For more than 16 years, Cik Zie, 66, and her husband have spent their nights feeding community cats in the neighbourhood.

Each evening, the couple begin preparing food for the cats at around 6pm, before starting their feeding rounds at about 10pm.

Their routine was documented in a video by Singapore fundraising platform The Give Collective, which followed the couple for one night.

Cik Zie said the feeding rounds typically take two hours or longer to complete.

Cats wait for them to arrive

The couple split up during their nightly rounds to cover different areas of the neighbourhood.

“Uncle will feed the other side, Damai side,” Cik Zie said in the video, referring to the Bedok Reservoir estate.

By the time she makes her rounds, some of the cats can already be seen waiting for her.

Cik Zie said some of the cats she encounters were apparently abandoned in the neighbourhood.

“When they get abandoned, they get dropped off here,” she said. “Because they know here got feeder.”

She has also given names to some of the cats she looks after, including Molly, Dylan and Stokin.

Up to S$1,600 a month on food

Caring for the cats does not come cheap.

Cik Zie estimated that she and her husband spend around S$1,500 to S$1,600 a month on cat food.

About 80 per cent of the cost comes out of their own pockets, she said, while the remaining 20 per cent is supported by cat groups, friends and neighbours.

The couple also receives assistance from animal welfare group LUNI Singapore.

Cik Zie also cooks around 2kg of chicken each day for the cats, saying wet food alone was not enough to fill them up.

'Actually, I don't really like cats'

Despite having cared for the neighbourhood cats for more than 16 years, Cik Zie revealed that she does not consider herself a cat lover.

“Actually, I don’t really like cats,” she said.

Her husband apparently feels the same way.

“My husband also don’t like cats,” she added.

Asked why they continued feeding the cats despite not particularly liking them, Cik Zie said she felt sorry for them.

“Pity them ah. One night, you don’t feed, you cannot sleep,” she said.

She recalled going downstairs to check on the cats and seeing them waiting to be fed.

“I cannot lah. Because not their fault also,” she said.

Cik Zie added that some of the cats had previously been kept as pets before they got abandoned, leaving them without a regular source of food.

Returns at 4am to clear plates

The couple's work does not end after the cats have been fed.

At around 4am, Cik Zie returns to collect the plates left behind after the feeding.

She explained that she tries to clear them before sunrise and before birds get to the remaining food, which could create a mess.

She said she reuses the plastic plates, while disposing of the paper and biodegradable ones to keep costs down.

Hopes volunteers can help once a week

Cik Zie said she would appreciate having volunteers occasionally help with her feeding rounds.

“If they wish to help me out right, one week, once, enough for me already,” she said, adding that she could provide the food.

She also takes sick cats to the vet, with LUNI helping to cover veterinary expenses for some of the cats.

The Give Collective encouraged viewers to support LUNI’s fundraiser to help cat feeders, such as Cik Zie and her husband.

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A 20-year-old female police officer was killed in the line of duty when her vehicle collided with a tree.

Mia Lay was reportedly responding to a car theft in New South Wales, when the car crashed at about 1:30am (Australia time) on Sep. 25.

She was in the passenger seat and reportedly died on impact, according to ABC News.

The driver of the car, a 24-year-old male constable, was attended to by paramedics at the scene and taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.

Remembered by family and colleagues

Lay, a constable, had been in the force for 16 months.

She showed "exceptional promise” as a police officer, said New South Wales (NSW) police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, according to The Guardian.

“There is nothing I can easily say that takes the pain away, but please know that Mia was a loved police officer.”

Meanwhile, colleagues reportedly described Lay as an "angel" and that she was destined for a "wonderful career", and someone who loved her job as an officer.

In a social media post, the Police Association of NSW (PANSW) said they are "shocked" by the sudden death of Lay and expressed concern for the other officer in hospital.

They stated that they are supporting members and families and helping coordinate welfare services, adding that field organisers have been at the scene, the police station and the hospital since shortly after the crash.

