The Singapore police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 14-year-old boy, Lim Hao Dee.

He was last seen near Block 18 Ghim Moh Road on Nov. 8.

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.

Grab CEO and co-founder Anthony Tan has been conferred the Datuk title by the Sultan of Selangor.

Tan received the Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS) title from Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Nov. 7, Bernama reported.

The investiture was held at Istana Alam Shah in Klang, as part of celebrations marking 25 years of the Sultan’s reign.

Tan was one of eight DPMS recipients and one of 19 people honoured that day.

He attended the ceremony with his wife, Chloe Tong.

Who gets to be Datuk?

The Datuk honorific is a Malaysian federal title conferred upon individuals of great distinction.

The DPMS, in particular, is conferred by the Sultan of Selangor.

Male recipients are styled Datuk, and female recipients Datin Paduka.

Tan was born in Malaysia in 1982.

His family owns Tan Chong Motor.

He co-founded Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery start-up Grab in 2012 with co-founder Tan Hooi Ling in Kuala Lumpur.

He later became a Singapore citizen in 2016.

A 26-year-old police officer had his right hand severed by a foreign man after responding to a disturbance at an apartment complex.

The suspect had attacked him using two machetes before escaping from the police.

He was later shot dead.

Attacked

On Nov. 11, the Malaysian police were alerted to a disturbance in an apartment complex in Desa Aman Puri, Kepong at around 7pm.

When they arrived, a foreign man attacked police officers, firefighters and health ministry staff with machetes, resulting in a 26-year-old officer’s right hand being severed.

He also sustained serious injuries to his head and body.

The suspect ran away but was soon found near a playground.

After the suspect attempted to attack the police officers again, he was shot in self-defence.

He was rushed to the hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital, South China Morning Post reported.

The injured police officer has since undergone surgery at Kuala Lumpur Hospital and is in stable condition.

A later China Press report stated that he had successfully reattached his hand.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the attack, wishing the officer a speedy recovery.

He said that all forms of crime and violence, particularly those targeting enforcement personnel entrusted with protecting public safety, were unacceptable.

Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has called on Israel to "fulfil its obligations under the ceasefire and let the aid trucks in" to Gaza.

Hamilton, 41, was visiting El Arish, a northern city in Egypt that borders Gaza on Nov. 10 to see first-hand efforts obtaining aid headed for the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera reported that he was welcomed by North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer and shown aid warehouses.

'Injustice' to be denied freedom

Hamilton later said in a Nov. 12 Facebook post that the "past three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza is appalling".

"It's an injustice for people to being denied their freedom, their safety and their dignity," he said.

"No human being should be treated as though their life matters less."

Israel has strongly denied genocide accusations, arguing that its military operation in Gaza was out of self-defence and to target Hamas militants, Reuters previously reported.

Hamilton added that he saw "walls stretching for miles, built to keep them in".

Noting that he stood outside what felt like an open-air prison, he said all he could think about was getting in to help.

"At Rafah border, I saw food trucks lined up ready to go, but they're regularly not allowed in or face major delays," said Hamilton.

He said that the first driver in line had supposedly been waiting for over 12 hours.

'No excuse'

"At the nearby logistics centre, I saw the hard work of the aid workers, but I also saw what gets rejected for crazy reasons," he added.

Hamilton noted that the items rejected apparently included sleeping bags, first aid kits, medical equipment, wheelchairs, and even footballs for children.

He said: "Israel needs to fulfil its obligations under the ceasefire and let the aid trucks in. No excuse."

"I know so many people feel that same helplessness. That same need to do something rather than just watch. I don't want us to get used to their suffering. I don't want us to look away."

A known advocate for humanitarian causes, Hamilton had previously founded Mission 44 in 2021, Al Jazeera reported.

The charity organisation supports young people's access to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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Indonesia vice-president Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally submitted his resignation on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, amid growing scrutiny over his educational qualifications following recent court rulings, reported AP news.

Under Indonesia’s constitution, a vice-president who leaves office is not replaced through a public election.

Instead, the president nominates two candidates, and the People’s Consultative Assembly must choose a replacement within 60 days.

Controversy over Gibran's educational qualifications

The controversy centres on whether his overseas education met Indonesia's requirement for vice-presidential candidates to have completed senior high school or an equivalent qualification.

In October, the Constitutional Court found insufficient evidence of an equivalent qualification, but dismissed a petition to remove him.

The Supreme Court subsequently invalidated the education equivalency certificate he used to contest the 2024 election.

The rulings sparked calls for his resignation and impeachment, with more than 100 lawmakers signing a petition challenging his eligibility to remain in office.

Gibran has defended his qualifications and said he would continue pursuing legal action.

Under Indonesia's constitution, President Prabowo Subianto must nominate two candidates, from whom the People's Consultative Assembly will elect a replacement within 60 days of the vice-presidency becoming vacant.

Wheelock Place in Singapore has been renamed as Landmark Orchard.

This was announced by Hongkong Land, a listed property development, investment and management group, on Nov. 12, 2026.

The 21-storey property, which has been in Orchard for more than three decades, was acquired for US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) by Hongkong Land's Singapore Central Private Real Estate Fund (SCPREF) in August 2026.

It is the fund's first acquisition since its establishment in February 2026.

The introduction of Landmark Orchard marks the first use of the "Landmark" name beyond Hong Kong.

Hongkong Land will look to enhance Landmark Orchard, drawing on its experience investing in and managing premium commercial properties across Asia, the press release said.

Landmark Orchard is a mixed-use commercial property comprising office and retail space, with direct connectivity to Orchard MRT station.

