The Singapore police are looking for a man to assist with the investigation into a case of bicycle theft at New Punggol Road on May 29, 2026.

The appeal was put up by the Punggol Neighbourhood Police Centre.

Anyone with information is requested to call the police hotline at 1800-255 0000 or submit information online.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Charging stations at 13 public libraries across Singapore will be closed from Jul. 27 due to safety concerns.

The National Library Board (NLB) announced on social media on Jul. 8, explaining that this was due to an increase in incidents involving unattended devices.

According to the posts, there have been cases of electrical overloading caused by faulty devices and multi-adaptors.

To replace the charging stations, ChargeSPOT rental kiosks will be made available at these libraries starting Jul. 27, allowing patrons to rent power banks.

This will provide available charging points at more than 1,800 seats, accessible through the libraries' seat booking system.

According to the ChargeSPOT website, renting a power bank will cost $1.50 for the first hour, with the maximum rate capped at $10 per day.

More information about power bank rentals can be found on the ChargeSPOT app.

Patrons can also contact ChargeSPOT’s help centre via the app for further support regarding the rental service.

A 25-year-old male foreign national was arrested for suspected drug trafficking offences in Singapore.

Drugs, including about 3,329g of cannabis, 121g of "Ice" and 55g of "Ecstasy", and cash amounting to S$1,259.90 were seized.

In the early hours of Jul. 7, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) intercepted a car he was in that was travelling along Kim Keat Road, the agency said in a Jul. 8 news release.

Officers searched the car and found about 3,129g of cannabis on the floorboard of the rear passenger seat.

The man was then escorted to his residential unit in a condominium located at Geylang East.

A search of the unit recovered about 200g of cannabis, 121g of "Ice", and 55g of "Ecstasy".

The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than S$81,000, and they could potentially feed the addiction of 546 abusers for a week.

Under Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, it is an offence for a person, on his or her own behalf, or on behalf of any other person, whether or not that other person is in Singapore, to traffic in a controlled drug, offer to traffic in a controlled drug, or to do or offer to do any act preparatory to or for trafficking in a controlled drug.

Offenders convicted of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis are liable to face the mandatory death penalty.

Investigations are ongoing.

A 40-year-old man was arrested in Singapore for allegedly making reports of fake bomb threats to the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) building and the Parliament House.

On Jul. 3, HTX received an online form submission, which stated that a bomb had been placed in the HTX building.

On Jul. 7, the police received a report that an anonymous email was sent to the Prime Minister's Office, stating that a bomb had been placed at the Parliament House.

Upon receipt of the reports, the police conducted thorough checks of both premises, including a systematic sweep of the buildings and their surroundings.

No items of security concern were found.

Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and the Central Police Division subsequently established that the same individual made the two false bomb threats.

He was subsequently arrested on Jul. 7.

Several electronic devices believed to have been used to perpetrate the threats were seized from him as case exhibits.

The man will be charged on Jul. 9 with the offence of communicating false information of harmful thing under Section 268A of the Penal Code 1871.

The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both.

The police said it treats all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats.

They added that such acts can cause public anxiety and divert valuable public resources into investigations.

A total of 14 men and three women, aged between 45 and 76, were arrested for their suspected involvement in conducting unlawful remote gambling operations in Singapore.

On Jul. 6, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Intelligence Department and Special Operations Command conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations island-wide.

The areas included Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Potong Pasir, Changi, Pasir Ris, Bedok, Joo Chiat, Tampines, Kaki Bukit, West Coast, Bukit Batok and Choa Chu Kang.

More than S$720,000 in cash, electronic devices, such as mobile phones and computers, together with gambling-related paraphernalia, were seized as case exhibits.

Four of the men, aged between 47 and 76, and a 47-year-old woman were charged on Jul. 8 for offences under the Gambling Control Act 2022.

Penalties

Any person found to be involved in conducting an unlawful betting operation as an operator is liable to a fine not exceeding S$500,000 and a jail term not exceeding seven years;

Any person found to be involved in conducting an unlawful betting operation as an agent is liable to a fine not exceeding S$200,000 and a jail term not exceeding seven years.

