Siti Hajar Ramli, 41, had been so inundated with spam calls the week she won S$30,000 that she almost didn't pick up the phone.

The stay-at-home mum of five children aged between four and 16, and a home-based business owner, was in the middle of preparing a meal when a call came in from an unknown number.

The caller introduced herself as Miss Lee from Sheng Siong, telling her she had won a prize in the supermarket chain's annual Selamat Hari Raya lucky draw.

Siti assumed it was the same S$100 Sheng Siong vouchers she had won back in 2017.

“Oh madam you didn't watch the live show on Suria? You won the scecond prize of S$30,000," she recalled what Lee told her.

She was speechless, but still not convinced.

Lee suggested she look up the number on Google, which turned out to be Sheng Siong's headquarters.

Lee also verified Siti's address and the last four digits of her identification number, which helped ease her suspicions.

Even so, she said she wanted to see the official winning letter before fully believing it.

"[At the] back of my mind, it still feels like a dream because I wanted to see the letter first," she said.

A daughter's prayer

What made the win even more meaningful was how the entry had come about.

Siti's fourth child, 10, had helped her fill in the lucky draw form, which required participants to key in receipt numbers from their purchases at Sheng Siong.

That night, while filling in the form together, her daughter invited her to pray together for good fortune.

Husband thought it was vouchers

After her call with Lee, Siti immediately called her husband, who was at work.

"When I told him about my winning, he was flabbergasted," she said.

He assumed it was vouchers and told her she could use them to buy cooking ingredients.

She had to clarify that it was not vouchers but a cash prize of S$30,000.

"He was shocked cause he didn't think much of it," she said.

What the money means for the family

Siti has been a stay-at-home mum since 2015 and started her home-based food business in 2017, after a friend asked her to cook a dish called sabsuka.

Her husband is the family's sole breadwinner.

She said the winnings would go towards easing his financial load and building savings for the family's future.

Among her five children, her eldest was born with Down syndrome and requires ongoing medical care and attention.

She told Mothership that eventually, she was convinced that the lucky draw was real as she had won S$100 in vouchers from the same supermarket chain in 2017, and a Corelle set in 2023.

About the lucky draw

According to Berita Harian, Sheng Siong's annual Selamat Hari Raya lucky draw ran from Feb. 20 to Apr. 16, 2026, offering a total of S$400,000 in cash and prizes.

Siti took home the second prize of S$30,000.

The first prize of S$50,000 went to Koh Joo Leng, while the third prize of S$20,000 was won by Oh Siew Choon.

The draw also offered 20 consolation prizes of S$1,000 each and 1,000 Corelle dinnerware sets.

Speaking to Mothership, a Sheng Siong spokesperson said:

"Customers who suspect that they may have received a scam call can contact our HQ at 6895 1888 or email us at contact@shengsiong.com.sg for verification. Our team will be happy to assist."

A self-made billionaire of a Chinese company recently became embroiled in an extramarital scandal after a video purporting to show him behaving intimately with a woman in a lift circulated online.

The rumours caused his company's stocks to fall by more than 20 billion yuan (S$3.79 billion).

The billionaire at the centre of the rumours is Chen Tao, 54, who is chairman and founder of Victory Giant Technology.

Victory Giant is known for supplying printed circuit boards to America's AI giant, Nvidia.

Online accusations and video

According to Lianhe Zaobao, citing Chinese media outlets, on Jun. 6, 2026, an account going by the handle "Zhen Zhen Janice" (transliteration) began uploading private messages allegedly exchanged with Chen.

One of the posts also featured a closed-circuit television footage in which Chen could be seen hugging and kissing a woman.

The user claimed to be romantically involved with the businessman, HK01 reported.

Chen is married.

Stocks tumbled

On Jun. 8, two days after the posts began circulating, Victory Giant's share price fell by more than 9 per cent in a day, wiping 20 billion yuan (S$3.79 billion) from the company's market valuation.

However, the stock rebounded the next day on Jun. 9.

In response to media queries, the company stated that the rumours have nothing to do with and will not affect the company's operations.

After becoming one of Nvidia's core suppliers, Victory Giant became a business heavyweight with a market valuation of about 360 billion yuan (S$68.3 billion).

The wealth of Chen and his wife surged along with the company's success.

In a 2025 list that ranks the wealth of Chinese individuals, the couple was reported to have a family wealth of 65 billion yuan (S$12.3 billion), according to HK01.

This made them the wealthiest people in China's Huizhou, Guangdong, where Victory Giant is based.

