except for the Kids Dash, are held at the iconic National Stadium.</p><p>Entry is free for the Race Expo.</p><p><h2>Perks</h2></p><p>Every participant of the race will be automatically entered into a lucky draw and stand a chance to win a brand-new BYD Sealion 7, courtesy of title sponsor BYD.</p><p>Registered runners across all categories, including the Kids Dash, will receive one entry, while BYD Marathon and Crew Challenge entrants receive two entries, doubling their chances.</p><p>The winner will be announced by Dec. 7.</p><p>From Jul. 1 to Dec. 31, registered SGIM runners can enjoy exclusive discounts and promotions across a curated range of F&B, fitness and recovery partners, including Sarnies, Nylon Coffee Roasters, Project Acai, Shelter, Forged by RF and more.</p><p>Part of the newly introduced Friends of SGIM programme, a growing network of homegrown and local SMEs across F&B, wellness and recovery, registered runners can enjoy exclusive perks.</p><p>Runners can keep a lookout for the “Friends of #SGIM” decals at participating outlets, present their race ticket from their registration account and receive or redeem their exclusive perks.</p><p>The full list of Friends of #SGIM is available at <a href="http://singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/friends-of-sgim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/friends-of-sgim/</a>.</p><p>Runners who sign up for this year's marathon will also receive a race pack with entitlements valued at up to S$175.</p><p>The race pack includes items including nasal strips, kinesiology tape, a reusable foldable cup, an adidas participant tee, a tote bag, and other race essentials.</p><p><h2>Event schedule</h2></p><p>The full marathon event will flag off at 4:30am on Dec. 6.</p><p>The half-marathon event will flag off at 4:30am on Dec. 5.</p><p>The 5km and 10km events will flag off at 9:30pm and 8:30pm respectively on Dec. 4.</p><p>The above-mentioned events will begin at the starting line at the F1 Pit Building and conclude at the finishing line at the National Stadium.</p><p>The 1.6km and 600m events for children will flag off on the morning of Dec. 4.</p><p>Both events will start and end at the Great Eastern Promenade.</p><p><h2>Registration</h2></p><p>Interested participants can register for the BYD Singapore International Marathon at <a href="https://register.singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://register.singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/</a>.</p><p>Registration ends on Sep. 30 or when race entries are fully taken up.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Cambodia police find missing S'porean woman, 20, who went there without telling her family</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/08/missing-singaporean-student-cambodia-found/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-08-01T00:08:59</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Constance Tan ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ She had reportedly transferred hundreds of dollars to an unknown person days before going missing. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/Untitled-design-2026-07-31T234840.122.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a>The 20-year-old Singaporean student who went missing in Cambodia has been found safe by local police, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed on Jul. 31.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='Cambodia police find missing S'porean woman, 20, who went there without telling her family' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/singapore-woman-missing-cambodia/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p>In response to a <em>Mothership</em> query, SPF expressed its appreciation to the Cambodian authorities for their prompt assistance.</p>
<p>The police added that it has reached out to the Cambodian National Police to obtain more information and to render further assistance as appropriate.</p><p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Embassy in Phnom Penh are also providing consular support to the woman's family.</p><p><h2>Reportedly told her family she was going to school</h2></p><p>The young woman, <span>Siti Aishah Siregar Sahat Siregar, was first reported missing when her father posted a notice on social media, appealing to the authorities in Singapore and Cambodia to find her.</span></p><p><iframe width="500" height="250" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsahat.kaknita%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0XK7PYBBo9p6Fa3aarHSgkKGgSiRefcj61uKe7mw2d5nAAX3X98omXqrcjPEHkjmwl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></p><p>According to him, Aishah was last known to have travelled from Singapore to Phnom Penh on Jul. 28.</p><p>A police report was made, the post noted.</p><p>It was later reported that Aishah had informed her mother that <span>she was going to school at Nanyang Polytechnic as usual at around 11am the morning she went missing.</span></p><iframe class='post-embed title='Cambodia police find missing S'porean woman, 20, who went there without telling her family' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/spore-woman-flight-ticket-cambodia/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p>According to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbc32CykfmZ/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Berita Mediacorp</em></a>, her brother said that the <span>family was on their way to pick her up from school at about 5pm when they found that her phone number was no longer contactable and her WhatsApp account was no longer active.</span></p><p><span>They also found that Aishah's passport was not at home. The police subsequently confirmed that Aishah had already left Singapore via a flight.</span></p><p>When they tried to log into her email, they reportedly found a flight ticket booking to Cambodia and believed that she had flown off to Phnom Penh.</p><p><h2>Transferred hundreds of dollars to an unknown person days before</h2></p><p>According to <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/missing-singaporean-cambodia-aishah-siregar-6290866" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNA</em></a>, other emails showed that Aishah had transferred hundreds of dollars to an unknown person days before she went missing.</p><p>The family had never seen or spoken to the person, but Aishah's brother said their name matched that of an online friend his sister had been gaming with every day for over a year.</p><p>Aishah had also been heard calling out this name previously, he said.</p><p>The revelation led to fears that she had been lured to Cambodia by a scammer.