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                    <title>Why are Micron's Taiwan workers rejecting up to 68 months bonuses & even threatening a strike?</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/micron-taiwan-reject-bonus/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-19T11:58:15</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Chloe Loh ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The head of the Micron Taiwan workers' union said the workers were not interested in a one-off payout. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/cover-pic-27.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>Taiwanese employees at U.S. chipmaker Micron have rejected a <a href="https://mothership.sg/2026/09/micron-taiwan-68-months-bonus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reward package</a> announced by the company on Sep. 11, 2026, saying they want a long-term profit-sharing mechanism instead.</p><p>Under the reward package, employees in Taiwan would receive bonuses equivalent to 35 to 68 months for the fiscal year of 2026.</p>
<p>The minimum cash compensation will be about NT$1.7 million (about S$68,000).</p><p>The Micron Taiwan workers' union has since called for an alternative arrangement, under which 15 per cent of the company's operating profits will be allocated to employees.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='Why are Micron's Taiwan workers rejecting up to 68 months bonuses & even threatening a strike?' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/09/micron-taiwan-68-months-bonus/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p><h2>Workers seeking a long-term and fair system</h2></p><p>According to a report by local news outlet <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202609150015" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Focus Taiwan</em></a>, the head of the Micron Taiwan workers' union, Lin Che Jui, said the reward package had been proposed by Micron without prior consultation or agreement with the union.</p><p>Lin said the company appeared to be seeking to influence public opinion through the announcement.</p><p>However, the union was not interested in a one-off payout, he said.</p><p>Rather, they wanted a long-term and fair system for distributing the company's profits.</p><p>Lin called on Micron to establish a transparent and verifiable profit-sharing mechanism under which 15 per cent of the company's operating profits would be distributed to employees.</p><p><a href="https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20260915-180fin-191241?" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mirror Media</a> also reported that the union raised its profit-sharing demand on Sep. 4, but the company said it could only make a decision after consulting its board in October. Hence, this one-time reward announcement came as a surprise to the union.</p><p>Two rounds of negotiations are reportedly scheduled for Sep. 18 and 21.</p><p>According to Lin, if the company continues to try and influence the negotiations, the union would declare that talks had broken down and hold a vote among its members on whether to strike.</p><p><h2>Package announced after strike threat</h2></p><p>The reward package announcement comes after unions representing about two-thirds of the local Micron workforce in Taiwan <a href="https://mothership.sg/2026/09/micron-taiwan-68-months-bonus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">signalled</a> support among members for a strike.</p><p>Citing international media reports, <em>Focus Taiwan</em> said Taiwan is Micron's largest memory chip production base and accounts for about 60 per cent of the company's total production capacity.</p><p>Industry sources told <em>Focus Taiwan</em> that a strike at Micron Taiwan could further constrain chip supplies and worsen an existing supply-demand imbalance amid strong demand driven by artificial intelligence.</p><p>In response, Micron said it would continue listening to its employees and participate in the mediation process in good faith.</p><p>Operators, technicians, and shift engineers are among those eligible for the payouts under the reward package.</p><p>Entry-level engineers are expected to receive rewards averaging NT$3.4 million (around S$136,200), including an average of NT$2.9 million (around S$116,170) in cash compensation.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/yoga-inc-close-outlets-singapore/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-19T11:38:17</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Hannah Martens ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ Another one. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/Cover-Photos-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>Yoga studio Yoga Inc has closed its remaining Singapore outlets.</p><p>According to a <a href="https://yenfeng.substack.com/p/yoga-inc-closes-remaining-singapore" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Substack blog called The Yoga Edit</a>, instructors apparently received a text message on Sep. 18.</p>