According to Forbes, as of Jun. 11, 2026, Chen Tao and his family have a net worth of US$11.7 billion (S$15 billion).

JJ Lin's girlfriend, Chinese model and internet influencer Annalisa Qiqi, 23, has faced public scrutiny even before the two started dating.

The couple went public with their relationship at the end of 2025.

Rumours surrounding the two have ranged from a shotgun marriage due to pregnancy to a family feud between Qiqi and Lin's brother and sister-in-law over property, Lianhe Zaobao reported.

On Jun. 10, Qiqi hit back at the allegations, issuing a statement through her law firm to announce that she is taking civil, administrative, and criminal action against those responsible for an organised smear campaign against her.

The police are now also involved, according to Oriental Daily.

Rumours

According to a statement released by Qiqi through a law firm, malicious online attacks against Qiqi began as early as February 2025.

Online trolls allegedly labelled her an "escort" and claimed that she had refused to repay her loans.

The smear campaign escalated at the end of 2025 when individuals pretending to be her former classmates used fabricated graphics to spread misinformation.

The allegations also affected her family's reputation when false actors illegally doxxed them after obtaining private data of her and her father.

Qiqi declared that she has "zero tolerance" for cyberbullying.

Evidence

In their investigation, Qiqi's lawyers have allegedly traced the group behind the rumours and clarified that none of the allegations has any factual basis.

According to Zaobao, the legal team discovered that the perpetrators had organised themselves through WeChat fan groups to post and amplify rumours.

They also photoshopped Qiqi's image onto casino advertisements to deliberately paint her in a negative light.

The law firm added that they have already identified several of the culprits' RedNote accounts, and debunked the alleged "classmate leaks" as entirely fake.

Next steps

Her legal team strongly condemned the organised cyber attacks against Qiqi, including fabrication, defamation, and privacy leaks.

They claim that these actions have given her psychological distress and demanded the deletion of all defamatory posts immediately.

They have also filed criminal and civil lawsuits to hold the perpetrators accountable.

The firm confirmed that they would see the legal process through, stating: "We will not abandon legal pursuits just because the offenders' accounts have been deleted."

They also issued a warning to all celebrity gossip groups to stop spreading rumours or face subsequent legal action.

Singaporean singer-actor Benjamin Kheng has addressed speculation that his noticeable weight loss is the result of diet drugs like Ozempic. He said the real reason is due to a serious cholesterol scare that put him on lifelong medication and a gruelling fitness routine.

Kheng posted a TikTok video on Jun. 8 after a user asked if he was on RETA, a weight loss drug, prompting him to set the record straight.

He said in the video:

"I'm not on any weight loss drug. I don't have the time or the money. What I'm on, if you'd like to try, is a lot of running, 60 kilometres a week because I'm training for my marathon block. Also a pretty awfully strict diet, no processed food, because last year I had high cholesterol. I had an LDL reading of 252, which is really bad. I am on lifelong medication and I'm on a pretty strict diet. Is it fun? Not really. Do I want to be this weight all the time? Not really as well."

A health scare in 2025

Kheng revealed in the video that in 2025, he had high LDL cholesterol, commonly known as "bad" cholesterol, with a reading of 252, which he described as "really bad.”

This prompted a lifestyle overhaul. Beyond the lifelong medication, he now runs 60km a week as part of his marathon training and follows a strict diet that cuts out all processed foods.

"Just go and work out"

Kheng closed the video with a message to those considering weight loss drugs.

He said:

"I wouldn't also recommend you to take any of these drugs. Just go and work out, be happy, healthy. That's pretty much it."

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In an attempt to keep crows away, a Yishun resident paid to install barriers in the flat's corridors, such as netting and spiked mats.

The resident, 68-year-old Deng (transliterated), told Shin Min Daily News that he had reportedly been woken up by crows cawing every morning at about 4am or 5am for the past two years.

Deng, who lived at Block 269, Yishun Street 22, for more than 30 years, added that at times, he had to find a quiet place to stay for that day.

Worried about getting pecked

Noting that the flats had been renovated less than a year ago, Deng said he was very worried as there had supposedly been bird droppings everywhere.

Shin Min reported that bird droppings were seen in common areas and on the handrails on the ground floor of the flats.

"There are people here feeding crows, pigeons, and mynas," he said, adding that he has diabetes and was worried about getting a bacterial infection if he had been pecked.

Addressing issue

Deng then installed netting around his home, Shin Min reported, adding that he also installed spiked mats on the railing outside his neighbour's house to prevent crows from lingering there.