</p><p>According to Aishah's family, her sudden departure was uncharacteristic of her, as she was known to be obedient and not rebellious.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Law Society seeking to get Pritam Singh struck off the rolls at Aug. 13 disciplinary hearing</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/07/law-society-seeks-to-strike-pritam-singh-off-the-rolls/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-07-31T23:36:17</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Khine Zin Htet ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ For lying under oath to the Committee of Privileges. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/pritam-singh-1.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) will be asking for Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh to be struck off the rolls of advocates and solicitors during his disciplinary case hearing on Aug. 13.</p><p>This follows his conviction on two charges of "wilfully making false answers to questions material to the subject of inquiry put during examination before the Committee of Privileges", according to a summary of upcoming court fixtures.</p>
<p>Singh, who is a lawyer by profession, was previously convicted in February 2025 on two counts of lying under oath to the Committee of Privileges in the Raeesah Khan case.</p><p>Singh later lost his appeal in December 2025 and eventually paid a S$14,000 fine.</p><p><h2>Court of Three Judges</h2></p><p>According to the court fixtures, the case will be presided over by the Court of Three Judges comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, alongside Justice Kannan Ramesh and Justice See Kee Oon.</p><p>The Court of Three Judges is the legal profession's highest disciplinary tribunal. It has the power to suspend lawyers from practice or have them struck off the rolls of advocates and solicitors.</p><p>LawSoc is represented by lawyers from Drew &amp; Napier, including its chief executive officer, Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull.</p><p>Singh is represented by lawyers from Peter Low Chambers, including Peter Cuthbert Low and Senior Counsel Chelva Retnam Rajah as the instructed counsel.</p><p><h2>What the law says</h2></p><p>LawSoc said in March 2026 that it initiated disciplinary proceedings against Singh as required under the Legal Profession Act, following his court conviction, <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/law-society-initiate-disciplinary-proceedings-pritam-singh-5989366" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>CNA</em></a> reported.</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/law-society-says-it-was-required-by-law-to-initiate-disciplinary-proceedings-against-pritam-singh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Straits Times</em></a>.</p><p>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.</p><p>The legal practitioner may be struck off the rolls.</p><p>They may also be suspended from practice for up to five years, fined up to S$100,000 or be censured.</p><p>A lawyer in Singapore was <a href="https://mothership.sg/2026/07/drink-driving-lawyer-lie-struck-off/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recently</a> struck off the rolls on Jul. 9, 2026, for lying to the police after a drink-driving accident in 2024.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='Law Society seeking to get Pritam Singh struck off the rolls at Aug. 13 disciplinary hearing' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/drink-driving-lawyer-lie-struck-off/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><iframe class='post-embed title='Law Society seeking to get Pritam Singh struck off the rolls at Aug. 13 disciplinary hearing' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/lawsoc-pritam-singh-hearing/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S'pore NYP student said she was going to school, vanished, family found Cambodia flight ticket in email</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/07/spore-woman-flight-ticket-cambodia/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-07-31T18:57:59</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Gracia Yap ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ Berita Mediacorp reported that the police confirmed she had already left Singapore via a flight. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/girl-missing-in-cambodia-cover-pic.jpg"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>The 20-year-old woman from Singapore who apparently went missing in Cambodia had reportedly informed her mother that she was going to school at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) as usual at around 11am on Jul. 28.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbc32CykfmZ/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Berita Mediacorp</em></a> reported that this was according to the teenager's eldest brother, Syafiq Siregar.</p>
<p><h2>Reportedly left on flight</h2></p><p><em>BM</em> added that while on their way to NYP to fetch Aishah from school at about 5pm, the family found out that her phone number was no longer contactable and her WhatsApp account was no longer active.</p><p>They also found that Aishah's passport was not at home. The police confirmed that Aishah had already left Singapore via a flight.</p><p>When they tried to log into her email, they reportedly found a flight ticket booking to Cambodia and believed that she had flown off to Phnom Penh.</p><p><h2>Appeal</h2></p><p>An earlier <a href="https://mothership.sg/2026/07/singapore-woman-missing-cambodia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> mentioned that an appeal to look for her was put up on Facebook by the woman's father, who was appealing to the authorities in Singapore and Cambodia to find her.</p><p>She is believed to be in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, her father Sahat Siregar wrote in his Jul. 30 post, which also called on the authorities and public to "bring Aishah back home".</p><p>He also asked the authorities to "please help us find my daughter as soon as possible".</p><p><iframe width="500" height="689" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsahat.kaknita%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0XK7PYBBo9p6Fa3aarHSgkKGgSiRefcj61uKe7mw2d5nAAX3X98omXqrcjPEHkjmwl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></p><p><h2>Made police report</h2></p><p>The family made a police report in Singapore and are working closely with the authorities, the post noted.</p><p>It also thanked everyone who has helped the family so far.