<p>Instructors were informed that Yoga Inc's remaining two outlets at SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub ceased operations effective immediately.</p><p>A Facebook post by SAFRA Punggol also announced the outlet's closure on Sep. 18.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>Checks by <em>Mothership</em> on Sep. 19 found that Yoga Inc's Instagram page appeared to be removed, and its official website seemed to be stripped bare, with minimal information.</p><p>Links regarding schedule and locations led to pages that could not be found.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 1367px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p><h2>Cancelled</h2></p><p>One instructor with Yoga Inc, Sunnie Ang, shared on Instagram on Sep. 18 that all her classes at Yoga Inc Tampines were cancelled.</p><p>"Just like that, with a message sent to us (5min ago) the studio ceased its operations with immediate effect. Wow," she wrote.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 1237px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>As for students, it seems that they were not informed of the studio's closure.</p><p>One of Ang's students commented on her post that the students were not aware classes had been cancelled.</p><p>She shared that she and others only discovered the studio was closed on Sep. 19 after turning up at One Tampines Hub for Ang's 9:45am classes.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 479px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>A reader also told <em>Mothership</em> that students were not informed of the studio's closure, and she still had 18 classes left with the studio.</p><p>According to<a href="https://www.bizfile.gov.sg/buy-info/entity-details/201326522H" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Bizfile</a>, Yoga Inc Pte Ltd has been struck off, and the entity has ceased.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 714px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p><h2>Businesses closing</h2></p><p>Yoga Inc's closure follows the closure of True Fitness and True Yoga.</p><p>On Sep. 10, staff were informed that True Fitness and True Yoga were placed into provisional liquidation, with all outlets closing immediately.</p><p>A notice put up at one of their outlets read:</p><p><blockquote><p>"Dear valued members, we write to inform you that True Fitness Pte. Ltd and True Yoga Pte Ltd have been placed under provisional liquidation effective Sep. 10, 2026.</p><p>In view of the provisional liquidation, all clubs have ceased operations with immediate effect."</p></blockquote></p><p>One Reddit user who had a membership valid until April 2027 had supposedly just visited an outlet and claimed it was "business as usual" and that there were even "some new staff recently".</p><p>Among the members affected was a <em>Mothership</em> reader who has been a member for over 20 years. She received a notification regarding the liquidation on her app on the night of Sep. 10.</p><p>She has over S$1,000 in a two-year package with the gym, where she originally pre-paid over S$2,000 and has since used half of it.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/09/true-fitness-true-yoga-close/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p><span>Customers have since reported losses of more than S$</span><span>609,000</span><span> in unutilised memberships, packages, and services to the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE).</span></p><p><span>CASE has received 241 complaints from consumers affected by the closure to date.</span></p><iframe class='post-embed title='Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/09/true-fitness-true-yoga-customers-report-losses/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe></p> ]]>
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                    <title>'Bank card! Bank card!': S'porean woman overhears scam call on MRT, intervenes & helps victim hang up</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/woman-intervene-scam-call/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-19T11:26:57</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Nicolas Wong ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The scammer posed as the police. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/IC-GE2025-COVER-2026-09-19T112430.962.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>On Sep. 17, a Singaporean woman overheard what seemed to be a scam call on the MRT.</p><p>Noticing that her fellow commuter appeared distressed, she made the decision to intercept the possible scam.</p>
<p>In an Instagram post, Vit Olivia Ng, 29, shared about her experience.</p><p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdYFpH-SwE1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);"></p><p><div style="padding: 16px;"></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdYFpH-SwE1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a></p><p><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"></p><p><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div></p><p><div style="display: flex; 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Bank card!".</p><p>Concerned that the woman was about to fall victim to a scam call, Ng decided to approach her and intervene.</p><p>She also recorded the whole interaction.</p><p><h2>Was a foreigner</h2></p><p>In the video, Ng could be heard telling the woman: "Sorry sis, I think it's a scam call."</p><p>She helped the victim hang up the call and told her not to show her personal documents to anyone in future.</p><p>According to Ng, the speaker on the line was a man dressed as a police officer with a purple backdrop and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) logo.</p><p>She later learnt that the woman was a Filipino national, who had just arrived in Singapore three weeks prior to seek employment.</p><p><blockquote><p>"I think she was fearful of offending the 'Singapore Police' or breaking the law, so I believe not much convincing was needed for her to show her passport...</p><p>As a foreigner, I believe it’s understandable to feel fearful when you receive a call from someone claiming to be a government official, especially when they say they are from the police."</p></blockquote></p><p><h2>Very thankful and relieved</h2></p><p>Ng told <em>Mothership</em> that the victim was "very thankful and relieved".