Any person who gambles with an unlawful gambling service provider is liable to a fine not exceeding S$10,000, a jail term not exceeding six months, or both.

The police reminded members of the public that major international sporting events, such as the Fifa World Cup often lead to an increase in gambling activity, including illegal betting.

The police said it will continue to take firm enforcement action against those involved in illegal gambling activities, to prevent and deter persons from participating in, or profiting from, unlawful gambling activities.

Members of the public were also advised to steer clear of all forms of illegal gambling activities.

Those seeking help for gambling addiction may contact the National Council on Problem Gambling at 1800-6-668-668.

A 24-year-old Singaporean man was ordered to undergo 15 months’ probation after he amputated a pet rat's limb without anaesthesia and sold wildlife online illegally.

Jenson Neo faced 13 charges under the Animals and Birds Act and pleaded guilty to five of them on Jul. 7.

The remaining charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

Rat

In court documents seen by Mothership, Neo had a white pet rat that injured its front right leg.

He believed the injured leg looked gangrenous

On Jul. 9, 2022, he decided to amputate the rat’s limb himself instead of seeking medical attention for it.

Neo was not a qualified veterinarian.

Before the procedure, he applied numbing cream to the rat's leg, which was insufficient in alleviating any pain.

Neo proceeded without the necessary anaesthesia and analgesia required during surgical operations on animals.

Sale

On Jan. 26, 2024, Neo took a common palm civet he found somewhere in Jalan Dermawan near his home.

He illegally kept the animal as a pet for about a month.

On Feb. 22, 2024, he posted an advertisement to sell the civet for S$500 in a Telegram group chat.

Neo felt the pricing was reasonable, as the typical market price for cats and dogs was about four times that amount.

Enforcement officers from the National Parks Board (NParks) posed as buyers and contacted him.

They eventually agreed on a price of S$580, which included a cage for the animal.

They agreed to meet up for the transaction the next day, on Feb. 23, 2024, at about 7:30pm.

Evade

On the day of the transaction, Neo arrived at a playground in Lorong Kemunchup at about 7:55pm.

After he completed the sale, several NParks enforcement officers, who had been undercover, identified themselves and instructed him to put the cage down.

Neo then attempted to open the cage to release the civet and evade arrest.

A short violent struggle ensued.

Neo was subsequently subdued and arrested.

Taking wildlife and other sales

Investigations revealed that Neo had taken and sold wildlife illegally on separate occasions before his arrest.

On Jan. 13, 2022, he took two mangrove snakes from an unknown location

On Jul. 7, 2023, Neo offered for sale on Telegram a bird belonging to the Falconiformes order, a protected wildlife species.

On Jul. 11, 2023, he kept a red-tailed boa in his home.

On Aug. 11, 2023, Neo offered a Malayan box turtle for sale on Telegram.

On Sep. 9, 2023, he sold a sugar glider to an individual identified as “Lisa” for S$50.

On Oct. 3, 2023, at some time between 10:34pm and 10:47pm, Neo took a colugo or flying lemur from Dairy Farm Nature Park.

Between Jan. 19 and 28, 2024, Neo sold a corn snake to an individual identified as "Lionel Ng" for S$250.

Psychiatric assessment

Alongside probation, Neo was ordered to perform 70 hours of community service.

He is to undergo psychiatric assessments and follow-up sessions that address impulse control and manage his compulsive responses to animals.

His parents were also ordered to execute a S$5,000 bond to ensure Neo’s good behaviour during probation.

A domestic worker in Singapore was reported to her maid agency by her female employer for her habit of borrowing money and being distracted at work.

The agency later discovered that the 26-year-old worker was molested twice by her male employer.

The man, 42, has since pleaded guilty to two counts of outrage of modesty on Jul. 7, Shin Min Daily News reported.

He was sentenced to nine weeks' jail and ordered by the court to pay the victim S$70 in restitution.

