After an argument with a man, a woman jumped from a condominium, naked, and survived.

According to Khaosod English, the 32-year-old woman from Uzbekistan jumped naked from the eighth floor of a condo in Pattaya on Oct. 31 at around 3am.

The woman survived by landing in the condo's swimming pool and suffered no injuries.

Reports of a fight

Khaosod English reported that the woman got into a heated argument with a 41-year-old Turkish man in the room.

A rescue volunteer told the news outlet that the man, who sustained a head injury and was bleeding, ran downstairs to seek help.

Meanwhile, the woman locked the door from inside the room and went out on the balcony naked.

When police later searched the room, they discovered drug paraphernalia as well as signs of a struggle.

Sin Chew Daily News added that when the woman was found, she was intoxicated, incoherent, and did not have any clothes on.

Rescue workers who attended to the scene covered the woman up with a towel.

Police are investigating the reason behind the argument and are questioning the two before taking further legal action, Khaosod English said.

A Tengah resident brought the Halloween spirit right to his doorstep with spooky decorations along his corridor.

Speaking to Mothership, Tony Tan, 37, said celebrating Halloween with his children has been a family tradition.

Having moved into the Tengah estate last year, this is the family's first time taking part in the neighbourhood's trick-or-treat event on Oct. 31.

To join in the festivities, Tan decided to decorate his corridor for the occasion, with permission from his next-door neighbours.

He said it took him about one to two hours to set everything up.

His decorations included a giant pumpkin photo spot and a corner filled with skeletons and mummies, complete with neon lighting to set the spooky mood.

And what's Halloween without spooky jump scares?

Talk about a miracle and the connectedness of the internet.

After a heavy downpour subsided, a bicycle was found left behind in a canal in the Hillview area.

The two-wheeler appeared to be in relatively good condition.

According to 8World, Christopher Koh and a neighbour decided to retrieve it using a rock-climbing rope to haul the bicycle out of the storm drain.

Koh brought the bicycle back to his nearby workshop, took some photos and posted about it on a local cycling Facebook group, SG PCN Cyclist, in hopes of reuniting it with its owner.

When a commenter asked if a person might have ridden the bicycle into the drain, Koh said the bike had been locked with a chain that went through the frame and the rear wheel.

This meant it was unlikely that someone had fallen into the storm drain.

But the truth, it seems, was stranger than fiction.

Because someone did fall into the drain while riding the bicycle.

A dark and stormy night

It turns out that on Oct. 25, a 19-year-old delivery rider was cycling near The Lanai condominium in Hillview during a heavy downpour.

Because of the rain and poor visibility, and in addition to the area being very dark and the rider having taken off his glasses, he failed to notice the canal in front of him until it was too late to stop.

He was initially worried that a collision with the canal fence would puncture his tyres.

Instead, that was not the worst fear to come true.

He was flung over the fence with his bike into the canal below, which was about 2m deep.

After coming to his senses, he struggled to stand in the drain, as water rushed in.

His phone was washed off the phone holder, which meant that he was unable to call for help.

Picking up his bike on his shoulder, which weighed about 8kg, according to Shin Min Daily News, the rider called out for help for an estimated 20 minutes, but to no avail.

The water was about 40cm high.

Climbed out but lost his bike

Deciding that help was not coming and that he would need to get himself out, he locked his bike and tried to secure it to a canal pipe.

He then attempted to climb out and return later to retrieve his bicycle.

But as soon as he was able to get out, the bike was washed away by the waters.

Due to his injuries, the rider decided against trying to retrieve his bike and sought help for his injuries.

It was only later, after contacting PUB for help, that the national water agency directed him to Koh’s post.

This was where the rider then recounted his incredible story in the comments section.

PUB had tried to help him find his bike the day after the incident, but was unable to locate it.

Passing on kindness

Koh said he had found the bicycle in good condition on Oct. 26, and had carefully lifted the bike out the canal with a neighbour's help, who provided rope and a pair of bolt cutters for the lock.

In response to questions from Mothership, Koh joked that the situation must have made his neighbour and him look like thieves.

But he wheeled the bicycle to his nearby workshop and washed it off as it smelt of drain water.

The next day he spent a short time making the bike rideable again, although he noted that there were further damages that would need to be fixed, such as punctured inner tube tires and a cracked fibre rim.

He also replaced bolts on the bicycle's handlebar stem, which turned out to be unique blue and silver bolts, and were likely to have been installed after purchase.

