A compound at 11 Fishery Port Road in Jurong was evacuated on Jun. 29 after ammonia was detected.

Two people were conveyed to Singapore General Hospital for exposure to ammonia vapour.

The source of the leak has been traced and the supply valve to the affected pipe has been shut off.

Ammonia vapour concentration decreasing: SCDF

In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it received a call for assistance at 11:45am.

Upon their arrival, ammonia was detected within the premises' compound.

As a precautionary measure, 9 and 15 Fishery Port Road have also been evacuated.

"SCDF's HazMat specialists are at the incident site and carrying out the mitigation operation," SCDF said.

In a subsequent update, SCDF said that its HazMat specialists traced the leak to a pipe in a room within the premises of 11 Fishery Port.

"The supply valve to the affected pipe has been shut off. Latest readings from HazMat detectors confirmed that the concentration of ammonia vapour in the premises has decreased," SCDF also said.

SCDF also advised members of the public to stay away from the location.

Checks on Google showed that 11 Fishery Port Road is the street address of Jurong Marine Cold Storage Pte Ltd.

A 23-year-old man was arrested after failing to stop his motorcycle when signalled by a traffic police officer for a routine check and attempting to flee on foot.

What happened

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said that at around 8:25pm on Jun. 28, a traffic police officer was patrolling along Old Choa Chu Kang Road when he signalled for a motorcycle to stop for a check.

Instead of complying, the rider allegedly sped off, prompting officers to give chase.

During the pursuit, the motorcycle self-skidded along Choa Chu Kang Road towards Bukit Batok road.

The rider then abandoned the motorcycle and fled on foot.

In dashcam footage clip posted on the Facebook group SGRV Admin, a man could be seen grabbing a woman's hand before running from the scene, leaving a motorcycle on the roadside.

A traffic police officer was seen stopping behind the fallen motorcycle.

In a later part of the video, the same man could be seen running across the dual carriageway before climbing over a green roadside barrier, with a traffic police officer in pursuit on foot.

The man was subsequently detained by the officer and conveyed conscious to the hospital.

He was arrested for dangerous driving, driving without a valid driving licence and fraudulent possession of property, and is currently assisting with investigations for failure to stop when ordered by a police officer and driving without insurance coverage.

A 22-year-old woman, who was the pillion rider, was also arrested for fraudulent possession of property.

Police investigations are ongoing.

The stepmother of the 17-year-old Thai girl, who was allegedly murdered by a 45-year-old Australian man in the Thai beach town of Pattaya on Jun. 25, has said she hopes the man will receive the death penalty.

The suspect, Simon Carman, has since been charged with murder.

What happened

The girl, Tunchanok Donhomla, was found dead after being last seen entering a building with Carman on Jun. 25.

Carman was arrested on Jun. 26 at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on suspicion of murdering the girl.

The parents of the girl expressed their grief, telling the media that they had held out hope that Tunchanok would still be alive.

However, that hope was shattered when the teen girl's body was found inside a suitcase.

'I just want him executed'

Tunchanok's stepmother, Oradee Bussarakum, also said she hoped Carman would face the harshest of penalties, according to the BBC.

"I just want him executed... I even asked the police if I could hit him, if I could beat him," she said, according to BBC.

When Carman was first arrested by the police, he denied the accusations, but later came clean after being presented with closed-circuit television footage.

Carman was later filmed apologising to the family.

He said he felt bad for what happened and described it as "out of my control".

Carman has been charged with murder, the BBC reported.

After almost six hours of cadre conferences on Sunday (Jun. 28), Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairwoman Sylva Lim shared a toast alongside their spouses.

The cadre conferences, one triggered by cadres to discuss Singh's handling of the Raeesah Khan case and another, a routine Central Executive Committee (CEC) election, ended with Singh winning a "supermajority" during a secret vote and being reelected unopposed as the party's chief.

'Give that man a beer'

The Jun. 28 conferences ended by 6pm, and Singh and Lim were seen heading off together from the conference venue after a media doorstop.