Local authorities said a "critical incident" investigation is underway.

The crash investigation unit was present at the crash site to “examine every circumstance”, and the police will determine if the driver had been following protocol, Lanyon said.

The man who allegedly recorded female students from Raffles Institution (RI) with a pair of smart glasses was reportedly jailed thrice before for secretly filming and harassing female students.

The latest incident was said to have taken place in the vicinity of Marymount MRT station and Raffles Institution.

According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, the man is believed to be 49-year-old Fong Poh Kuen.

Allegedly filmed female students

In a video of the recent incident circulated online, a man in a dark-coloured t-shirt and shorts was seen following two girls who appear to be wearing RI uniforms.

He is seen holding a mobile phone against his chest as he walked behind the girls.

When approached by the person filming the video, the man turned around while pressing the frame of his black-rimmed glasses and walked away in the opposite direction.

Though the man was wearing a mask in the video, some online noted that he bore a resemblance to a man who was accused of loitering outside schools several years ago, Zaobao reported.

That man had reportedly approached female students under the pretext of conducting surveys and secretly filmed them.

Commenters subsequently compared the man in the recent video with photographs of the accused, noting similarities in their glasses, age, and build.

Some also suggested that the man appeared to be using a similar tactic of approaching female students under the guise of conducting a survey.

Recalcitrant offender

According to a report by The Straits Times earlier in February 2026, Fong was convicted of harassment in 2019 and fined S$8,000.

Some four years later, he pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including nine counts of harassment, and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.

Court documents seen by Mothership showed that on one occasion in August 2024, Fong loitered at an overhead bridge outside a junior college and secretly took photographs of female students.

Nine days later after that incident, he took photographs of a 24-year-old woman at a local university.

The woman had previously seen Fong at the university taking photographs of women on two earlier occasions, as well as outside a girls' secondary school several years ago, when she was a student there.

The woman lodged a police report in September that year.

Police subsequently went to Fong's home and seized his phone.

A total of 647 photographs of girls and women, including the 24-year-old woman, were later recovered from the device.

Fong had not obtained their consent before taking the photographs.

However, there were no upskirt or nude photographs among them.

He was arrested in November 2024 and released on bail 15 days later.

In July 2025, Fong was again spotted taking photographs of women without their consent at another university.

In another incident in October that year, Fong approached a 17-year-old girl and asked her to take part in an "education" survey.

The girl felt uncomfortable following the encounter and searched online for information about Fong.

She then came across an article containing a photograph of him and recognised him as the man she had encountered.

The article alleged that Fong had approached people under the pretext of conducting surveys, and subsequently sent text messages to and stalked women.

The girl then informed her teacher, who subsequently lodged a police report.

Fong was arrested again in November 2025.

School deployed security personnel

In response to Zaobao's queries, RI principal Aaron Loh said the school is aware of the incident and takes a serious view on their students' safety and well-being.

He added that the school has since lodged a police report and deployed security personnel outside the school during dismissal times as an additional security measure.

"We will continue to take appropriate steps to ensure our students' safety," Loh said.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has identified a 32-year-old man who was filmed allegedly vaping during a roadshow in Waterway Point in Punggol on Aug. 30, 2026.

HSA posted an update on the incident on Instagram on Sep. 25.

What original video showed

According to a video put up on social media on Sep. 22, the man, who was seated, could be seen holding a device in his hand and putting it to his mouth.

The caption of the post alleged that the man was a car salesman.

The location was at the level one Village Square atrium.

The video was apparently taken at about 7:20pm.

The caption, supposedly submitted by the eyewitness, said the man was apparently vaping when there were "so many people around him walking about" and questioned why he thought he could go unnoticed while working.

The video also showed people in the background behind the man, and other members of the public walking around in the mall at the time.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's elder brother, Idrus Ibrahim, passed away on Sep. 24 at the age of 83.