Verifying the owner

It was this detail that the rider was able to provide to him that convinced him that the claimant was really the owner of the bike.

Koh had set up a few authentication tests to ensure that a claimant was really the owner, including looking for previous photos of the bike and answering questions about a unique bolt that could not be seen in Koh’s own photos.

When the rider claimed the bike, he was able to pass the tests and offered to pay for the repairs, but Koh declined when he learned the rider’s age.

Koh told 8 World that he had been the recipient of help from many kind people over the years, and that he hoped to pass on that kindness.

Instead, he said he hoped that the rider would save his money to replace his phone, and that despite that loss, the retrieval of his bicycle would set his mind at ease.

A fundraiser has been set up for the six-year-old son of the couple who died after a hit-and-run accident at Tampines Avenue 12.

The couple, both aged 24, died on Oct. 29 after a car crashed into their motorcycle and another car.

A 30-year-old man has since been charged with dangerous driving causing death, along with eight other charges.

A gag order was imposed on the victims' identities on Oct. 31.

As such, the media is prohibited from reporting the names and photographs of the victims and any identifiers.

Fundraiser

The fundraiser was set up on Give.Asia by the cousin of the deceased man, with the intention to establish a dedicated savings arrangement for the six-year-old boy.

A total of S$8,680 has been raised as of writing.

According to her, the couple was recently married and were planning to apply for a Built-to-Order (BTO) flat.

"No amount of money can replace the love of a mother and father," the cousin wrote.

"This campaign is for everyone who has reached out, asked how they can help and wanted to do something for this little boy."

She added that the family has come together to look after the boy, and will give him the support he needs and the opportunities he deserves as he grows up.

He is currently under the care of his late mother's family, while the family works towards settling his legal guardianship arrangements, she shared.

Hollywood actor and "The Avengers" superstar Chris Hemsworth was sauntering around the eastern part of Singapore on Sunday, Oct. 25.

People at Changi City Point, who managed to recognise him, took photos with him after confirming his identity.

Hemsworth reportedly posed for photos readily.

He was in Singapore with his family, having spent some time in Thailand filming "Extraction 3".

Dined at Jewel

And it appears the Australian was on a run of at least two malls that evening.

A manager at Nong Geng Ji restaurant at Jewel Changi Airport told Mothership that Hemsworth dined in with his three children.

He was there before 6pm and some staff of the Hunan cuisine eatery noticed the star as "he looked like" Thor, the character Hemsworth plays in the Marvel movies.

Yow, the manager at the restaurant said:

"I tried to look more into it and when I sent food to the table and checked out if it was him, he said, 'Yes'. When he was getting billed, I asked if I could take a picture and he said, 'Yes'."

Yow said two other staff also took photos with Hemsworth.

A young boy in Henan, China, who was thin and had refused to eat, was brought to the hospital by his grandmother.

After examining him, a doctor suspected that the boy might simply dislike the food prepared at home and ordered him KFC, reported Luoyang Daily.

The boy eagerly ate the burger when it arrived, prompting the doctor to suggest that his poor appetite could be due to his food preferences rather than a health issue.

Ate all of the KFC

In a video circulating on Weibo, the family told the doctor that the boy often ate very little.

The doctor also suggested changing the meals at home to test if the home-cooked meal was tasty.

He then asked if KFC and McDonald's would be better and personally bought the kid fast food.

While eating the KFC meal, the boy even insisted, "I can finish it all."

The doctor reportedly advised parents not to panic or force-feed children who are picky eaters.

The doctor pointed out that adults and children may have different food preferences, suggesting that the meals at home might simply not appeal to the boy.

A 38-year-old man from Malaysia has been charged with allegedly breaking into a residence occupied by his former colleagues in Singapore and stealing gold jewellery worth S$60,000.

The accused, identified as Dewa, allegedly entered a unit at Block 107 Spottiswoode Park Road, more than a year after leaving his job at a bak kut teh restaurant.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the unit was rented by the owner of Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha, Lim Hock Lai, to house his employees.

Allegedly stole gold jewellery belonging to two former colleagues

Court documents cited by Shin Min stated that Dewa allegedly entered the unit between 1:43pm and 2pm on Mar. 28, 2026.

He is accused of stealing a gold necklace worth S$30,500 belonging to a 26-year-old employee, Liu Kaixin, as well as two bracelets and a gold ring belonging to another employee, Liu Yuchuan (transliterated), worth S$29,500.

