A driver of a Tesla car engaged in autopilot mode crashed into a house in Texas on the night of Jun. 19 and killed a 76-year-old woman inside.

According to The New York Times (NYT), the driver, Michael Butler, 44, was in a Tesla Model 3 at about 8pm local time.

In a statement on Jun. 20, U.S. authorities from the Harris County Sheriff's Office said Butler was operating the car "with an automated driving assistance system".

In a Facebook post, the victim's daughter shared front-door camera footage, which captured the crash, showing the Tesla crashing into the house.

Struck the residence

U.S. authorities said Butler "failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway, and struck the residence” at 1907 Blooming Park Lane.

Butler's Tesla reportedly "entered through the brick residence at a high rate of speed" and struck and pinned down Martha Avila, who was inside, said the sheriff's office.

She was taken to the hospital by a medical helicopter, where she was later pronounced dead, reported NYT.

Butler showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperative throughout the investigation, which is still ongoing, said authorities.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office's Alex Turman told ABC13 Houston, "We’re still evaluating what caused that car to fail to control its speed just before this crash".

Unclear how fast Tesla was travelling

According to KHOU11, Avila, a grandmother, was standing inside the front room of the home when the vehicle crashed into the wall.

Avila's daughter, Jennifer Barbour, told KHOU11 that she was in the backyard when she heard a loud boom.

She added, “I don’t know if it’s his fault or the car’s fault or what really happened."

"I’ve never seen a car go that fast.”

KHOU11 reported that Butler was also taken to a hospital.

In multiple Facebook posts, Barbour shared videos showing the aftermath of the crash, with the front room of the home in complete disarray.

Previous issues with autopilot function

Tesla's driver-assistance technology, more commonly known as its autopilot function, has had prior issues.

According to the NYT, Tesla owners' manuals instructs drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and to take over if things go wrong.

Tesla also recalled more than two million vehicles in 2023 after U.S. federal regulators said not enough was done to ensure that drivers remained attentive when using the software.

The recall followed investigations by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that began in August 2021.

In 2024, Tesla also settled a lawsuit over the 2018 death of a California man, which involved the automaker's driver-assistance software.

Local filmmaker Jack Neo announced in a Facebook post on Jun. 21 that a casting call is officially open for his upcoming movie, "Ah Boys to Firemen".

The audition is open to both males and females of all races, aged between 20 and 30 years old.

Interested applicants will need to upload a video of themselves on social media.

Audition details

Interested applicants are required to upload a 30-second to one-minute video of themselves acting out a scene on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.

Auditionees must tag J Team Productions and mm2 Entertainment, and include the hashtags #AhBoysToFiremen and #ABTF2027.

There are four scene options to choose from, which can be performed in English, Mandarin, or both:

• Scene 1: Your mother discovering that you have been hiding your occupation from her.
• Scene 2: Confronting a cheating partner.
• Scene 3: Witnessing an accident where your friends rush to help, but you hesitate out of fear.
• Scene 4: Explaining and apologising for a mistake to a teammate.

Prior acting experience is not required, though it will be considered a bonus.

Selected applicants will be contacted for a second round of auditions.

The film

Since the first film in the series was released in 2012, the "Ah Boys To Men" franchise has followed the journeys of full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) through their mandatory two-year military service across different vocations.

The franchise currently consists of four films: Ah Boys To Men (2012), Ah Boys To Men 2 (2013), Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen (2015) and Ah Boys To Men 4 (2017).

The film is slated for release in time for the Chinese New Year 2027.

A Singaporean family is appealing for eyewitnesses after their son was allegedly hit by an airport buggy at South Korea's Incheon International Airport.

In an Instagram post on Jun. 18, Khoo Boon Wee, father of three, said the incident occurred the previous day while the family was waiting to board Korean Air flight KE645 back to Singapore.

According to Khoo, his son Kyle had gone to the toilet by himself while the rest of the family looked after their other children nearby.

As neither parent witnessed the incident, they are now seeking passengers who may have seen what happened.

Suffered concussion and facial injuries

Khoo said the accident left Kyle with multiple injuries, including a concussion and facial injuries.

Medical scans conducted in South Korea apparently found that Kyle had sustained a fracture of his right orbital roof, which is located at the top of the eye socket, as well as other facial injuries.

Photos attached by Khoo showed the young boy with a bandage on his head and arm, several bruises on his face and a black eye.

According to Khoo, Korean Air staff were "prompt to react" after the incident and offered assistance, including accompanying the family to the hospital, arranging accommodation, and alternative flights.

