The Arla Protein Salted Caramel Flavour Pudding (200g) is being recalled in Singapore.

Singapore Food Agency (SFA) noted in an Oct. 27 press release that the Food Standards Australia New Zealand has issued a recall on the product due to the potential presence of glass fragments.

As a precautionary measure, SFA has therefore directed its importer (Trade-Pro Food Distribution Pte Ltd) to do the same.

The product originates from Denmark and the batch has a Best Before date of Apr. 28, 2027.

Do not eat it

Under the Sale of Food Act, foods known to be unsafe for consumption should not be sold, SFA said.

It added that consumers who have purchased the affected product should not eat it. They can contact their point of purchase if they have any enquiries.

Those who have consumed the pudding and have concerns about their health should seek medical attention.

Small fragments of glass, if swallowed, usually get coated in bodily fluids and digested food, and are able to pass harmlessly via bowel movements in one to three days.

However, small flecks can also cause superficial scratches to the lining of the throat, esophagus, or stomach, leading to mild sore throat or temporary irritation.

A Japanese girl, known as Runa, passed away in December 2025, five months after she had been detained.

The 16-year-old was locked up for 18 days and was not allowed to see her mother during that time.

According to Japanese media, she developed post-traumatic stress disorder and an eating disorder after her release.

She passed away in December 2025.

Suspected assault

Runa’s mother, Yoko, was in charge of a home that cares for people with disabilities in Hyogo prefecture.

Runa worked there as well.

During an incident, two patients had gotten into a disagreement, and Runa had put her hand against a patient’s chin to stop them from biting the other.

She was arrested four months later on suspicion of assault, during which she was held for 18 days.

She was barred from meeting her mother and detailed what she felt and went through during this time in a journal, as reported by Kansai TV.

She wrote that she “really didn’t do it”, and “I love you, Mommy, I can’t wait to see you.”

Her writings were reportedly smudged by tears.

She also recounted what she was asked during questioning, including things like, “You did it, didn’t you? Tell the truth.” and “We don't want to shut down the facility, so don't cause your mother any trouble.”

Runa maintained her innocence.

The Japan Times reported that she vomited and collapsed, and was taken to a hospital for brief medical care before being released on non-prosecution.

Following her incarceration, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. She also developed an eating disorder.

Runa’s weight continued to drop, and she passed away five months later in December 2025 at 20 kilograms from extreme malnutrition.

Mother filed lawsuit

Yoko has since filed a lawsuit against the national and prefectural governments, seeking JPY$109,000,000 (S$888,617) in damages.

She claims Runa’s death was caused by illegal arrests and detention.

The first court hearing took place on Oct. 21, as reported by ABC TV.

Yoko asked to clarify the facts and basis behind the decision to detain her daughter.

Her claims include that Runa was subjected to 18 days of physical detention under an illegal and sloppy investigation, and said that she had been pressured to confess to the crime.

She suffered from extreme malnutrition and lost a significant amount of weight.

Meanwhile, the Hyogo Prefectural Police said that there was no illegality under the National Compensation Act in the police investigation and the handling of the detention facility.

They also pointed out that Runa did not die immediately after being released, but 5 months later. They questioned if there were other reasons such as pre-existing medical conditions.

They have asked for the claim to be dismissed.

A 46-year-old man is assisting with police investigations after an accident involving two cars along East Coast Road in the wee hours of Oct. 25.

The incident was posted to Telegram group, sgfollowsall, and on ROADS.sg on Facebook.

Damaged car

In the video, a man in a red shirt could be heard arguing with another man behind the camera.

He was supposedly the driver of one of the cars.

The man recording said that he initially thought the driver was drunk, but later claimed he was holding a vape.

The man repeatedly told the driver to "shut up", sit down and not come near him.

He alleged that the driver had crashed into a parked car down the road and almost hit him on the pavement.

A white car on the side of the road had a section of its wheel and front bumper damaged, with a part of it sticking out.

Called police

The man recording then asked a passer-by if he had called the police, before alleging that he ran over to stop the driver and dragged him out of his car.

Responding to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted on Oct. 25 at 1am to an accident involving two cars along East Coast Road.

No injuries were reported, the police said.