Idrus died in his sleep at his home in Cherok Tok Kun, Bukit Mertajam, according to the New Straits Times (NST).

Anwar, who was on his way back to Malaysia after concluding a three-day working visit to China, shared the news of his brother's passing in a Facebook post.

Anwar regrets not being by brother's side

In his post, Anwar said he received the heartbreaking news while travelling home to Malaysia.

He said it was difficult to come to terms with the loss of someone with whom he had shared so many memories.

Anwar also expressed regret that he was unable to be by his brother's side during his final moments.

He thanked Idrus for his kindness over the years, saying the memories they shared would remain close to his heart.

Died in his sleep

Idrus's daughter, Aida Rafizah Idrus, 54, told NST that her father had not shown any unusual signs of illness before his death.

Idrus had suffered a heart attack the previous year but had since recovered, although his appetite had recently declined.

His legs had also become weaker, but he was still able to walk and take care of himself, she said.

"We really didn't expect it, didn't suspect it at all," Aida said.

She said Idrus had eaten a small amount of kiwi fruit and a dessert earlier that day before saying he wanted to rest.

Idrus then lay down to sleep and appeared to have been preparing to wake up for prayers, as he had placed his prayer sarong nearby.

Aida tried to wake him at around 5:30pm but found him unresponsive.

She said the medical team later told the family that Idrus had died of old age.

'The house in Cherok Tok Kun will never be the same'

In a subsequent Facebook post, Anwar reflected on the memories the family had shared at their Cherok Tok Kun home.

"The house in Cherok Tok Kun will never be the same again," he wrote.

Anwar said the house had witnessed the family's laughter and memories, as well as the hardships and good times they had experienced together.

He described Idrus as someone who was very close to him.

"Farewell, brother," Anwar wrote, adding that the loss of someone he had grown up with and shared much of his life with would not be easy.

In a third post, Anwar said he had returned to Cherok Tok Kun to join his extended family in bidding his brother a final farewell.

He thanked Idrus for the love and kindness he had shown the family throughout his life.

Leaves behind wife, 4 children & 10 grandchildren

Idrus was the second of eight siblings, according to NST.

He left behind his wife, 80-year-old Faridah Hanim Mohd Ghouse, four children and 10 grandchildren.

The United States has formally invited Russian president Vladimir Putin to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit set to take place in Miami in December 2026, but Russia has yet to make a decision.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters about the invitation on Sep. 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering.

"We think it’s an opportunity for him to engage not just with [U.S. President Trump] but with other world leaders," Rubio said. "We hope that’s an invitation he’ll accept."

The G20 is an annual forum bringing together many of the world's largest economies. Apart from the U.S. and Russia, it also involves the European Union, China, India, and the United Kingdom.

If Putin attends in December, it would be his first in-person appearance at the forum since 2019, and the first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

He had skipped the summits, and other Russian officials went in his place, according to The New York Times.

Putin and Trump also have not met since their summit in Alaska in August 2025.

To solve problems

Explaining the invitation, Rubio said, "If you only meet people that you agree with, then these are very nice meetings, but nothing happens."

"In order to solve problems, you have to meet with people you disagree with or the people you might have some issues with."

He added that he believes that Trump and Putin have spoken "at least a dozen times" on the phone since Trump came into office in January 2025, and the U.S. will remain open to engaging with Russia.

The aim would be to reach a "result" or "outcome" through a meeting between the two leaders.

Speaking about the war between Russia and Ukraine, Rubio said that while the U.S. wants the war to end, only a "negotiated agreement" could stop the fighting.

"The sooner we can reach that agreement, the less things will be destroyed, and the less people are going to die on both sides. That’s what [Trump] wants," he added, as quoted by The New York Times.

Russia's response

On Sep. 24, a spokesperson from the Kremlin said no decision had been made about whether Putin will take part in the December G20 summit, Russia’s RIA Novosti reported.

"We certainly appreciate this kind invitation, we value it, and it will be reviewed and coordinated, after which an appropriate decision will be reached."