On Facebook, at around 7:42pm, Lim shared a photo of her and Singh, along with their spouses, with smiles all around.

They also each had a drink in hand at Toku Nori Handroll Bar in Telok Ayer.

"Sometimes, there are only a few people who know what you're going through," Lim wrote in the caption, adding the hashtag, "#ForBetterForWorse".

Lim's post has garnered 136 shares and more than 8,400 reactions.

Commenters were in a similarly celebratory mood, with many agreeing that Singh needed a cold one.

Speaking to the media after the conferences ended, Singh said there was "no challenge" to his position during the CEC election.

Lim was also reelected by cadres as party chair, extending her 23 years in the position.

In the lead-up to the Sunday conferences, rumours swirled in media reports about internal disagreements and the loss of support for Pritam from former WP chief Low Thia Khiang.

Analysts agree that Sunday's outcome put those rumours, as well as the five-year-long Raeesah Khan saga, to bed.

Gerald Giam catches movie with friends and residents

For Gerald Giam, WP's head of policy research, it was back into the thick of it.

Giam went and caught a Teochew screening of "Dear You" with friends and residents.

In his Facebook post, he also mentioned how he has filed a parliamentary question regarding the application of Singapore's bilingual policy to dialect films.

Giam had chaired the three-hour-long Special Cadre Members' Conference on Sunday to discuss Singh's handling of the Raeesah Khan saga.

Reactions from other WP members

New CEC member and Punggol GRC candidate Harpeet Singh also affirmed Singh's leadership in a Facebook post, following the announcement of Sunday's outcome.

Harpreet's fellow Punggol GRC candidates, Alexis Dang and Jackson Au, later congratulated his election to the CEC in their Instagram stories.

In view of the Jul. 11 Johor state election, Malaysia has set up a special task force to address potential disruptions at the Johor-Singapore causeway and other entry points as residents return to vote.

Malaysia's home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told reporters on Jun. 27 that the ministry's "highest priority" is ensuring that no disruptions occur on polling day.

"We are not taking any chances. We have Plan A and Plan B ready to go," he said.

The minister acknowledged there is still a "risk of disruptions" in terms of travel at the border crossings, The Star reported.

This comes as Malaysia transitions to a new immigration system. Last month, a glitch in the system caused queues of up to five hours.

Dedicated lanes for voters

While he did not elaborate on what measures would be taken, he said that the ministry is planning to provide "dedicated lanes" at the immigration checkpoints for Malaysian voters who live in Singapore.

This is so they can "return home to fulfil their responsibilities", reported The Sun Malaysia.

Previously, the Malaysian home ministry said it would study the possibility of such a fast lane to help Malaysians in Singapore return to vote.

"We will accommodate anything that can help facilitate Johor voters’ participation in the democratic process on polling day, to the best of our ability,” he said according to Free Malaysia Today.

South Korea's FIFA World Cup campaign in North America ended early after successive losses to Mexico and South Africa left the team third in Group A, outside the eight best third-placed teams that advanced to the round of 32.

This is the first time South Korea failed to advance past the group stage since the 2018 Russia World Cup.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has since blamed the country's early exit on favouritism in personnel appointments, criticised head coach Hong Myung-bo, and called for an investigation into the national team's performance by the sports ministry.

"I am utterly baffled"

In a post on X on Jun. 28, Lee wrote: "I am not just taken aback by this unexpected outcome, I am utterly baffled."

"Once again, it has been proven that personnel decisions are everything. When 'us versus them' is prioritised over competence, and an incompetent person is selected as a leader, the outcome is as clear as day."

Lee argued that such flawed appointments were possible because those with the authority to make them were difficult to monitor, scrutinise and hold accountable.

"The reason such botched appointments — which fail to distinguish between public and private interests and prioritise personal gain over the public good — are possible is that it is impossible or difficult to monitor, check, and hold those with appointment authority accountable."

최휘영 장관님과 관련 공무원 여러분 애쓰셨습니다.