They added that the 46-year-old driver is assisting with investigations for the offence of driving without due care and attention.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A man in Singapore, who stopped to have lunch with three migrant workers at a void deck in Woodlands, has won praise online for taking the time to get to know them.

Joshua Woo shared the encounter in a Facebook post, describing how a trip home for lunch turned into a conversation about family and life away from home.

Workers welcomed Woo's impromptu lunch request

Speaking to Mothership, Woo, 40, said the encounter took place at the void deck of Block 830 Woodlands Street 83.

He said he had seen the workers resting there before, but this was his first time sitting down to speak with all three of them.

Woo was rushing home to have his lunch when he spotted them preparing to eat and decided to join them instead.

The workers were initially surprised and shy, but welcomed him warmly, he said.

Woo bought them 100PLUS from a nearby minimart, and they toasted with their drinks before chatting over their meals.

The man described himself as a grassroots leader and community volunteer in Woodlands and told Mothership that caring for the community extends beyond residents to the migrant workers who help improve the neighbourhood.

“I simply wanted to sit down, share a meal, thank them for their hard work and get to know the people behind the work we often take for granted,” he said.

Introduced to a worker’s children over video call

Woo, who is a father of six, told Mothership that their conversation turned to their families.

Suresh, who is from India, has three children aged three, five, and seven, while another worker, Zaw, has a two-year-old daughter.

Some of the workers had spent almost 10 years working in Singapore, missing precious family moments to provide for their loved ones, Woo said.

The moment that touched him most came when Suresh video-called his children and introduced Woo to them.

“At that moment, we weren’t Singaporeans or migrant workers. We were simply fathers who love our children,” he said.

Warm response online

The post drew appreciative comments, with some readers sharing their own experiences with migrant workers.

Woo told Mothership that he had not expected the response.

“I simply wanted to remind people that kindness doesn’t need to be grand or loud,” he said.

He found the appreciation and encouragement heartwarming, especially the comments from those who were reminded to appreciate workers’ contributions to society.

Woo has yet to share the online response with the three workers, but said he intends to do so and hopes to catch up with them over another lunch.

Reflecting on the encounter, he urged people to slow down and appreciate those around them.

“They may be far from their families, but that doesn’t mean they should feel far from our hearts,” he said.

The 10 Singapore-based companies that have been served legal notices by the National Environment Agency (NEA) over haze links have now all acknowledged their receipt.

Previously, five of the 10 companies had publicly confirmed receiving the notices when NEA served the notices last week on Oct. 23.

The remaining firms have since followed suit.

Three of them did not say they would explicitly cooperate with the agency's request. These are Indofood Agri Resources, TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea.

Who are the five?

Golden Agri International Pte Ltd

Golden Agri International Pte Ltd was the first of the remaining firms to acknowledge receipt of the notice, doing so on Oct. 24.

A statement by their parent company, Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, said that it was reviewing the notice and pledged cooperation with NEA, and that it would provide further updates when necessary.

The company claims to uphold No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments, stating that they have stopped development on peatland since 2010.

Peatland is a type of wetland where the soils contain decaying plant matter.

The drying out of peatland for agricultural development has been a major factor in the persistent fires across Indonesia.

Kencana Agri Ltd

Kencana Agri Ltd confirmed it received a notice from NEA on Oct. 25.

It similarly affirmed that it would cooperate fully with NEA in accordance with applicable laws.

In a previous statement, it claimed that its subsidiary in Indonesia did not carry out land clearing or land preparation on affected areas in North Kalimantan, as the fire had allegedly spread from adjacent third-party areas.

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd also acknowledged the notice on Oct. 25.

It stated that it would make further announcements "as and when there are material developments."

The group previously responded to Singapore Exchange (SGX) queries, claiming that it has a "strict zero-burning policy" and continuously monitors hotspots around its plantations.

It is a subsidiary of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, which also owns Indofood CBP, better known as the maker of Indomie instant noodles.

TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea 

TSH Resources Berhad, the parent company of both TSH Global Plantation Pte Ltd and TSH Oversea Pte Ltd, confirmed their receipt of the notice on Oct. 26.

The parent company is a Malaysia-based firm, but the two firms issued notices are registered in Singapore.

Their statement stated that it would "engage with the Agency accordingly."