Allegedly declined to provide accident report

However, Khoo alleged that the airline declined to provide an official accident report documenting the incident.

Khoo said the family wanted a formal report so they could request that Incheon Airport preserve CCTV footage of the incident in case Kyle's condition worsened.

He also claimed that airline staff insisted that their "liability is limited to their goodwill gesture in Korea", but that they "cannot be liable for the expenses in Singapore".

"As they showed genuine interest and care at the start, we thought they were going to be responsible till the end, hence we only decided on the quickest way back home once Kyle was medically approved to travel back," he wrote.

Khoo reiterated his appeal for witnesses who may have seen the incident near Gate 221 to contact him or his wife, Jeslyn Lee, through Facebook.

Protecting against future effects

Khoo wrote in further Instagram stories that he will be seeking claims from their travel insurance but explained that they should still get an incident report so they can seek a resolution for any "permanent or future effects of the trauma attributed to the accident".

He also explained that they did not call the police immediately in Korea, as "everything happened quickly" and they were tending to Kyle first.

"Kyle usually needs the least attention, but he ran to me immediately after impact and he was shivering in my embrace for 40mins until the flight left," he wrote.

The Korean Air staff guided them out of the customs and called a taxi to bring them to the hospital, he said.

This was after airport paramedics assessed that Kyle did not need an ambulance.

They were then arranged to take the next flight out to Singapore the next day at 1:50pm (Korean time).

When Khoo tried to report the incident at the airport the next day, they were directed back to the Korean Air staff, who allegedly got defensive and asked why they thought the airline was at fault.

She allegedly added that Kyle was already looking "so much better" that day.

As Khoo didn't want to extend the trip any longer for the family of six, he decided to get back home as soon as possible without managing to make a police report.

Korean Air's response

In response to Mothership's queries, Korean Air said on Jun. 19 that it is currently investigating the circumstances of the incident.

"We will respond to the customer's requests upon completing our internal review," the airline said.

Mothership has reached out to Khoo for more information.

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A fire broke out at a seventh floor condominium unit in Geylang on the evening of Jun. 21.

The incident occurred after an unattended e-bike battery caught fire.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a report at about 5:35pm on Jun. 21.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire originated from an e-bike battery that was being charged in the living room of a seventh-floor unit of Casa Aerata condominium at 9 Lorong 26 Geylang.

Upon arrival, SCDF officers used one fire hose and a compressed air foam backpack to extinguish the blaze.

As a safety measure, the police and SCDF evacuated five residents from neighbouring units.

No injuries were reported.

In a video posted by Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC MP Cai Yonzhou on Facebook, the fire engulfed the unit.

According to the post caption, the area below the burning unit was cleared “in anticipation of the window which eventually smashed from the heat”.

“Fire has been put out, hope everyone is okay”, Cai wrote.

The Singapore Police Force is appealing for information on the whereabouts of 16-year-old Tan Mei Yi Vivian.

She was last seen in the vicinity of 69 Wan Tho Avenue in the vicinity of Potong Pasir on Jun. 20, 2026, at about 3:30pm.

Police said she was last seen wearing a brown jacket and skirt.

Anyone with information is requested to call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential, police said.

A man who mistook a stranger for making advances towards his drunk wife headbutted him and broke his nose.

The incident occurred near Bugis+ in the early hours of Feb. 18, 2025, Shin Min Daily News reported.

The 45-year-old man, identified in court documents as Wu Yaozong (transliteration), was sentenced to eight weeks' jail after pleading guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt.

Wife got drunk after dinner with friends

According to court documents, Wu's 41-year-old wife had met two friends for dinner and drinks at Bugis+ at around 5pm on Feb. 17, 2025.

After becoming intoxicated, she called Wu and asked him to pick her up.

When Wu realised his wife was drunk, he headed to Bugis+ to fetch her.

This was despite the fact that Wu had also been drinking with his friends and was intoxicated.

Misunderstanding led to assault

At around 12:24am on Feb. 18, the victim, a 34-year-old man, drove to the area to pick up his girlfriend, who was a friend of Wu's wife.

Seeing that Wu's wife was heavily intoxicated, the victim's girlfriend suggested that he send Wu's wife home too.

As she was walking unsteadily, the victim held onto Wu's wife to support her.

When Wu arrived, he saw the victim holding onto his wife and confronted him.

The victim explained that he was merely helping and intended to send Wu's wife home.