Speaking to Shin Min, another resident, 62-year-old Zheng, said: "Last week, crows flew into the window, probably attracted by the smell."

"But they probably didn't dare to fly in because someone was in the kitchen," she added.

Responding to Shin Min's queries, the National Parks Board (NParks) said it was aware of the situation and was working with the Yishun Town Council to control the area's crow population.

This includes regularly pruning trees and reducing the crows' food sources, as well as regularly conducting nest surveys and implementing population control measures such as trapping and removing nests.

Responding to queries from Mothership, NParks say they are aware of feedback about crows around Yishun Street 22, and have been working with Nee Soon Town Council to manage the crow population in the area, including conducting regular tree pruning and reducing food sources. Regular crow nest surveys, and population control operations such as trapping and nest removal are also carried out.

From January to May 2026, more than 270 crows in Yishun were removed during trapping operations. More than 1,500 nests were also removed during the same period.

Penalties

Shin Min reported that to prevent the number of pest birds from increasing, members of the public can help by refraining from feeding wild birds and ensuring that they properly dispose of food scraps.

Under the Wildlife Act, feeding any wild animal, including pigeons, can result in a fine of up to S$5,000 for first-time offenders and up to S$10,000 for repeat offenders.

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the Thai king's eldest daughter, has passed away at 47.

According to an announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household reported on by Khaosod English, the princess passed away on Jun. 11 at 7:48pm.

Bajrakitiyabha had been unconscious due to a cardiac condition and had been receiving treatment at the hospital since Dec. 15, 2022.

Her condition deteriorated in May of this year.

Doctors had detected an abdominal infection caused by the inflammation of the large intestine in April.

This caused Bajrakitiyabha's condition to become unstable, which also led to low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and abnormal blood clotting.

According to Khaosod English, the king has issued a royal command ordering the Bureau of the Royal Household to arrange the royal funeral rites with the highest honours according to royal traditions, and to enshrine her at Phiman Rattaya Hall in the Grand Palace.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist died after reportedly being thrown off a bridge following a collision on the North-South Expressway (NSE) in Malaysia.

The accident took place at about 8am on Jun. 11, 2026, The Star reported.

Accident on the way to work

According to Johor Bahru South police chief Raub Selamat, the accident occurred at the 1.5km mark of the NSE in the direction of the city centre.

He said that at the time of the accident, traffic was moving slowly and road conditions were wet due to rain, The Star reported.

Noting that the victim worked as a storekeeper in Singapore, he added that the victim was on his way to work when another motorcycle crashed into him.

Victim died, investigation

According to The Star, the victim was reportedly thrown off his motorcycle and fell off the bridge onto a Johor Bahru highway below.

Raub said that the victim, who suffered severe head injuries and a fractured left leg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Star reported that the other motorcyclist, 27, who was sent to a local hospital for treatment, had fractured his left arm and injured his face and right arm.

Pulau Ubin has been hosting more visitors than usual, all thanks to the durian season.

People residing on mainland Singapore, who like durians, are heading to Pulau Ubin.

They are taking a ferry to go to the offshore island in a bid to forage for free durian after a durian bonanza on the island, 8world reported.

This is despite it being illegal to pick the fruit.

Durian season

The durian season, which typically occurs from June to September annually, drew at least 200 people to the island on Jun. 6 alone.

There has apparently been a 50 per cent increase in durian production there.

One local, who resides on the island, shared that he is no longer surprised by the seasonal influx of crowds.

When 8world reporters visited Pulau Ubin on Jun. 10, they saw at least eight people searching for wild durians within a two-hour window.

Some were scouting on bicycles, while others waited under trees for the fruits to fall.

At least four people were seen heading back to the pier with two large bags filled with durians.

Hong, a visitor, told 8world that this was his second visit to the island that week.

Despite catching a 7am ferry and arriving by 8am, there were already about 10 people there picking durians.

Hong, who only visits the island during durian season, managed to gather over a dozen durians in just two hours.

He explained that he usually sells some of his haul on the island to cover his travel expenses, before bringing the rest home to share with family and friends.

Disturbance to residents

A TikTok on durian-picking spots was recently taken down after residents said the influx of visitors was disrupting their lives.

When 8world spoke to some residents, they shared that they were not being disturbed by visitors, but their business has been affected.

As the residents harvest and sell their own durians, the free wild fruit has caused their sales to decrease by around half.