Notice requirements

Through the notices, NEA is seeking details on the companies' links to associated firms, their land concessions, fire prevention measures, and firefighting efforts by the firms or their associated companies on the ground in Indonesia.

Representatives of firms that do not comply face a fine of up to S$5,000, up to one month's jail, or both.

Companies found responsible for contributing to transboundary haze pollution can face fines of up to S$100,000 per day, capped at S$2 million.

However, NEA's delivery of a notice to a company does not mean that it has necessarily been found responsible.

The government is reviewing the effectiveness of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), and will amend it or introduce new laws where necessary, Environment Minister Grace Fu said.

Fu was speaking at the Sustainable Procurement Forum on Oct. 27.

This would address enforcement gaps, strengthen corporate accountability, and improve Singapore's ability to investigate and take action against those responsible for transboundary haze, she added.

"Where our laws need to be strengthened, we will strengthen them."

Challenges in cross-border enforcement

However, enforcing the law across with borders comes with its own set of challenges, said Fu.

The first challenge is getting overseas companies to cooperate with investigations.

The National Environment Agency earlier served legal notices to 10 Singapore-based companies that may have contributed to the haze in Singapore under Section 10 of the THPA.

Under Section 10, NEA is seeking documents and information on the locations of land concessions they own, as well as fire prevention measures and/or any firefighting efforts taken by them and/or their associated companies in Indonesia during the dry season.

However, enforcing the law overseas is not as straightforward.

Under international law, Singapore cannot exercise enforcement powers in another jurisdiction.

Even if a notice is served, enforcement is hard if the company refuses to comply and none of its officers enter Singapore.

"Our enforcement framework should not allow a company to frustrate an investigation simply by refusing to cooperate or remaining outside Singapore," she said, citing Singapore's openness to working with Indonesian authorities, who share the common goal of holding companies accountable.

The second challenge is gathering and verifying evidence across borders.

Much of the evidence is overseas, including who owns or controls the land, how companies are related and what steps were taken to prevent and fight the fires.

Corporate structures and supply chains can also span several jurisdictions.

Even when companies provide documents, verifying them independently is difficult.

To address this, the government has set up a specialist panel of law, audit and investigative firms to support cross-border inquiries into identified companies' operations, corporate relationships and supply chains.

Government prepared to use a wider range of measures

Fu added that Singapore is also prepared to use a wider range of legal, regulatory and economic measures.

Where those responsible for the haze have interests in Singapore, scrutiny can come from regulators, investors, financiers and the market, she said.

This has already prompted companies to respond publicly and set out their positions.

She added that companies are accountable not only to regulators, as investors, customers and the public increasingly expect responsible environmental practices.

Certification cannot be "one-off exercise"

Fu said the recent transboundary haze is also a timely example of why companies must take responsibility for the environmental impact of their operations and supply chains.

Certification cannot be a one-off exercise, she said.

Certification schemes have to ensure that certified companies continue to meet environmental standards.

Amid the current transboundary haze, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) has stepped up monitoring under its enhanced Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS+) certification, with certification potentially suspended if required measures are not shown.

Earlier, SEC announced on Oct. 19 that it issued Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) a notice of temporary restrictions on its SGLS+ certification.

The notice requires daily fire response reporting and stricter monitoring of fire prevention and suppression measures across three supplier concessions in South Sumatra.

"This demonstrates the role that credible certification schemes can play in holding companies to the environmental standards they profess to meet," Fu said.

"The haze is preventable and unacceptable."

The likelihood of smoke haze affecting Singapore on Oct. 27 is low, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in an Oct. 26 advisory.

This is because prevailing winds are expected to blow from the northeast or southeast and showers are expected over Singapore and the vicinity, NEA added.

It pointed out that smoke haze was observed but confined over Kalimantan.

Forecast

The agency said that on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, winds are forecast to become variable, with showers expected over Singapore and the surrounding region.

It added that the wet conditions should help keep hotspot and smoke haze activity suppressed.

As of 6pm on Oct. 26, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) of 67 to 74 had entered the Moderate range, the advisory noted.

The 1-hour PM2.5 concentration readings were also in the Normal band.

Oct. 27

NEA's website noted that this remained consistent across the island as of 11am on Oct. 27.

The 24-hour PSI also remained in the good to moderate range, with the PSI value in all regions from central (64), north (61), south (63), east (61) and west (72) remaining under 100.