However, Wu became angry and pushed the man against a wall.

Ignoring further explanations, he then headbutted the victim in the face.

The victim subsequently called the police.

Victim suffered fractured nose

The victim was taken to Singapore General Hospital, where he was found to have suffered a one-centimetre laceration on his nose and a fractured nasal bone.

He was given four days of medical leave.

Court documents showed that Wu later compensated the victim S$207 for his medical expenses.

Despite the misunderstanding, the court sentenced Wu to eight weeks' jail for the assault.

A 70-year-old woman in Johor had her house and car set on fire after loan sharks allegedly mistook her family for debtors linked to an unpaid loan in Singapore.

According to Sin Chew Daily, the incident took place on Jun. 11 while the woman, identified as Lin Xiuyu (transliteration), was away in Penang with her daughters.

The family were alerted at about 5am when a neighbour called to inform them that their house had been set on fire.

A debt collection note was also allegedly left behind, warning that the house would be burned down if repayment was not made.

Family never borrowed from loansharks

Speaking at a press conference, Lin's daughter Chen Lifen said the family was shocked as none of them had borrowed money from loansharks.

"The problem is that we don't owe anyone any money, and we've never borrowed money from loansharks," she said.

After returning home, the family spoke to a neighbour who admitted to borrowing S$1,800 from loansharks in Singapore.

According to Chen, the neighbour said he was unable to repay the debt on time after his bank account was frozen.

Loan sharks allegedly targeted wrong house

The family subsequently sought help from Johor State Public Complaints Bureau officer Lim Dao Xiang.

After contacting the individuals behind the debt collection note, Lim said the loansharks admitted that a runner had mistakenly photographed the wrong house and vehicle.

As a result, the wrong family was allegedly targeted.

The loansharks reportedly apologised and promised not to harass the family again.

Fire could have caused greater damage

Chen said her mother usually lives alone at the house and could have been seriously injured had she been home during the incident.

She added that neighbours managed to extinguish the fire before it spread further.

According to the family, the fire started near the fuel tank of their car.

"If the fire hadn't been extinguished in time, it might have caused an explosion, and the whole row of houses could have been burned down."

Residents in the area have since become worried about falling victim to similar incidents, Chen said.

She also estimated that the damage to the vehicle could exceed RM20,000 (S$6,275).

Lim urged members of the public who receive debt collection notices from loansharks not to contact the listed phone numbers, as doing so may expose personal information to criminal syndicates.

He also called on authorities to take firm action against illegal moneylenders who resort to intimidation and arson.

A woman who was involved in a 2025 police chase near Jalan Besar Road has pleaded guilty to eight of the 19 charges she faced on Jun. 19, 2026.

The charges Jessica Ang Kai Kai admitted to were for traffic and vape-related offences, according to The Straits Times (ST).

The remaining charges, which include abetting her husband in multiple traffic offences, will be taken into account by the judge during sentencing on Jun. 29, 2026.

Ang's husband, Chen Jinghan (transliteration), was surrounded by police and arrested near Mustafa Centre while she had driven away from the scene with her female friend.

She was later arrested with her friend at about 5:50am on Jun. 29, 2025, after a police chase.

Parked car facing the wrong way

At around midnight on Jun. 29, 2025, Ang, Chen, and her friend drove a rented car to Little India.

According to Shin Min Daily News, upon reaching their destination, Chen dropped Ang and her friend off while he searched for a parking lot.

In his search, Chen drove against the flow of traffic on a one-way street and parked the car.

At around 5am, a police officer noticed the car was parked facing the wrong way and approached to check the driver's identity.

According to Shin Min Daily News, Chen had his driving license revoked in October 2024 after a lorry he had driven resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.

He also faces 13 other charges, including drug-related offences, and was subsequently put on the wanted list for failing to report to the police, as required under his bail conditions in May 2025.

Chen attempted to flee but was caught and arrested.

Crashed into lorry

Ang returned to the scene at 5:50am and attempted to speak to her husband.

However, as the officer was dealing with the incident, Ang and her friend decided to flee.

The officer gave chase and activated his siren.

As Ang and her friend were driving away from the police, they crashed into a lorry.

The police observed that both women were walking unsteadily as they alighted from the vehicle.

Shin Min Daily News reported that Ang later tested positive for methamphetamine during a urine test and had consumed it approximately six hours before the incident.

Mothership had also previously reported that the police found substances suspected to be controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia in the car.

More than 100 K-pods were seized from the vehicle.