</p><p>After the incident, she sat with the woman and explained the common scams in Singapore so that she could be aware of them in the future.</p><p>She also passed the woman her contact so she could reach out if she needed help in Singapore.</p><p>Ng added that she hopes to spread awareness of such incidents.</p><p>"Scams can happen to anyone, so I hope we can continue spreading awareness, looking out for one another, and helping prevent others from becoming victims," she said.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S'pore gardener, 55, hospitalised after cooking & eating wild mushroom</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/singapore-woman-mushroom-poisoning/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-19T10:11:56</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Xueting Wu ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The first reported Chlorophyllum molybdites poisoning in Singapore.  ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/mushroom-poisoning.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>About an hour after a woman ate some wild mushrooms she had foraged and cooked, she started experiencing abdominal pain.</p><p>The pain continued to grow, such that she was admitted to the emergency department of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital roughly two hours later with severe, generalised crampy abdominal pain.</p>
<p>She also had multiple episodes of vomiting and diarrhoea.</p><p>According to a case report published in 2024 in the <em>Journal of Emergency Medicine and Care</em>, the woman was poisoned by a toxic mushroom known as Chlorophyllum molybdites — the first such case reported in Singapore.</p><p>Also dubbed "the vomiter", Chlorophyllum molybdites is a gastrointestinal irritant, and one of the most common causes of mushroom poisoning worldwide.</p><p>This case, recorded by doctors from Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,  was also recently reported on various Singapore media such as Channel 8 and Shin Min Daily News to raise awareness of mushroom poisoning.</p><p><h2>Mushrooms were found in her neighbourhood</h2></p><p>According to the case report, the woman, a 55-year-old gardener, shared that she had foraged the mushrooms growing around her neighbourhood.</p><p>Before picking them, she first showed pictures of the mushrooms to a friend who was a fellow gardener.</p><p>The friend claimed that the mushrooms were edible because he believed he had eaten the same mushrooms previously.</p><p>The woman brought the mushrooms home and cooked around 20 grams of them, stir-frying them with butter and garlic.</p><p>They were part of a meal she shared with her family, but only the woman ate the mushrooms.</p><p>She ate them around midnight, and they tasted pleasant, she said later.</p><p>At 3am, she was in the hospital complaining of abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.</p><p>Her symptoms, along with the fact that she had just ingested mushrooms, led the hospital to suspect mushroom poisoning.</p><p>She received treatment, and made a complete recovery after two days.</p><p><h2>Chlorophyllum molybdites poisoning</h2></p><p>According to the case report, most cases of mushroom poisoning were caused by eating misidentified mushrooms while foraging.</p><p>Singapore is home to more than 150 different species of mushrooms, including several poisonous species.</p><p>Chlorophyllum molybdites have green spores and gills, and a cap that is broad and convex but flattens when mature.</p><p>They are often mistaken for other edible species such as the Macrolepiota procera, also known as the parasol mushroom, because the brown scales on their caps look similar.</p><p>Consuming Chlorophyllum molybdites has been reported to cause abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and more within one to three hours.</p><p>The mushroom remains toxic even after it is cooked, the case report said.</p><p>It added that most people who experienced Chlorophyllum molybdites poisoning had their symptoms resolved within 24 hours, and no deaths have been reported.</p><p><h2>Caution against foraging wild mushrooms</h2></p><p>This wasn't the first case of mushroom poisoning in Singapore.</p><p>Jonathan Tang, senior consultant at the National University Hospital (NUH) emergency medicine department, told <a href="https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260918-9697119" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Shin Min Daily News</em></a> that he encountered a case in November 2025.</p><p>A middle-aged woman mistakenly drank a tea made with an unknown mushroom species, and started vomiting and having diarrhoea three hours later.</p><p>He advised the public not to forage wild mushrooms, and only consume mushrooms bought from legitimate food sources.</p><p>He added that poisonous mushrooms might resemble edible ones.</p><p>"Unless you are a fungi expert, it is not possible to be accurately assess whether one is safe to consume," he said.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Indonesia just received a 'free' 40-year-old aircraft carrier from Italy, why?</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/indonesia-aircraft-carrier/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T18:57:02</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Tan Min-Wei ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ Cheap to buy, expensive to keep.  ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/Copy-of-Cover-image-2026-09-18T181541.285.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> <a href="https://bit.ly/3KjTj94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2023/07/whatsapp-button.png" alt="Whatsapp" width="700" height="73" class="aligncenter wp-image-872230" /></a>On Sep. 16, if you had a view of the Singapore Strait and you looked out over the sea, you would have seen… well, a lot of haze.</p><p>But in the mist you might have seen the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, a forty-year-old aircraft carrier, making its way through its final leg of a 20-day journey from Italy to Indonesia, its newest owner.</p><p><iframe width="500" height="767" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmaphotosg%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0yibHtUQwFc3qwbHLJWXzFD5MXzbddw3LorYfsYDwpkqnnuKKRiy8GGgsYGBGnaZml&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>The Garibaldi is soon to be the KRI Sriwijaya, the latest addition to Indonesia’s navy, and is due to begin its new career as a… firefighter?</p>