The agency noted that this means it is safe to continue with normal activities.

It added that members of the public may visit its haze microsite, the NEA website, Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) website, myENV mobile app or follow NEA on Facebook for updates.

For information on the distribution of hotspots detected over the past fortnight in the region, they may refer to the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) website.

A video has gone viral online, with a woman confronting a school principal after he was found sending inappropriate messages to a female student.

Posted on Threads, the principal of a secondary school was caught in a physical altercation with the woman. Another woman could be seen calming her down.

According to Sinchew, the woman was related to the student.

The post claimed that he had sent inappropriate messages including "I love you" to a female Form 3 student.

It calls for the relevant authorities to “take this matter seriously for the safety of the students. Please investigate and do not ignore such matters.”

It also warned members of the community to be careful.

The principal has since lodged a police report over the video, as reported by The Star.

He was unhappy that the video was posted and had gone viral.

The Perak police chief said that they have taken statements from nine witnesses so far.

According to NST Online, Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek has directed the state Education Department to investigate the matter.

The principal has since been temporarily transferred to the Bagan Datuk district education office pending the outcome of the investigation.

Three people were taken to the hospital after a seven-vehicle accident in Jurong East on Oct. 26.

It involved five cars, a bus, and a tipper truck, the police shared in response to Mothership's queries.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the accident at the junction of Jurong East Central and Boon Lay Way at about 10:30am that day.

SCDF conveyed a 78-year-old male car driver, a 36-year-old female car driver, and a 76-year-old female passenger conscious to the hospital.

Videos and photos of the aftermath show two of the cars very badly damaged.

The hood of a black car was broken up, and a white car in front of it had its rear, front, and side significantly crushed.

The bus involved was a Service 99 bus operated by SBS Transit.

SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu shared that the bus was stationary at a red traffic light at the junction of Boon Lay Way when a car collided into its right side.

No passengers on the bus nor the bus captain were sent to the hospital.

The passengers were transferred to another bus to continue their journeys.

The police said that a 29-year-old male car driver is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A 43-year-old man will be charged in court on Oct. 27, 2026, for his involvement in multiple traffic offences in the Marina Bay area.

Did not stop for police checks

On Oct. 25, 2026, at about 3:05am, police officers were patrolling along Raffles Boulevard when they approached a car for checks.

Instead of stopping, the driver inched forward, forcing the officers to step aside.

The car then accelerated away, prompting a vehicle pursuit.

Force his way between vehicles

During the pursuit, the driver stopped behind another vehicle at a traffic light junction along Bayfront Avenue.

When a police patrol vehicle pulled up beside his car, the driver attempted to force his way between the stationary vehicle and the police patrol vehicle.

In the process, he collided with the driver’s door of the police patrol vehicle and the rear right bumper of the other vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Ran multiple red lights

During the pursuit, the driver ran multiple red lights along Marina Boulevard, Sheares Avenue and Marina Link.

As a result of the collision along Bayfront Avenue, the driver of the stationary vehicle suffered back pain and was given three days of medical leave.

Did not have driving licence

Further investigations revealed that the driver of the car did not possess a valid driving licence, and the car was seized by the police.

The man will be charged with dangerous driving causing hurt, failing to stop when ordered by a police officer in uniform, driving without a valid driving licence, using a vehicle without insurance coverage, failing to stop after an accident, and failing to render assistance after an accident.

Those who commit traffic offences without valid driving licences will be dealt with firmly, the police said.

Penalties

The offence of dangerous driving causing hurt carries a fine of up to S$10,000 or a jail term up to two years or both.

The offence of failing to stop when ordered by a police officer in uniform carries a fine of up to S$1,000, or a jail term of up to three months, or both.

The offence of driving without a valid driving licence carries a fine of up to S$10,000, or a jail term of up to three years, or both.

Repeat offenders are liable to a fine of up to S$20,000, or a jail term of up to six years, or both.

The vehicle may also be forfeited.

The offence of using a vehicle without insurance coverage carries a fine of up to S$1,000, or a jail term of up to three months, or both.

Offenders may also face disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.

The offence of failing to stop after an accident carries a fine of up to S$3,000, or a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.

The offence of failing to render assistance after an accident carries a fine of up to S$3,000, or a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.