</p><p>"We are afraid that every hour we lose could make it harder to bring her home safely," the post added.</p><p>"As a father, I am begging for your help. I just want my daughter to come home safe," the post also said.</p><p>The father also asked those who read the post to help the family by sharing it as "someone may have seen something or know something that could help".</p><p>"If you have any information, no matter how small, please contact me or the Singapore police immediately," he wrote. "Please keep my daughter in your prayers. Please help bring my daughter home safely."</p><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore NYP student said she was going to school, vanished, family found Cambodia flight ticket in email' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/07/singapore-woman-missing-cambodia/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p><iframe width="500" height="678" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsahat.kaknita%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02b8UkSzmuNA3TMcNE7n1Fs4H3Vf7B9z7Z3LpRwbfrCdNiGa8wkk76JVZCkBnNu5UHl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S’porean ex-lawyer, 29, gets 4 weeks’ jail for taking upskirt video at Woodleigh MRT station</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/07/lawyer-jail-upskirt-videos-mrt/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-07-31T18:32:16</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Rafael See Toh ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ He would arrive at Raffles Place MRT station and repeat the same process of taking upskirt videos. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/07/cover-photo-mothership-36.png"/> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/3qgqzHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/telegram-button.png" alt="Telegram" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872229" /></a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/08/wa-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a></p><p>A 29-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to four weeks’ jail after modifying a bag with a hole at the bottom and using it to film upskirt videos.</p><p>Ye Yixu Samuel pleaded guilty to one charge of voyeurism and was sentenced on Jul. 23.</p>
<p>According to <em><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lawyer-stress-upskirt-videos-voyeur-jail-6280096" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNA</a></em>, Ye was a former lawyer.</p><p><h2>Woodleigh</h2></p><p>In court documents seen by <em>Mothership</em>, in April 2024 at Woodleigh MRT station, Ye set his mobile phone to enable video recording and placed it at the bottom of a black bag he obtained from a wine store.</p><p>The bag had a hole at its base.</p><p>He positioned the phone such that its camera faced outwards.</p><p>Ye kept a lookout for women with knee-length or short skirts so he could take upskirt videos of them.</p><p>He then spotted an unknown woman wearing a short skirt and tailed her while he was holding the bag with the phone in it.</p><p>When she stepped onto an escalator travelling upwards, Ye followed suit and stood behind her.</p><p>Ye held the bag in a way that allowed him to capture an upskirt video of the woman.</p><p>When both of them reached the upper floor, he stopped the video recording.</p><p>Ye then viewed the footage before deleting it.</p><p><h2>Modus operandi</h2></p><p>From April 2024 to early May 2024, Ye adopted a similar modus operandi in taking upskirt videos of multiple women at the MRT station at least once a week.</p><p>He would purchase wine from a wine store to obtain the black bag.</p><p>Ye would then puncture a hole in the bag to conceal his phone and facilitate his actions.</p><p>He would then keep a lookout for women wearing short skirts passing by the area before following them if he deemed them suitable targets.</p><p>The phone would be in video-recording mode beforehand and placed in the bag with its camera facing upwards.</p><p>Ye would then follow the unknown females up the escalator while taking upskirt videos of them.</p><p>After taking a sufficiently long recording, he would stop the recording and return to the same area to wait for his next victim.</p><p>After being satisfied that there were no further potential victims, Ye would leave for work.</p><p>Occasionally, when Ye arrived at Raffles Place MRT station for work, he would repeat the same process of identifying, tailing and taking upskirt videos of unknown victims while standing behind them on the ascending escalator, before heading to the office.</p><p>After viewing the upskirt videos, Ye would then delete them.</p><p>He would also dispose of the black bag he used.</p><p><h2>Arrest</h2></p><p>On Jun. 7, 2024, the police received an anonymous i-Witness report that Ye used his phone to take upskirt videos at an MRT station in April 2024.</p><p>Ye was subsequently arrested on Jun. 14 and was remanded.</p><p>He was released on bail on Jun. 15.</p><p><h2>Disorder</h2></p><p>The prosecution sought a two to three months’ jail sentence for Ye.</p><p>They argued that “there was some degree of premeditation to his offending” and he “was clearly goal-oriented” in targeting his victims.</p><p>The prosecution cited his modus operandi and alleged he was “plainly lingering around for no conceivable reason other than finding victims”.</p><p>The prosecution also said he had taken upskirt videos on multiple occasions and “had a predilection for committing acts of voyeurism”.</p><p>Ye’s lawyers reportedly called the prosecution's sentence “harsh”, and they sought a short detention order with a community service order, or two weeks' jail in the alternative.</p><p>They said Ye was remorseful and apparently suffered from mixed depressive and anxiety disorder, as well as voyeuristic disorder, at the time of the offence, inhibiting his ability to exercise self-control.</p><p>Ye's lawyers claimed he voluntarily sought treatment in August 2023 and regularly attended psychotherapy sessions.</p><p>He apparently felt disgusted and ashamed of himself.</p><p>They also cited Ye’s break-up with his girlfriend in April 2024, which resulted in a "spree of voyeuristic behaviour".</p><p>In December 2025, Ye was assessed as presenting with paraphilic disorder and excessive pornography consumption.</p><p>His lawyers said Ye admitted to his offences when he was arrested and has not relapsed since August 2024.</p><p>For voyeurism, he could have faced a jail term of up to two years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.</p></p> ]]>
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