<p>Why is Indonesia buying an aircraft carrier, what capabilities does it have, and how much will it cost?</p><p>And did you know it's the second Southeast Asian aircraft carrier still in service?</p><p><h2>The Garibaldi/Sriwijaya</h2></p><p>To <a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/indonesias-first-aircraft-carrier-is-on-its-way-from-italy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">answer</a> the first question, one must know a little bit about the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, soon to be renamed the KRI Sriwijaya, in honour of the ancient sea-spanning empire that spanned from Java to parts of modern Cambodia.</p><p>Entering <a href="http://www.military-today.com/navy/giuseppe_garibaldi.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">service</a> in 1985, the aircraft carrier was meant to perform an anti-submarine mission, serving as a base for aircraft to hunt submarines in the Mediterranean.</p><p>Like many aircraft carriers, it was meant to serve at the centre of a Naval task force; according to Military Times, it was fitted with full flagship facilities as well as command, control, and communication systems for both naval and air force operations.</p><p>It also had the capability of carrying up to 600 troops for short periods.</p><p>Under Italian service, the ship's complement was up to 18 helicopters or 16 Harrier II jet fighters, or some combination of the two.</p><p>The Harrier II is notable for being able to hover and land similarly to a helicopter.</p><p>But aircraft of these types are in short supply nowadays, with the only comparable modern aircraft being the F-35B.</p><p><h2>Thousands of islands, and reasons</h2></p><p>The reasoning for an Indonesian aircraft carrier is not hard to fathom.</p><p>An archipelagic state that counts its islands in the tens of thousands, in recent decades, the Indonesian military understands it needs to bolster its naval forces as it seeks to police the vast maritime network that connects the country.</p><p>What is known of Indonesia’s planning for the Sriwijaya acknowledges this.</p><p>Several S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies <a href="https://rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/idss/ip25098-does-indonesias-carrier-bid-signal-a-shift-in-defence-modernisation-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">papers</a>, including an op-ed for <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/why-indonesias-proposed-aircraft-carrier-acquisition-makes-sense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Diplomat</em></a>, look at the procurement of the ship.</p><p>The Indonesian military says the Sriwijaya is <a href="https://rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/idss/ip26034-indonesias-aircraft-carrier-acquisition-a-planned-force-transformation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">destined</a> for the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) function, and that it can serve as a “floating aid ship”.</p><p><em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-18/indonesia-s-prabowo-gets-free-italian-aircraft-carrier-giuseppe-garibaldi?srnd=all" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a></em> suggests that it could even be used to help fight the haze by launching water-bombing missions in Kalimantan.</p><p><h2>Mother Ship</h2></p><p>In this configuration, the ship is used less as a traditional aircraft carrier and more as a helicopter carrier.</p><p>There are plans in place for helicopters from all three branches of the Indonesian military, the army, navy, and air force, to operate from the ship, including tri-service exercises to get used to landing and operating from the ship.</p><p><em>The Diplomat</em> article says the term for an aircraft carrier in Indonesian, “Kapal Induk”, literally means “Mother ship”, implying the Sriwijaya is "a platform designed to support and organise the operations of smaller assets, rather than serving primarily as a strike platform.”</p><p>In this sense, rather than having several expensive fixed hubs, the Sriwijaya would serve as a single mobile hub.</p><p><h2>Money and personnel</h2></p><p>Many observers worry about the cost of operating a ship as complex as an aircraft carrier, especially an ageing one.</p><p>The Australian Naval Institute estimated the ship would require at least 550 skilled seamen and an additional 280 personnel to handle the aircraft operations.</p><p>Added to that complexity is the ship’s age, meaning that the difficulty only grows.</p><p><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/indonesias-first-aircraft-carrier-is-on-its-way-from-italy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The War Zone</em></a> suggests that Indonesia is considering the possibilities for the future, and moots that it might serve as a launching platform for drones such as the Turkish-origin Bayraktar TB3.