One resident said visitors picked a lot of fruit, but did not buy from local sellers: "Today we have more than 100kg of durians, but we have only sold a few dozen kilograms. In previous years, we didn't have enough to sell."

Legally speaking

Though tempting, picking or gathering fruit in public without permission can result in a fine of up to S$5,000.

Under the Parks and Trees Act, trees and their fruit belong to the state and are typically managed by the National Parks Board (NParks).

In more serious cases involving nature reserves or national parks, penalties can go up to S$50,000 or a jail term of up to six months, or both.

Anyone who wishes to pick or gather fruit must apply for a permit from NParks in advance.

After patrons and stall vendors were disturbed by crows, pigeons and mynas, hawkers and cleaners at Ang Mo Kio's 409 Market and Food Centre resorted to using laser pointers to ward off the birds.

The hawker centre at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 was closed on Jun. 8 to undergo a two-month revamp, according to a Facebook post by Ang Mo Kio Town Council.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the renovations will include the installation of tables and chairs, the upgrading of toilets and the enhancement of bird-proofing measures.

Bird issue

Vendors and cleaners told Shin Min that they hoped the upgrades would solve the longstanding bird issue at the hawker centre.

According to them, mynas, pigeons, and crows frequently excreted on the floor and tables.

Many also gathered near dish return areas, trash bins and beams and pillars, where installed spikes have proven to have limited effectiveness.

As a result, multiple vendors have armed themselves with laser pointers to scare away birds that fly above customers, one hawker said.

An operator told Shin Min that the bird problem has been difficult to completely resolve, with the only solution being a faster cleanup of leftover food by cleaners.

With the installation of ceiling fans in the future, he added, he hoped it would alleviate the issue.

Don't feed the birds

Ang Mo Kio Town Council has urged the public not to feed the birds, which is a main reason for birds to gather.

In a Jun. 8 Facebook post, it reiterated new laws doubling maximum fines for wilding feeding, which will take effect in the second half of 2026.

Under the new rules, first-time offenders will be fined up to S$10,000, while repeat offenders will be fined up to S$20,000, up to 12 months' jail, or both.

The Town Council also told the media that it is aware of the bird issue and will install more bird-proofing facilities across various locations, including bird spikes, to reduce bird gathering and nesting.

Bird-catching operations are also regularly conducted at hawker centres.

Arriving at her destination in Chinatown, a 65-year-old woman was only halfway out of a taxi when the driver set off again, resulting in her foot getting stuck under a wheel.

Her foot was trapped for almost 30 minutes, she told Shin Min Daily News.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at about 10:05am on Jun. 10, they said in response to Mothership's queries.

Upon their arrival, they found a person trapped under a car.

The SCDF extracted the woman's foot using hydraulic rescue equipment and conveyed her to the hospital.

What happened

The woman, surnamed Liang (transliteration), explained that she took a taxi to Keong Saik Road with her sister.

She sat in the back, while her sister sat in the passenger seat.

When they had arrived, the sister got out of the taxi first. Liang had her legs out of the taxi, ready to get out, then turned to reach for her shopping bag on the car seat.

At that time, the taxi suddenly started to move, with the door still open and Liang half-inside the car, and one of the car's back wheels ran over her right foot.

"The driver seemed to not fully understand what just happened, and said he will reverse the car," Liang recalled. "I held back the pain and told him loudly to stop. If the car reversed, wouldn't my foot get run over again?"

Construction workers offered help

While waiting for SCDF to arrive, around six workers from a nearby construction site tried to help Liang by attempting to lift the car, Liang's sister said.

However, the car was too heavy.

The workers even brought a stool for Liang to sit down and rest.

"One of the workers also talked to the taxi driver on our behalf, asking him not to move the car for the time being," the sister added.

As Liang looked dejected, the workers comforted her and told her to wait patiently for help to arrive.

No serious problems

As Liang's foot was jammed under the car wheel for so long, it became numb afterwards, and it was difficult to walk, she told Shin Min.

However, the X-ray results from the hospital, fortunately, showed no serious problems.

Liang thus decided not to pursue the matter further with the driver.

Driver assisting with investigations

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said that they were also alerted to the incident.

They added that the 65-year-old passenger was sent to the hospital, while a 67-year-old taxi driver has been assisting with investigations, which are ongoing.

Liang's sister claimed to Shin Min that after the incident, the driver did not immediately turn off the car engine, only doing so when the two sisters reminded him to.

She also alleged that he stood at the side, smoking, while Liang struggled to get her foot out from under the wheel.