The total value of the missing jewellery was S$60,000.

Dewa had previously lived in the unit with both employees but moved out after resigning in December 2024.

Liu told Shin Min that the theft was discovered when his colleague returned home from work and noticed that a gold chain kept in a wardrobe was missing.

Liu subsequently checked his belongings and discovered that his gold necklace had also disappeared.

The police were then alerted.

According to Liu, there were no signs that the room had been ransacked.

“We only thought of Deva after the police asked if we suspected anyone we knew,” Liu told Shin Min.

Former employer shocked by allegations

The restaurant's owner, 44-year-old Lim Hock Lai, told Shin Min that Dewa had worked there for about five years.

He described the former employee as hardworking and able to speak Chinese, although he occasionally requested salary advances of several hundred dollars for family expenses.

"We were all very surprised that he was allegedly involved," Lim said.

Lim also alleged that Dewa had previously requested leave to travel overseas for his wife's delivery.

He claimed that Dewa later sent him a photograph purportedly showing a baby who had died, in an attempt to secure another week of leave.

Lim said he believed the photograph was fake and confronted Dewa, who subsequently returned to Singapore and resigned.

These claims were made by Lim and have not been independently established.

Expected to plead guilty on Nov. 10

According to court records cited by Shin Min, Dewa faces one charge of housebreaking and theft.

He has reportedly been remanded since Apr. 25, 2026.

He is expected to plead guilty on Nov. 10, 2026.

A man was captured on CCTV bringing a bunch of delivery parcels into his unit at Buangkok Crescent.

The footage was uploaded on Threads by a resident whose parcel, containing around S$40 worth of items, was also allegedly stolen.

The Threads user, who spoke to Mothership, said she has since taken down the video out of respect for everyone's privacy and to allow the relevant parties to handle the matter.

She has since been compensated by delivery company J&T Express.

A police report has also been filed.

Caught bringing in parcels

The resident told Mothership that she had ordered items from Shein for her daughter's overseas school trip and was expecting her parcel on Oct. 29.

"When the delivery personnel came to my home, I was informed that my parcel had allegedly been stolen, together with several other parcels," she said.

The delivery personnel then offered her compensation.

The following day, a neighbour shared CCTV footage in the neighbourhood's WhatsApp group.

Other residents also allegedly had their parcels stolen.

The footage, captured on Oct. 29, showed a man pushing a trolley filled with parcels towards a unit.

He then opened the door and brought the parcels inside one by one.

Another clip shared in the WhatsApp group also showed the same individual picking up a parcel outside a unit and leaving with it.

Concerns

The resident said she initially shared the clip not to seek attention or publicly shame anyone.

She explained that, apart from being an affected customer, she also operates a Shopee collection point in the neighbourhood.

"If something like this can happen to residents, I am concerned that it could potentially happen to parcels entrusted to me as well.

My intention was to raise awareness about parcel security within our neighbourhood, not to determine anyone's guilt. I understand that the circumstances need to be properly investigated."

A diner spotted a couple, who took their dog to a coffee shop at Block 844 Tampines Street 82, and allowed their pet to sit by the table.

The coffee shop had at least two halal food stalls in its premises.

The diner told Mothership that the dog was wearing clothes and was placed on a chair.

The owners apparently continued eating even when their dog kept barking, the diner said.

Cleaner tried to intervene

A cleaner at the coffee shop apparently tried to intervene by informing the couple that they were not allowed to dine in with a dog, the diner said.

But the cleaner got ignored, the diner added: “The uncle cleaning tables tried to tell them they were not supposed to dine in with dog but they just ignored him.”

The cleaner apparently remarked that it was not the couple’s first time bringing a dog to the establishment.

What SFA said

Based on the information it received, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said the dog was at the coffee shop’s outdoor refreshment area (ORA).

ORAs are situated outside the main structure of a building or food premises that are not enclosed, even if under shelter, and that can be reached without going through the food premises, SFA said.

In response to media queries, SFA said in a statement that since Jan. 1, 2025, retail food businesses, such as coffee shops, that are not serving pet food do not need to seek approval from SFA to allow patrons to bring pets along for dine-in at their ORAs.

It added that food businesses should still adopt good food safety practices, and that operators who allow pets at their ORAs are encouraged to provide clear signs showing where pets are allowed, signs directing patrons to the nearest handwashing facility, and hand sanitisers.