</p><p>That type of drone has operated off Turkish naval ships in the past, and Indonesia <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/indonesia-procures-60-bayraktar-tb3-drones/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bought</a> 60 of the type in 2025.</p><p>As for the cost of the ship, <em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-18/indonesia-s-prabowo-gets-free-italian-aircraft-carrier-giuseppe-garibaldi?srnd=all" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg</a> </em>reports that Italy is not charging Indonesia for the ship, but will save around €19 million (S$27.9 million), the cost of dismantling the ship.</p><p>It also reports that Italy was paying €5 million (S$7.3 million) to operate the ship each year.</p><p>Indonesia’s government is planning to borrow as much as $450 million (S$575 million) for repairs and equipment, and Antara suggests modernisation and retrofitting might cost up to US$900 million (S$1.15 billion).</p><p>This is a daunting price tag for a country with no <a href="https://www.csis.org/blogs/latest-southeast-asia/latest-southeast-asia-financial-turmoil-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shortage</a> of financial commitments at the moment.</p><p><h2>The other aircraft carrier</h2></p><p>The Sriwijaya will be Southeast Asia’s second domestically operated aircraft carrier, with Thailand operating the first.</p><p>The HTMS Chakri Naruebet was built in Spain and commissioned in 1997, designed to operate the first generation of Harrier jets.</p><p>But the ship was delivered into the teeth of Southeast Asia’s financial crisis, and the carrier was relegated to a reduced role, with<a href="https://www.twz.com/the-harriers-are-gone-but-thailands-unlikely-aircraft-carrier-sails-on" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em> The War Zone</em></a> saying it served as a “royal yacht".</p><p>In recent years, the Chakri Naruebet remains operational, even visiting Singapore in 2017.</p><p>Modernisation efforts have also seen the Thai Navy launching drones from its deck, suggesting the nature of its future.</p><p>But for the moment, the ship can most often be found in its home dock in Sattahip, Thailand, where <a href="https://sa.trip.com/moments/detail/sattahip-2044482-130211860?locale=en-SA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tourists</a> can visit it, one of the few operational aircraft carriers that can be easily visited by members of the public.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Bus & car collide in Tampines, girl, 6, injured</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/tampines-bus-car-collide-girl-injured/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T18:14:25</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Rafael See Toh ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The bus apparently had the right of way. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/cover-photo-mothership-83.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 six-year-old girl was injured in a traffic incident involving a car and a bus in Tampines.</p><p>The incident occurred on Sep. 16 at about 4pm at the junction of Tampines Central 1 and Tampines Central 3.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260918-9696937" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Shin Min Daily News</em></a>, a passerby, identified as Yu (transliterated), 60, said she was passing by the area when she heard a loud bang.</p><p>When she approached the scene, she found that a bus had collided with a silver car.</p><p>The front of the bus collided with the car's left side, and both vehicles stopped on the road.</p><p>Traffic police were also present at the scene.</p><p>In response to queries from <em>Mothership</em>, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the incident at about 4:25pm.</p><p>SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said bus service 8 was heading towards the junction, and the traffic light was in its favour.</p><p>However, a vehicle travelling along Tampines Central 1 allegedly did not stop at the red light, resulting in a collision.</p><p>A six-year-old female bus passenger was conveyed conscious to the hospital and later received outpatient treatment.</p><p>SBS Transit has kept in contact with the girl’s family and provided care and support.</p><p>The remaining passengers were transferred to another bus to continue their journey.</p><p>Police investigations are ongoing.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S'pore man, 49, scammed out of S$80,000 by woman he had talked to online for 3 years, gets scammed by fake lawyer while trying to get money back</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/engineer-scammed-80000/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T18:10:15</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Nicolas Wong ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ Scammed. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/photo_2026-09-18_17-38-10.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 Singaporean engineer met a woman online and ended up speaking to her for three years.</p><p>Unfortunately, she managed to convince him to "invest" with her and scammed him out of S$80,000.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Singapore Chinese-language media <a href="https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260918-9696970" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Shin Min Daily</em></a> reported that the man, going only by Lee, 49, met the woman on Facebook in 2023. </span></p><p>Under the moniker "Yu Ting", she claimed to be a long-term overseas resident from Singapore who owned property in Sentosa Cove.</p><p>The two started conversing via Facebook Messenger before moving to WhatsApp, where they chatted on-and-off for three years. Lee said that they would check in on each other every month or so.