At the height of her addiction, she consumed as many as 10 pods a day, and had been using them since October 2024.

She had previously been caught speeding twice within two months, reaching speeds of up to 124km per hour.

Sent to rehabilitation centre

Ang was subsequently sent to a rehabilitation centre for treatment and showed remorse.

According to Shin Min Daily News, Ang said she would take responsibility for her mistakes and demonstrate that she had turned over a new leaf, serving as a peer supporter to help other young offenders.

The prosecution requested that the judge sentence Ang to between 21 and 27 weeks’ imprisonment, a fine of at least S$5,400, and a 30-month driving ban.

The case has been adjourned till Jun. 29, 2026.

The male driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle was allegedly caught pumping Malaysia's subsidised RON95 fuel and was eventually stopped by a petrol kiosk attendant.

According to a video posted to TikTok by user @zacharoy_, the alleged incident took place on Jun. 20 at a petrol kiosk in Taman Sri Andalas, Klang, Selangor.

The video shows a Singapore-registered vehicle parked beside a fuel pump while a man appears to be refuelling the car.

@zacharoy_ Singaporean driver caught filling ron 95 at selangor 💀 #malaysia #singaporecars #ron95 #fyp #viralvideo ♬ original sound - PovBroWhat

Moments later, a petrol kiosk attendant approaches the vehicle and speaks to the driver.

The attendant is then seen removing the fuel nozzle from the vehicle before ending the transaction.

The driver subsequently returns the nozzle to the pump.

It is unclear how much fuel had been dispensed before the attendant intervened.

Foreign-registered vehicles not allowed to purchase RON95

The incident comes after Malaysia introduced stricter regulations prohibiting foreign-registered vehicles from purchasing subsidised RON95 fuel.

The new rules took effect on Apr. 1, 2026, as part of efforts to curb subsidy leakages, particularly in border states.

In April 2026, a Singaporean man became the first person arrested in Johor for allegedly purchasing RON95 using a Singapore-registered vehicle after the new regulations took effect, NST Online reported.

Previously, enforcement action could only be taken against petrol station operators who sold RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles.

Under the revised regulations, authorities can also take action against offending vehicle owners.

RON95, which is subsidised by the Malaysian government, can be identified by its yellow nozzle and yellow pump labels.

Drivers of foreign-registered vehicles are required to use unsubsidised fuels such as RON97 or RON100 instead.

A Malaysian influencer was slammed online after she reportedly compared the Rimba Jungle Boardwalk at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KLIA 1) to Jewel Changi Airport.

One of KLIA's newest attractions, Rimba, officially opened in January 2026 and is located within the transit area of KLIA 1.

On Jun. 17, Ivor Lim, an influencer and co-founder of Malaysian personal care brand Hygr, shared an Instagram Reel of herself exploring the nature-inspired space at the airport.

In the post caption, she said: "Malaysian version of Jewel Changi in KLIA 1, catch your last breath of Malaysian tropical air before your departure, even tho some birds are fake".

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In the video, she walked through the attraction, showing its features, including replicas of Rafflesia flowers and a hornbill, and a waterfall sculpture.

She ended the video saying the attraction is "good for tourists" to experience the Malaysian tropical forest.

Malaysia's netizens claimed she put down Rimba

The post went viral after a netizen took parts of Lim's video and edited it, claiming that Lim criticised KLIA 1's Rimba.

The netizen also alleged that Lim said Malaysia was lagging behind and claimed she said Rimba was copying Jewel Changi Airport.

The now-deleted video, which was reposted on Threads, also called for a boycott of Lim's beauty brand HYGR.

However, some have also come to Lim's defence, opining that the video was "real and positive".

Lim never implied Malaysia was "inferior"

In a statement to Threads on Jun. 18, Lim clarified: "At no point did I state the words mentioned by the author of the post".

"I also never said or implied that Malaysia is bad, inferior, or incapable of creating world-class experiences."

Lim explained: "The video currently being circulated was selectively edited, with key parts of the conversation removed, resulting in a misleading narrative that does not accurately represent my views".

"I apologise if this video has given any wrong impression that I never intended."

She added that the edited video created the false impression that she "was criticising Malaysia or Rimba, which is simply not true".

She said: "My intention was to discuss customer experience and areas for improvement from a constructive perspective, not to put down Malaysia or any Malaysian business".

Lim asked netizens to refer to the full, unedited video she posted before drawing conclusions.

Lim added that she was seeking legal advice and would take all necessary steps to protect her and her brand's reputation.

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