저도 전임 명예 프로축구단장이자 심정적 붉은악마로서 예상밖 결과에 당황을 넘어 황당함을 느낍니다.

결국 인사가 만사임이 다시 한번 증명됐습니다. 능력보다 네편내편을 더 중시해 무능한 사람을 지휘관으로 선발하면 결과는 불보듯… https://t.co/wNwtKlo1qY

— 이재명 (@Jaemyung_Lee) June 28, 2026

Petition to dismiss coach

Hong's re-appointment as national team manager in 2024 had previously sparked allegations of favouritism and a lack of transparency in the hiring process from South Korean media, Reuters reported.

However, those allegations had been denied by Hong.

According to local media outlet The Chosun Daily, a 2025 petition which called for Hong’s dismissal and transparency in the process of appointing the national team coach has also resurfaced following South Korea's loss.

The petition had closed after failing to gather the 50,000 signatures required for it to be referred to the National Assembly's Standing Committee.

Meanwhile, social media posts showing shops displaying signs banning Hong from entering their premises have gone viral in South Korea.

"The failure to qualify, which has left the public deeply disappointed, appears to be the result of organisational and personnel failures," Lee wrote in his post.

"I ask ⁠that the ​Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism thoroughly ​investigate the exact circumstances of this incident, analyse its causes, and develop measures to prevent ​recurrence and ensure improvement."

Nga Kor Ming, the Minister of Housing and Local Government, said his comment from October 2022 — about getting Singaporeans to become foreign workers in Malaysia — was not meant to be negative.

The Malaysian politician told Oriental Daily in a Jun. 26 interview that he had reflected on his statement made during a fundraising dinner at the time and explained that it was to push Malaysia to improve its economy, so much so that Singaporeans would be attracted to work there.

Cited recent moves of companies to Malaysia

To make his point about the shifting workforce, he also said companies, such as H&M and Gardenia, have recently relocated to Malaysia, and Singaporeans are crossing the Causeway to work.

The 53-year-old said in Mandarin that some people might have misunderstood what he had previously said, but this shift is coming to pass: "This is becoming a reality step-by-step."

About making friends

He reiterated that Malaysia is not asking Singaporeans to be foreign workers, but that he is making friends with Singapore and the rest of the world.

"Singapore and Malaysia will always be good neighbours, good siblings, and good friends" he added. "If we are good, Singapore will be good. If Singapore is not good, we will also not be good."

Nga further said the completion of the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, which will be open by January 2027, would be an attractive value proposition.

He explained: “We will have Malaysians who earn Singapore dollars in Singapore and then spend Malaysian ringgit. This is what we are working towards. Isn't that good?"

When the ringgit strengthened against the Singapore dollar earlier this year in January 2026 — the strongest level since May 2018 — the minister reposted his 2022 speech.

Almost five years and countless hours of committee and court hearings later, the Raeesah Khan saga has culminated in one Sunday afternoon of votes among the Workers’ Party (WP) cadres on the fate of their Secretary-General, Pritam Singh.

This was the first time Singh's leadership had been tabled for questioning among WP cadres since he took over the reins of the party in 2018.

Singh won the secret ballot, part of the special cadre members conference requisitioned by 25 cadre members, with what was described as a "supermajority".

He went on to be re-elected, unopposed, as the WP Secretary-General in the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) elections.

This outcome represents a turning of the page for the WP on the Raeesah Khan saga, but leaves open a central question about the opposition party: leadership renewal.

"Supermajority"

When asked by the media about the outcome of the cadres' secret vote, Singh mentioned "supermajority", acknowledging the media's interpretation and definition of "supermajority" in parliament.

In other words, two-thirds or more of the WP cadres present voted in favour of Pritam during the special cadre members' conference (SCMC).

It isn't known how many cadre members were present during the Jun. 28 conference, but, according to The Business Times, the party has roughly 100 cadres.

According to The Straits Times, Singh secured about 80 per cent of the votes.

This outcome was unsurprising, analysts told Mothership.