</p><p><h2>The scam</h2></p><p>Not long after, Yu began to inquire if he was interested in investing together by selling goods through an online store, promising him easy commissions of fifteen per cent.</p><p>She told him that it was a form of dropshipping, which involved Lee placing orders for goods to suppliers on customers' behalf.</p><p>As the middleman, Lee was told that he had to pay for the goods in advance, only receiving commissions once he sold the goods to the customers.</p><p>She repeatedly asked Lee to be part of this over the three years they conversed.</p><p>However, he felt suspicious as she would decline to talk to him over video calls or meet him in person.</p><p>In June 2026, she brought up the investment "opportunity" again, saying that she was returning to Singapore soon to further her career.</p><p>He asked her to send a photo of herself to prove she was real.</p><p>She sent him several photos of herself in her purported daily life, including one where she sat on a hotel bed dressed in pajamas and another in a white dress holding a wine glass.</p><p>Lee eventually invested S$80,000 within a month.</p><p>Initially, he claimed, he followed her instructions to place orders accordingly and received the commissions.</p><p>However, as time went on, the orders kept getting larger.</p><p>When he was unable to complete an order of about S$40,000, the system that he was using locked his account, prompting him to wire more funds to restore access.</p><p>Even after he transferred more money, Yu Ting told him that he had "missed the deadline" and needed to top up even more money to raise his "credit limit".</p><p>She asked for 50,000 Tether (S$63,794), a cryptocurrency.</p><p>It was only then that he realised he had been scammed.</p><p>He told <em>Shin Min </em>that he was sharing the story to alert others and spread awareness, as well as hoping Yu would return the money to him.</p><p>Till now, Lee says he is afraid of making friends online.</p><p><h2>Not the last time</h2></p><p>Unfortunately, Lee fell victim to yet another scam soon after.</p><p>While he was seeking legal assistance to recover the money, he ran into a fake lawyer online.</p><p>Lee told <em>Shin Min </em>that after he filled out a form with his personal details, a man contacted him and claimed to be a lawyer.</p><p>He informed Lee that he was able to help him claw back the funds.</p><p>Lee was sent a transfer receipt and was told that 60,000 Tether (S$76,552) had been credited to his cryptocurrency wallet, and that he just needed to pay a small fee to gain access to it.</p><p>After Lee sent 7,153 Tether (S$9,126) to him, he disappeared.</p><p>Lee made a police report shortly afterwards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>S'pore's public service needs to shift from doing things for people to doing things with people: Chan Chun Sing</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/chan-chun-sing-public-service-speech/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T17:40:26</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Gracia Yap ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ The Coordinating Minister for Public Services delivered his speech at the Annual Public Service Leadership Ceremony on Sep. 18. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/ccs-speech.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>As Singapore navigates a more complex and contested world, its public service can do better to create a shared understanding, said Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing.</p><p>Chan said this can be done by by convening different stakeholders, listening genuinely to understand different interests, and articulating trade-offs honestly.</p>
<p>This includes "finding new ways to shift from doing things for our people to doing things with our people", he said.</p><p>Chan was speaking on Sep. 18 at the Annual Public Service Leadership Ceremony at Marina Bay Sands, held to recognise the dedication, resilience, and leadership of public service officers.</p><p><h2>Navigating more complex, contested world</h2></p><p>Though Singapore has built strong institutions and a resilient economy, it remains a small, resource-constrained nation-state "deeply exposed to forces beyond its control", Chan said.</p><p>Chan added that competition is no longer confined to the military or diplomatic domains, but has spilled over into trade, technology and supply chains.</p><p>"For small states like Singapore, the room to manoeuvre will become tighter and we will face pressure to take sides," he said.</p><p>Chan pointed out that local challenges are also becoming more complex, such as the need for workforce transformation to navigate disruption by artificial intelligence (AI), while also leveraging the opportunities AI presents.</p><p>As such, he called on the public service, especially its leaders, to become entrepreneurs in three ways.</p><p><h2>Entrepreneurs of strategic space</h2></p><p>Firstly, the public service must become entrepreneurs of strategic space.</p><p>"We must continue to chart our own course," said Chan, adding that this involves a keen understanding of the world and Singapore's partners, and also requires forging new bilateral and multilateral partnerships.</p><p>In terms of the economic sector, he noted that Singapore has continually refreshed its network of Free Trade Agreements to keep pace with a changing global economy.</p><p>Chan also highlighted the importance of deepening external and international exposure across the public service, and encouraged officers to stay alert to overseas happenings, and pursue overseas opportunities such as through the civil service exchange programmes.