Other countries' response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier in September that if Putin was attending the December summit, he would be ready to travel and meet Putin there, The Guardian reported.

“We have to come. We have to meet, to speak and make decisions,” he said then, adding that what matters most is not the words between them, but results.

But some  European leaders have reacted strongly against the decision to invite Putin to the summit.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he feared Russia would view the invitation as "encouragement to ​continue ‌its aggressive policies," as quoted by The Guardian.

The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it was "really very, very hard to understand this treatment of [Putin]".

A 32-year-old Singaporean man was charged after he allegedly participated in unlawful assemblies without a permit near Changi Prison and at the State Courts, where it is illegal to have such gatherings.

S Suraendher Kumarr was supporting the abolition of the death penalty.

He faced three charges under the Public Order Act.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he is a community worker with Workers Make Possible, an advocacy group that advocates for workers' rights.

The Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) website listed him as the vice-president of its board of directors.

Assemblies

In charge sheets seen by Mothership, Kumarr is accused of allegedly attending two public assemblies without a permit and one in a prohibited area.

On Feb. 3, 2025, at about 10:21am at the State Courts, Kumarr allegedly took part in an assembly publicising the cause of abolishing capital punishment in Singapore.

The assembly took place in a prohibited area, and he “ought reasonably to have known was prohibited”.

Kumarr also allegedly took part in candlelight vigils to mark the execution of convicted offenders sentenced to the death penalty in the vicinity of Changi Prison on two occasions.

On Jan. 23, 2025, at about 12:13am, he allegedly took part in the candlelight vigil marking the execution of Syed Suhail Bin Syed Zin, a 48-year-old convicted drug trafficker who was executed on the same day.

On Nov. 29, 2024, at about 12:23am, Kumarr also allegedly took part in the candlelight vigil marking the execution of Rahimi Bin Mehrzad, a 35-year-old convicted drug trafficker who was executed on the same day.

Bail

On Sep. 25, Kumarr arrived at the State Courts accompanied by Singaporean activist Kokila Annamalai at about 9:39am.

He wore a black shirt that had a watermelon cut into a peace-sign logo.

Kumarr’s lawyer sought permission for him to leave the country for his honeymoon in the United Kingdom, as he was a newlywed.

He will be departing on the same day.

Kumarr was granted a S$5,000 bail.

If found guilty of taking part in a public assembly without a permit, Kumarr could be fined up to S$3,000.

If found guilty of taking part in an assembly or procession that a person should reasonably know is prohibited, Kumarr could be fined up to S$5,000.

A 42-year-old man driving home towards Lorong Lew Lian on the night of Sep. 22 had a close shave when he narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a car heading directly towards him from the opposite direction.

The incident, which occurred at about 11:26pm, was posted online in an Instagram video by @eugeneng83.

Reacted without processing

Speaking to Mothership, Eugene Ng said the incident occurred at the cross junction of Boundary Road and Serangoon Central.

According to the video, his car had stopped at a traffic junction during a red light.

The caption stated he was the first car in line, waiting for his turn to move.

An incoming white car from the opposite direction then headed directly towards him.

The video showed Ng quickly moving his car out of the way, barely managing to do so before the white car passed by.

Opposite flow of traffic

Ng told Mothership that he believes the driver "did not stop for his red light as there were still cars turning right from my left traffic, and came towards me which is on the opposite direction".

Noting that the car was in the opposite flow of traffic when it drove past him, he added that he reported the incident to the traffic police on the morning of Sep. 23 after retrieving his dashcam footage.

"There was no time to sound the horn. No time to see the car plate. No time to even process what was happening," he added.

"I just reacted."

He pointed out in the caption that he moved out of the way just in time to avoid a head-on collision, and was thankful there was no car next to him.

When asked during a Bloomberg podcast why Singapore is on both the lists of wealthiest and unhappiest countries, former foreign affairs minister George Yeo quipped that unhappiness might be a precondition for achievement.