Low Thia Khiang the kingmaker?

One key reason was WP's ex-chief Low Thia Khiang.

Prior to the Jun. 28 conferences, ST reported the rumour that Low had ended his support for his handpicked successor, and that this might prove consequential for Singh's continuation as Secretary-General.

As Low entered the meeting venue on Jun. 28, he was approached by the media and was asked if he would support Singh.

Low answered yes, local media reported.

His reply to the media can be seen as a telegraph to all the other cadres on where he stood.

"Singh prevailed not only because he had the numbers to win any vote, but also because former party boss and Singh's mentor, Low Thia Khiang, did not withdraw support for Singh," Eugene Tan, a political analyst and professor of law at Singapore Management University (SMU), noted.

Closing ranks

Teo Kay Key, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, made note of the fact that the party's senior members have stuck by Singh even before Sunday.

"We have seen the elected members stand behind him in the parliamentary proceedings relating to this case, and the party decision to not nominate any other person for the Leader of the Opposition (LO) position," Teo said.

All 11 WP members present voted against the Parliamentary motion, which stated that Singh was unsuitable to continue as the LO, owing to his conviction.

Independent political analyst Felix Tan, however, was surprised that Singh's Secretary-General bid went unopposed, given that there were some "initial disagreements among party members".

Despite this, Tan noted that the entire process was "a reflection of the process of democracy within the party and that there have been proper checks and balances within the party".

"While there are still some who have voted against him, the 'supermajority' would imply that many would like to finally find some closure to this entire saga," Tan also said, noting that this did not mean that the WP disagreed with the court ruling.

The dust settles, internally

With Sunday's outcome, the Raeesah Khan saga is now firmly in the rearview mirror, as far as the WP is concerned.

It is also an indication that the party stands firmly behind Singh, who might have emerged stronger as the party chief.

"A clear line has been drawn on this matter, and the proverbial albatross around [the WP's and Singh's] neck is no longer there," SMU's Tan opined.

"Singh's grip on his party has probably tightened, even though the room for any major missteps has closed significantly," Tan also commented.

Tan added that Singaporeans have largely made up their minds on the matter. "But it cannot be denied that this is a blemish that both the WP and Singh, with hindsight, would rather not have happened."

Independent analyst Felix Tan opined, "This will clearly demonstrate how unified the party is behind Pritam Singh as their leader. I don’t think this will hamper their work in parliament, but instead strengthen their position as the main opposition."

"By formally putting it to a vote, the party as a whole has also decided on their support for Pritam as their leader," Teo said.

There is still the question of whether Parliament will take action against party chair Sylvia Lim and former vice-chair Faisal Manap, but this is a separate issue.

"That would be seen as something outside the WP's control, even as they will put up a stout defence," SMU's Tan said.

Looking ahead

While Sunday's outcome closes a chapter, it leaves open another to ponder about: who will be able to lead the WP beyond its current leaders?

Low's telegraphing of intentions and the subsequent results are an indication that the party veteran, who turns 70 this year, still holds significant sway over cadres and the party.

The question is then who will succeed him as the respected party elder within the WP.

That Singh went unopposed, despite some murmurings that disgruntled cadres had wanted an alternative MP (like Sengkang's Jamus Lim) to step up, is also telling.

Party leaders themselves have not shied away from the fact that leadership succession and renewal are central issues to be tackled.

When asked if her chairmanship was challenged on Sunday, Lim, who is 61 this year, acknowledged that she has been the party chair for 23 years.

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"We're very conscious of the fact that leadership renewal is very critical to the organisation, so we have been looking at that," Lim said.

Lim went on to say that since the cadres gave her "their vote of confidence this time", she was going to "do [her] best in the role".

The core of the 2011 Aljunied GRC team still forms the backbone of the WP leadership today, as Pritam, Lim, Faisal Manap, and Low all retain their seats on the CEC.

New face on the CEC

The new WP CEC, which was announced alongside the outcome of the secret cadres' ballot, might offer hints.