</p><p>He pointed out that navigating a messier geopolitical landscape is also "an opportunity for us to create new possibilities and build new partnerships with like-minded partners".</p><p>For example, Singapore has upgraded its bilateral relationships with Australia and New Zealand to Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships, and also recently signed the world's first legally binding Supply Chain Resilience Pact with New Zealand.</p><p>By taking over the ASEAN chairmanship in 2027, Singapore will be able to bring partners together, strengthen ASEAN's relevance, and shape practical cooperation on regional issues.</p><p><h2>Entrepreneurs of governance excellence</h2></p><p>Secondly, Chan called on the public service to become entrepreneurs of governance excellence, to "create distinctive value for ourselves and others".</p><p><blockquote><p>"We will not be a partner of choice simply because we say so. Others will only work with us if we continue to bring value to the relationship, and we are able to expand our portfolio of new capabilities and bring distinctive value to the table."</p></blockquote></p><p>He pointed out that Singapore should address its national challenges in ways that develop solutions and capabilities that others find valuable.</p><p>This would encourage other countries and companies to work and learn with Singapore.</p><p>Chan gave the country's semiconductor ecosystem as an example, where Singapore has deliberately built capabilities across the semiconductor value chain.</p><p>"Today, we account for one in ten chips and one-fifth of global semiconductor equipment produced annually," he said, noting that the country has transformed into a key node in the global supply chain.</p><p>Singapore has also created new approaches to governance that benefits citizens, which other governments can learn from — for example, ServiceSG consolidates nearly 600 services from over 25 agencies through an integrated operating model.</p><p>"But the point is not a single successful initiative," Chan added.</p><p><blockquote><p>"The point is whether we continually challenge ourselves to experiment, innovate, and reimagine what's possible."</p></blockquote></p><p>"When we do this well, good governance is not just good public administration. It becomes a form of strategic relevance," he said.</p><p><h2>Entrepreneurs of collective action</h2></p><p>In that regard, Chan highlighted the importance of becoming entrepreneurs of collective action.</p><p>This means "finding new ways to shift from doing things for our people, to doing things with our people".</p><p>This means building common ground and painting a shared picture of success.</p><p><blockquote><p>"Bringing people together seems straightforward, but to ensure that everyone walks out of the room with the same shared understanding of the bigger picture is a different challenge."</p></blockquote></p><p>He explained that this will "require us to convene different stakeholders, listen genuinely to their different interests, and articulate trade-offs honestly to create a shared understanding".</p><p>Chan acknowledged that individuals had their preferred outcomes and strongly held personal convictions in the recent debates on Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks.</p><p>However, there is a need to "align on the bigger picture, the trade-offs and the range of considerations", which he listed as housing needs, land use, energy, transport, and even sewage planning.</p><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore's public service needs to shift from doing things for people to doing things with people: Chan Chun Sing' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/08/gillman-barracks-maju-forest-alvin-tan/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><iframe class='post-embed title='S'pore's public service needs to shift from doing things for people to doing things with people: Chan Chun Sing' style='min-height: 350px;' clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);' src='/2026/08/maju-forest-gillman-barracks-more-greenery-retained-alvin-tan/embed/' width='600' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no'></iframe><p>In conclusion, Chan noted that one must be clear-eyed about what the public service can do.</p><p>"We do not need to possess every answer or capability ourselves," he said.</p><p><blockquote><p>"We need to know what we must be good at and have a responsibility to decide, what others are better placed to do, and how to bring citizens, communities, businesses and Government towards a common outcome.</p><p>"And this is what I mean by being entrepreneurs of collective action."</p></blockquote></p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Man in critical condition after muay thai charity match at National Stadium, S'pore Muaythai Association investigating</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/man-critical-condition-muay-thai/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T17:23:58</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ He was conveyed to hospital and has spent several days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in critical condition. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/IC-GE2025-COVER-2026-09-18T172001.990.png"/> <p>A man is in critical condition after he was injured in a <em>muay thai</em> charity match in support of breast cancer.</p><p>The man, a <em>muay thai</em> student, was participating in the Sep. 12 match when he reportedly suffered an injury.</p><p>He was conveyed to hospital and has spent several days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in critical condition.