Yeo was speaking to Bloomberg host Mishal Husain alongside former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani in a live edition of The Mishal Husain Show, touching on a range of topics from geopolitics to AI.

Happiness and wealth

In a clip from the podcast posted to Bloomberg's social media pages on Sep. 24, Husain pointed out that Singapore is in the top 20 list of wealthiest countries, but also ranked highly for unhappiness.

She then asked Yeo for his thoughts on why this might be so.

In response, Yeo recounted a reminder he said he constantly received from Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, which was to "never promise happiness".

"We can promise economic development, infrastructure, education, whatever. But never promise happiness," Yeo continued.

Yeo then went on to share another anecdote from his time in the trade and foreign ministries.

Yeo was the minister for trade and industry from 1999 to 2004, and then minister for foreign affairs from 2004 to 2011.

Yeo shared that when surveys were conducted by the public service on which ministries had the best work-life balance, both the trade and foreign ministries turned out to have "terrible" work-life balance.

"But we had the highest morale," he said.

"So sometimes unhappiness maybe a precondition for achievement," Yeo quipped.

Mahbubani, who served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1998, chimed in, saying that he agreed.

Husain replied that both Yeo and Mahbubani were "quite hardcore on this front".

While the exchange drew laughter and applause from the live audience, some users online were not as amused, with one user pointing out that "happiness" appears in Singapore's national pledge.

Other discussions

Beyond the question on Singapore's wealth and happiness, Husain also asked Yeo and Mahbubani about the challenges facing Singapore today.

Yeo pointed out that Singapore faces a "built-in contradiction" of having to remain united as a people while needing to be connected to the world, segueing into the topic of foreigners in Singapore.

"This town-gown tension will never disappear," Yeo remarked, referring to the relationship between Singaporeans and foreigners.

"The challenge for the government is how to ensure that despite all the changes in the world, social divisions are tackled, ahead of them being too difficult to solve," he continued.

Thai teenage rock sensation Nene Royal is coming to Singapore.

The Phuket-born 16-year-old girl is slated to open for American metal band Avenged Sevenfold's stop in Singapore, promoter Midas Promotions announced.

She recently clinched her victory on season 21 of America's Got Talent (AGT) on Sep. 22, becoming the first-ever Thai to do so.

The concert will be held on Oct. 13, 2026 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Tickets start at S$128.

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Who?

Nene Royal, whose real name is Rattikarn Amloy, began playing the guitar at the age of six, learning from online videos.

When she was nine years old, she began uploading videos of her playing guitar to Youtube, both solo as well as with her band, Ozone.

In fact, she has posted videos of Ozone playing songs by A7X in the past, such as their hit "Hail to the King".

She and her band would frequently busk at the Naka Weekend Market in Phuket on Sundays, reported the Bangkok Post.

AGT win

According to the Thai Enquirer, Nene Royal's bid for the competition was supported by the Thai government, with the goal of promoting Thai culture and soft power.

She wowed the judges with her guitar skills and powerful vocals, performing rock classics such as "Zombie" by The Cranberries and "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden.

The latter earned her a Golden Buzzer from judge Mel B, sending her directly to the final.

She ultimately won the competition with her rendition of "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes.

With her victory, she brought home a prize of US$1 million (S$1.28 million).

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Avenged Sevenfold in Singapore

She will be sharing the stage in Singapore with Avenged Sevenfold, also known to fans as "A7X".

Debuting with a metalcore sound in the early 2000s, the band gradually adopted elements of traditional heavy metal and hard rock and garnered a worldwide fan following.

They were nominated for their first Grammy Award in 2018.

A7X is currently touring Asia, with other stops in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Bangkok.

Their Singapore stop will be their first time here in 11 years.

This is not the first time that Nene Royal will be sharing the stage with one of her heroes.

On the AGT finale show on Sep. 23, she played together with nu-metal band Linkin Park.