Notably, Punggol GRC candidate Harpreet Singh, 60, was the only new face who won a spot on the party's highest decision-making body.

Harpreet, a senior counsel, had also come out quickly to assure supporters that the cadres' decision was made with full respect for the recent High Court judgment, without seeking to minimise or sidestep it.

He noted that a person's full history matters when assessing character and that the decision is a good one for WP.

The exclusions of Aljunied GRC MP Fadli Fawzi and Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Andre Low raised eyebrows, due to the party's usual practice of having its parliamentarians be on the CEC.

However, analysts highlighted that the CEC can still co-opt members, just like its announcement post-GE 2025, and that the CEC appointments have yet to be decided.

Eileen Chong and Kenneth Tiong, both in their 30s, also did well, as they were elected into the CEC for the first time, following their co-option a year ago.

Comfortable victory

Whatever and whoever it is, Singh, having comfortably been re-elected as Secretary-General, will have ample time to decide.

Low led the party for 16 years before passing on the baton to Singh.

Singh has been the party's chief for eight years so far.

Taking history as a guide, Singh and the WP will have about eight to 10 years to figure it out.

For now, with the Raeesah Khan saga behind them, it's back to business.

As Singh himself put it,

"I think nothing has changed for us, so we continue to move forward as a party that wants to give Singaporeans a serious choice, and also a party that wants to provide some important, critical, I would say, political balance in Singapore, in a rational and responsible way. And in a way that makes Singapore stronger. And I think we are stronger as a country with good opposition."

A Singapore homeowner who sought over S$70,000 in compensation after claiming water leaks from the unit above, delayed his family's move into their newly purchased resale flat, and lost the bulk of his case.

According to the grounds of decision published by the Strata Titles Board (STB), it was found that while waterproofing defects in the upstairs neighbour's two bathrooms caused some seepage into the lower unit, the major leak that damaged the homeowner's relocated electrical distribution board was more likely caused by a water pipe within his own unit.

The board also found that delays to the family's move-in were primarily due to ongoing renovation works, rather than the water leaks.

The dispute involved units at Bedok Court, a condominium along Bedok South Ave 3.

The applicant, Sumeet Kumar, owned the lower-floor apartment, while the respondent, Chee May Wenn, owned the unit directly above.

Sumeet bought the resale flat and began extensive renovation works, including hacking, rewiring and replacing the unit's plumbing system before moving in.

His family had intended to move into the apartment after their rental lease expired in August 2025.

The leaks

In June 2025, water leaked from the ceiling into Sumeet's courtyard.

After being notified of this, Chee carried out repairs around her washing machine and kitchen floor trap areas in July 2025 based on recommendations from Sumeet's then-contractor.

Sumeet later confirmed via email that the leaks had stopped.

However, renovation works in Kumar's unit continued beyond August 2025, and in mid-September 2025, new and far more serious leaks emerged.

Sumeet said a large volume of water poured from the ceiling directly above the main circuit breaker (MCB) in his kitchen, causing the electrical panel to trip.

He described the leaks as a "non-stop flow of water".

The MCB subsequently emitted sparks and caught fire by the end of September 2025, and the following month, a direct stream of water leaked from the ceiling into the MCB starting a fire in the MCB, causing the power supply to be shut down for safety reasons.

He claimed the leak prevented electricity from being restored, forcing renovation works to stop and leaving his family unable to move into the flat until January 2026.

He sought S$45,358.75 in special damages, including alternative accommodation costs, repairs, replacement of the electrical distribution board, and other expenses.

He also sought S$25,000 in general damages for stress, inconvenience and loss of use of the property.

Electrical panel had been relocated

STB has identified numerous suspicious points regarding the severe water leakage that caused the electrical box to short-circuit.

The board later found that Sumeet had relocated the main circuit breaker without obtaining approval from the management corporation, the Building and Construction Authority or any other authority.

He also could not confirm whether the relocated electrical installation had been carried out by a licensed electrical worker.

The board found the relocation was unauthorised and in breach of regulatory requirements.