Touched her from behind

The victim, who is from Indonesia, first began working for the couple on May 25, 2023, earning a monthly salary of S$620.

In November 2023, while his wife was away and the victim was busy in the kitchen, the man reportedly patted her from behind.

In January 2024, the man again patted her buttocks as he passed by when no one was home.

The victim later confided in her husband and a friend via WhatsApp.

This friend later said that she noticed the victim was depressed and expressed a desire to run away from her employer's home, it was reported.

Reported to agency for being distracted

In March 2024, the female employer notified the agency because the victim was borrowing money and not paying attention at work.

When an intermediary visited their home on Mar. 20 to investigate, he discovered that the victim was gambling online on her phone.

She later admitted that she had borrowed money to gamble.

When prompted further, she revealed that the man had molested her.

The agency then privately verified this with the man, who admitted to the wrongdoing and ultimately apologised to the victim in the presence of the agency and his wife.

The victim reportedly had borrowed S$1,000 from the man due to a family emergency and did not dare to report the molest to the police.

She was also afraid that her female employer would reprimand her.

Arrest

It was not until May 23, 2024, more than one-and-a-half years after the first incident, that the case was eventually reported to the police.

The victim was invited to a domestic helper centre for an interview, where she revealed to the staff that she had been touched inappropriately by her male employer.

The staff immediately called the police.

The man was arrested on Apr. 17, 2025.

He reportedly paid S$500 in compensation to the victim on May 22, 2026.

A mother from one of Thailand's richest families formally withdrew her "ungrateful child" lawsuit against her son on Jul. 8, nearly two weeks after the lawsuit was filed.

According to AFP, the civil court hearing the case released a statement that the suit was dropped.

In February, Jeeranuch Bhirombhakdi, a third-generation member of the billionaire family behind Thailand's Singha beer empire, initially sued her son, Siranudh "Psi" Scott, over an inheritance dispute involving assets from his late grandfather.

Following his mother's suit, Siranudh alleged that his elder brother, Sunit "Pi" Scott, and their babysitter sexually abused him during his teenage years.

Jeeranuch later accused him of damaging the family's reputation and sought to reclaim land worth millions that had been handed to Siranudh.

Found out about case withdrawal through the media

According to Khaosod, Siranudh spoke to reporters outside the court on Jul. 8 and said that by dropping the lawsuit, his family could no longer cause him more harm.

He said: "Initially, there has not been a clear meeting scheduled regarding the return of the assets."

"And actually, I didn't even know they withdrew the lawsuit; I only found out through the media."

However, he added that "everything else" that brought him to this point remains.

He said he does not have a home and lacks financial security, which is opposite to what his grandfather would have hoped for.

"Even though they withdrew the case, my life is still shattered"

Siranudh said: "Even though they withdrew the case, my life is still shattered."

He said he has not received clarification from his mother about the inheritance and added: "If my family members claim to truly love me, they must be witnesses for me, not just make empty promises."

According to AFP, around 20 of his supporters showed up to court holding paper flowers and photos of him.

Siranudh noted that he could not claim victory, as he said the case should not have happened, as he had never been ungrateful to anyone.

"The mother is ready to talk"

Siranudh's representative Parnthep Pourpongpan told reporters that Jeeranuch's filing "requested conciliation within the family since the dispute is a family matter".

In Jeeranuch's statement dated Jul. 3, she said: "This mother is ready to talk, as long as we speak with love and genuine goodwill towards one another."

She added that she was "ready to respect and accept" the judicial process regarding the matter between her sons.

Jeeranuch added that she hoped the truth would come to light and both of her children would receive justice.

AFP reported that Jeeranuch's representative could not be reached immediately on Jul. 8.

Brother denies allegations

Sunit has denied the allegations but acknowledged roughhouse play between him and his brother.

He was dismissed from his executive role at Singha's parent company Boonrawd Brewery in May 2026.

According to Forbes, the Bhirombhakdi family is listed as Thailand's 15th wealthiest with an estimated net worth of US$1.75 billion (S$2.26 billion).