</p><p><h2>Raise funds for breast cancer</h2></p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DdY_nqOSSKo/?stkn=MTdsNXNzZXRzbjI1eQ==" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">statement</a> by the Singapore Muaythai Association (SMA) on Sep. 17 confirmed that an incident had occurred during the Amateur Muaythai Championship (AMC) 13 - Fight for Hope tournament.</p><p>The <a href="https://fightforhope.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tournament</a> was held to raise funds in support of the Breast Cancer Foundation in its work to promote early detection, provide support, and raise awareness of breast cancer.</p><p><h2>Conveyed to hospital, review ongoing</h2></p><p>In its statement, SMA said that after the incident, medical assistance was rendered by the on-site team, and the individual was conveyed to hospital.</p><p>The Singapore Civil Defence Force told <em>Mothership</em> that they received a call for assistance at 7:05pm on Sep. 12 and conveyed one person to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.</p><p>SMA added that it has commenced a formal review of the incident and is working to establish the circumstances around it.</p><p>They did not provide details as to the nature of the injury or how it happened.</p><p>In response to <em>Mothership</em>'s queries, the Singapore Police Force confirmed that they are looking into the matter.</p><p><h2>Tributes</h2></p><p>According to social media posts, the victim was a <em>muay thai</em> student who was representing Singapore <em>muay thai</em> gym, Inspire Fitness Asia.</p><p>In response to <em>Mothership'</em>s queries, Inspire Fitness Asia declined to comment on the incident and requested privacy.</p><p>"He was so much more than a student to us. He was our brother, our family, and someone we loved deeply," a spokesperson said.</p><p>In response to <em>Mothership'</em>s queries, Sport Singapore and The Kallang Group said they are aware of the incident.</p><p>"We are working closely with the Singapore Muaythai Association and relevant parties to support its review of the incident," a spokesperson said.</p><p><em>Mothership</em> has reached out to SMA for more information.</p></p> ]]>
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                    <title>Beo Crescent community cat allegedly tortured & murdered, caretaker appeals for witnesses</title>
                    <link>https://mothership.sg/2026/09/beo-crescent-community-cat-allegedly-tortured-murdered-caretaker-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
                    <pubDate>2026-09-18T16:29:34</pubDate>


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                        <![CDATA[ Mandy How ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ Seeking justice. ]]>
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                        <![CDATA[ <img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://static.mothership.sg/1/2026/09/Untitled-design-5.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>On Sep. 17, En En was found lifeless by his feeder in the neighbourhood of Beo Crescent, where he had lived for eight years.</p><p>The community cat was described as a "handsome, quiet, gentle and affectionate" boy who had never harmed anyone.</p>
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</p><p><h2>Tortured in the past</h2></p><p>The case was made public by one Charlotte Chang, who alerted the members of the Sayang Our Community Cats Facebook group.</p><p>In her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2748294791932514/permalink/28222406900761286/?rdid=EWILb6mJ0DLR2iBC&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F1cSYxwkf8v%2F#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">post</a>, Chang alleged that En En's demise was due to murder, as his body was discovered with his eyes open and blood oozing from the mouth.</p><p>Furthermore, Chang claimed, the same person who murdered the cat had previously strangled the feline and broken his legs.</p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 463px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>En En's case is apparently also part of a wider pattern of cat deaths in the area: "This is NOT THE FIRST CASE in this area! Many cats have been killed here in the past! This is a pattern of cruelty!"</p><p>According to Chang, someone had previously filed a complaint to the authorities about cat feeding taking place at level 10 of the block En En was found.</p><p>However, Chang said this was untrue, as the feeders only feed the cats at the ground floor, pointing out that the cats know where to wait.</p><p>She added:</p><p><blockquote><p>"We know who has been complaining! If you cannot tolerate a cat fight sound and you don’t like cats, then YOU should move out from HDB to buy a landed property or an isolated island to stay! HDB has all kinds of noise — humans fighting, baby crying, not only cats! You are just a COWARD who bullies voiceless and defenceless animals."</p></blockquote></p><p><h2>Witnesses, evidence needed</h2></p><p><figure id="attachment" aria-describedby="caption-attachment" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">
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</p><p>Chang is looking for witnesses, especially those who live around Block 42 in Beo Crescent.</p><p>Anyone who has seen the perpetrator hurting En En or any other cat is encouraged to come forward, and any form of evidence, including photos and videos from CCTVs and dashcams, will help in the pursuit of justice.</p><p>Chang also said that a police report has been made.</p><p>She added: "REST IN PEACE, our sweet En En. We are so sorry you had to suffer like this. You were so loved. We will fight for justice for you and for all the cats killed before you!"</p></p> ]]>
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