SFA previously said pets are still not allowed at hawker centres and their ORAs island-wide.

"This is in consideration that hawker centres are communal spaces, unlike ORAs of privately managed food businesses," SFA added.

What MUIS said

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said its Halal Certification Conditions (HCC) apply only to areas covered by a premises’ approved halal certification.

If a whole coffee shop is halal-certified, they cover its dining areas and outdoor refreshment areas, MUIS added.

If only an individual stall is certified, they cover just that stall, and shared dining areas fall under SFA’s requirements, MUIS also said.

The spokesperson said:

“Under the HCC, pet dogs are not permitted within halal-certified premises, including certified ORAs, except for guide dogs. The presence of a dog in a shared dining area outside an individual stall’s certification scope does not, in itself, constitute a breach of the stall’s halal certification conditions.”

A 52-year-old Australian man was sentenced to five months and six weeks’ jail and fined S$5,000 for harassing police officers.

He spat at the officers and urinated in their direction.

Additionally, he threatened to defecate and throw his faeces at the police officers.

Morris Davis faced eight charges, which included using criminal force against a public servant and charges under the Protection from Harassment Act.

He pleaded guilty to four charges and was sentenced on Oct. 30.

The remaining charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

Transit

On Jul. 16, Davis arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 3 from Bali, Indonesia, CNA reported.

He was transiting through Singapore to Australia.

Davis sustained head injuries from an accident in Bali and was pushed into a clinic at the terminal.

As he was required to pay for medical treatment, Davis became upset and left the clinic.

He then headed for the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Lounge.

When staff requested Davis’ identity and eligibility to use the facilities, he became agitated and verbally abused the lounge manager.

Police were alerted, and he was sent to Changi General Hospital for treatment.

Return

On the same day, Davis returned to Changi Airport Terminal 3.

He walked into the departure hall with an invalid boarding pass and demanded to speak to the manager so he could enter the lounge and board his flight to Perth, Australia.

An auxiliary police officer escorted Davis to the Singapore Airlines’ check-in counter to enquire about his flight back to Perth.

Davis then shouted vulgarities repeatedly at the officer.

Other police officers approached Davis in response to the commotion, who attempted to hail a taxi.

He attempted to move away from the police officers and claimed he wanted to leave for a smoke.

The officers told him he could only smoke later, and Davis became agitated.

He asked the officers to arrest and jail him.

In charge sheets seen by Mothership, at about 3:30pm, when an officer tapped him on the shoulder, Davis proceeded to threaten him:

"Touch me one more time, I swear to god, I will knock your glass off your head."

Davis was warned about his conduct, but he continued to verbally abuse the officer.

Police then arrested him and brought him to Changi General Hospital, where officers watched him.

Hospital

When Davis woke up from being sedated, he was restrained and became agitated towards one of the officers:

"I want to grab your throat and choke you."

Between approximately 5:30am and 12:40pm, he harassed the police officers watching over him.

Davis spat at them multiple times, and when they attempted to put a mask over his face, he repeatedly removed it and continued spitting on them.

He then requested to use the washroom, which a police officer denied him.

Davis was offered a potty instead.

He threatened to defecate and throw his faeces at the police officer.

Davis later requested to use the washroom again minutes later, but was denied.

He was offered a urinal bottle.

After spitting at the police officers, he proceeded to urinate from his bed at the direction of the police officers.

Sometime later, one officer attempted to mask Davis to prevent him from spitting, and he attempted to bite the officer.

Later that morning, two different officers took over ward duty.

At lunchtime, Davis became angry as he wanted to eat with both hands.

He threw his food to the ground, broke the plates, and spat at the two officers.

Derogatory

The prosecution sought eight months and one week’s jail for Davis.

They argue that he committed multiple offences in a short span of time and his actions were not only disrespectful but “derogatory”.

The prosecution added that Davis “obviously had no respect” for the local police.

Davis’ lawyers said Davis was extremely remorseful, apologetic and ashamed of his behaviour.

They added that he was also ready to face the consequences and wanted to apologise to the police officers involved.

During sentencing, the judge noted Davis’ behaviour and that, over 32 hours, he directed verbal abuse, threats and physical aggression at public servants who were conducting their duties:

“His actions demonstrate a prolonged and flagrant disregard for authority and the dignity of the public officers involved.”

The judge also said the “inherently degrading and unsanitary nature” of urinating in the direction of the police officers was “particularly reprehensible”.