While ponding tests later confirmed waterproofing failures in the respondent's two bathrooms, the testing report did not identify the source of the heavy leak affecting the electrical panel.

Instead, the contractor engaged by Sumeet had earlier observed that the volume of water appeared more consistent with "a waterpipe issue" than waterproofing failure.

The board also found that the pattern of damage did not match seepage from the upstairs bathrooms, noting there were no corresponding seepage marks in the kitchen ceiling above the electrical panel.

It concluded that the large volume of water was more consistent with a leak from water supply pipes serving Sumeet's own unit.

As a result, the board held that Chee was not liable for damage to the electrical panel or related losses.

Delayed move-in caused by renovation

The board also rejected Sumeet's claim that the earlier water leaks prevented his family from moving into the apartment in August 2025.

It noted that substantial renovation works were still underway months after the initial leaks had been repaired, including incomplete kitchens, carpentry and electrical works.

Evidence also showed Kumar's first contractor stopped work around September 2025, while a replacement contractor only resumed renovation in December 2025.

The board concluded that the apartment remained unready for occupation primarily because renovation works had not been completed, rather than because of the neighbour's leaks.

Most of the claims dismissed

Although the board dismissed most of Kumar's claims, it found Chee liable for water seepage caused by failed waterproofing membranes in her two bathrooms.

It ordered her to engage a BCA-registered contractor to replace the waterproofing in both bathrooms and provide a successful 24-hour water ponding test within six weeks.

She was also ordered to pay Sumeet S$3,000 for repairs relating to damage caused by the bathroom leaks, S$45.15 for an inspection report, S$600 in STB hearing fees, and S$4,000 in legal costs.

The board rejected claims for alternative accommodation, replacement of the electrical distribution board, emotional distress and other consequential losses.

A Singaporean couple’s holiday in Da Nang, Vietnam, took an unexpected turn when their daughter was born prematurely at just 27 weeks and one day, weighing a mere 720g.

After a gruelling 87 days in the hospital, the baby girl was finally discharged on June 22, 2026.

Expecting to give birth in S'pore

The Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children shared the family's journey in a Facebook post on Jun. 22.

The post featured a handwritten note from the father, identified as Chen.

He wrote that he and his wife were on a "short holiday" in Vietnam and had planned to return home to "wait for the arrival of our princess girl".

On Mar. 16, the night before their scheduled flight home, his wife suddenly felt uncomfortable and had to be admitted to the hospital.

She was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy complication marked by dangerously high blood pressure and signs of organ damage.

According to Vietnam Net, she also suffered from multiple fluid accumulations, low blood sodium levels, and suspected heart failure.

"Suddenly, we have to face life and death in a foreign country and communicating using only Google translate."

Miracle birth

While the standard treatment for severe preeclampsia typically requires immediate delivery, the medical team initially attempted to prolong the pregnancy to give the foetus more time to develop.

After two weeks of close monitoring, the fetus began showing signs of severe distress.

To save both mother and child, doctors made the critical decision to perform an emergency birth on March 27, reported Tuoi Tre News.

Born micro-prematurely, the 720g newborn immediately faced a host of complications, including respiratory distress, pulmonary hypertension, and neonatal infection.

She was placed on respiratory support right after birth and transferred to the hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The hospital described her survival as a miracle "forged by the unwavering dedication of the doctors and nurses" alongside the perseverance of her parents.

Discharge

During her almost-three-month stay in intensive care, the infant underwent a range of advanced treatments and constant monitoring.

After overcoming the most critical stage of her recovery, she was successfully weaned off mechanical ventilation.

She eventually transitioned to breathing on her own and was able to breastfeed naturally.

On Jun. 22, the baby was finally discharged from the hospital.

The hospital gave a fresh bouquet, a symbol of their heartfelt congratulations to the family.

They also wrote a parting blessing for the baby: "Wishing you abundant health, little one. May you grow up in peace and happiness."

"Always remember that from the very first days of your life, you have already been a brave warrior."