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A 44-year-old car driver left the scene after an accident with a van in the early morning of Jul. 8.

Efforts to trace him are underway, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) told Mothership.

Two sent to hospital

SPF said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a van along Edgedale Plains at about 2:45am that day.

Two car passengers, aged 36 and 39, were conveyed conscious to the hospital, SPF said.

The 30-year-old male van driver sustained minor injuries but declined to be sent to the hospital.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) also confirmed with Mothership that they were alerted to a road traffic accident at Block 122A Edgedale Plains at 2:45am.

SCDF conveyed two persons to Changi General Hospital and assessed another person who declined to be sent to the hospital.

Aftermath

A Mothership reader who attended to the van driver before the authorities arrived said the driver complained of back pain but was still able to walk.

Videos taken by the reader showed debris scattered across the road, while the car's front bumper appeared to be badly damaged.

The front tyres also came out, the reader said.

The van, which sported a Lalamove logo, appeared to be damaged at the back.

According to the reader, witnesses said they saw the car crash into the van at high speed before hitting the concrete and a tree.

They also saw the driver fleeing the scene.

A nearby tree was also damaged and split in half, with broken branches and other debris strewn across the ground.

A 37-year-old former infant care teacher at a pre-school, who force-fed a one-year-old girl milk from a bottle until she struggled and vomited, was sentenced on Jul. 8 to 14 months' jail.

According a report by CNA, the woman pleaded guilty to one charge of ill-treating a child under her care.

Two similar charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

The woman cannot be identified due to gag orders on her identity and the identity of the victim.

Force-fed an infant milk until she vomited

According to court documents seen by Mothership, the woman worked as an infant care teacher at a preschool in Singapore from 2022 until Oct. 2, 2024.

She was responsible for caring for about 10 infants aged between two and 18 months.

Her duties included feeding the children, changing diapers and supervising their daily routines, as well as conducting activities and lessons.

A couple enrolled their daughter at the preschool in February 2024.

On Sep. 23, 2024, the woman was looking after the girl, who was then 12 months old, along with three other infants.

At about 11:50am that day, she brought the four children into the preschool's nap room to drink milk before their afternoon nap.

Five minutes later, the victim stopped drinking from her bottle, without finishing the milk inside.

The teacher noticed this and placed the bottle back into the victim's mouth, but the girl turned her head away.

She then carried the victim onto her lap and tried to feed her again, but the victim refused and began to cry.

After trying several more times, the teacher eventually held the victim's head with one hand while pushing the bottle into her mouth.

The victim responded by shaking her head and flailing her arms and legs in an attempt to resist.

The teacher then pressed down on the victim's head and squeezed the bottle, forcing milk into her mouth.

The victim spat the milk out and when she continued struggling, the teacher hit her on the body with her hand.

She continued force-feeding the victim for about two minutes as the girl kicked her legs and swung her arms.

After the teacher briefly removed the bottle, the victim vomited onto the mattress and the floor.

The teacher then slapped the victim on the head, pulled her upwards by her hands and lifted her off the mattress so that she could remove the soiled bedsheet.

She also hit the victim's back three times before taking her out of the room.

The woman later admitted she acted this way as she was upset that the victim was crying excessively.

Investigations

On Sep. 26, 2024, an unidentified informant reported the suspected child abuse at the preschool.

Upon reviewing CCTV footage, preschool staff uncovered multiple incidents involving the teacher and another staff member.

The woman was dismissed that same day, while the other staff member was fired a few days later.

The case was later referred to the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), which carried out further investigations into both individuals.

CCTV footage also showed that the woman had also handled two other infants roughly — a 10-month-old girl and an eight-month-old boy — on Sep. 25, 2024.

The prosecution sought a jail term of between 14 and 16 months for the woman.

"Children are generally unable to fend for nor defend themselves, and they are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society," they said. "They are entirely reliant on others to provide for their well-bring, and when they are ill-treated, the "very fabric and future of our society is undermined"."

For ill-treating a child under her care, the woman could have been jailed for up to eight years, fined up to S$8,000, or both.