It will continue to serve its existing office and retail community under its new name from Nov. 12, the release added.

More than three million DBS PayLah! users can now make QR code payments at over 100 million Alipay and Weixin Pay partner merchants across China after a cross-border expansion by DBS Bank.

Enabled through new partnerships with Ant International and TenPay Global, the feature supports two-way QR functionality—allowing PayLah! users to either scan a merchant's QR code or present their own app-generated QR code to be scanned at checkout.

To scan Alipay+ and Weixin Pay QR codes with DBS PayLah!:

To allow a merchant to scan your DBS PayLah! QR code:

Transactions carry no additional fees and utilise competitive foreign exchange rates.

To ensure full cost transparency before checkout, the PayLah! app displays the exact purchase amount in Chinese Yuan (CNY), the applicable exchange rate, and the final Singapore Dollar (SGD) equivalent prior to user confirmation.

To access the new payment capabilities in China, users need to update their DBS PayLah! app to the latest version.

Singapore national football coach Gavin Lee has emphasised the importance of team standards when questioned about defender Irfan Fandi's continued absence from the Lions squad.

The 29-year-old had earlier been left out of Singapore's squad for the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026.

He was subsequently omitted from the 24-man squad announced on Nov. 4 for Singapore's November friendlies.

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Speaking to The Straits Times (ST) on Nov. 11, Lee did not specify why Irfan had been omitted, but said his priority was selecting the strongest possible squad for each international window.

He added that players who missed out on selection, including Irfan, could still earn future call-ups.

"The door is never fully closed," Lee said.

Coach stresses importance of team standards

An earlier online report in September by The Monitor claimed that Irfan had broken a hotel curfew during the 2026 ASEAN Championship.

Lee was subsequently asked by ST whether Irfan's exclusion was meant to send a message to the rest of the squad, but did not directly address the allegation.

"Ultimately, for every team and for every organisation in the world, the team standards come first," he said.

Lee stressed that representing Singapore required players to place the team's interests above their own.

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS), meanwhile, told ST that it would not address the curfew allegation, citing its policy against commenting on unverified claims and speculation.

Irfan also declined to comment when approached by ST.

Mothership had earlier reached out to FAS when The Monitor story broke. FAS declined to comment.

A spokesperson for the Fandi family had also declined to comment on Mothership's queries.

A man was caught on camera allegedly shaking a claw machine in a store in Yishun.

In response to his antics, the claw machine operator put up a video of the man's back view while at the store.

And it appeared that it was not an isolated incident.

In an Instagram post on Nov. 10, the operator, Toys Clawlector, claimed it had “at least 5 videos” of the man damaging its machines at its Junction Nine store.

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Shaking machine

In surveillance footage attached to the post, dated Nov. 10 at about 8:16pm, the man was seen shaking the machine.

At one point, the lights on the claw machine went out.

This apparently occurs whenever a machine is tampered with or shaken too hard.

The man then left the premises.

When he turned to leave the store, it was revealed that a girl had been standing in front of him and facing the control panel of the machine.

Operator outs man

“Just because we keep quiet doesn’t mean we don’t know,” the claw machine operator wrote in the post.

The operator also claimed that the man had been its customer “since day one”.

“You have been getting overboard already,” the operator added.

In the Instagram caption, the operator wrote that they would “just lodge a police report for vandalism”.

Mothership has reached out to Toys Clawlector for more information.

A 24-year-old Singaporean man has been sentence to 17 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane for sexually assaulting his younger half-sister and filming a woman in the shower at a university hostel.

The sexual assaults committed against his half-sister only came to light when he confessed to his father about them after his arrest for voyeurism.

According to The Straits Times, the man pleaded guilty to five charges: aggravated rape, aggravated sexual assault by penetration, aggravated outrage of modesty, producing child sexual abuse materials and voyeurism.

Nine other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

He cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the identities of the victims.

Half-sister was aged eight to nine at time of offences

According to court documents seen by Mothership, the man was around 19 to 21 years old at the time of the offences.

His half sister lived in a HDB flat with her father, mother, older brother and helper.

The man stayed with his grandmother.

Sometime in 2022, he started tutoring his younger half-sister, who was around eight to nine years old.

The man began staying over in the half-sister's bedroom, which she shared with her older brother, over the weekends.

Sexually assaulted half-sister on three occasions

Between 2022 and 2023, the man sexually assaulted his half-sister on three occasions.

Sometime in the second half of 2022, his half-sister was about to fall asleep in her bed, while the man was lying down on a mattress in the same bedroom.

After the lights were switched off, the man knelt down beside the victim and touched her private parts.

He also exposed himself to her before going back to sleep.

Sometime between June 2023 and September 2023, the man instructed his half-sister to perform a sex act on him when she playing mobile games in the bedroom.

The half-sister stopped after feeling disgusted.

The man went on to masturbate himself and ejaculate on a piece of tissue in front of her.

On the third occasion, which also took place in 2023, the man and his half-sister were again in the bedroom.

He pulled down her pants and proceeded to penetrate her with his finger.

Apart from the sexual assaults, the man also took photographs of her showering, which he kept on his phone.

Voyeurism at university hostel

The next year on Jan. 22, 2024, the man arrived at a university hostel to spend time with his girlfriend.

Later that evening, he heard noises coming from the common toilet.

At the time, a 23-year-old female university student was taking a shower.

The man went over to the toilet.

He then proceeded to video the female student using his mobile phone.

As he was recording, the female student shouted, prompting the man to stop and delete the recording.

That night, a police report was made about the incident. The man was arrested the next day on Jan. 23.

Comes clean to father about sexual assault

Following his arrest, he confessed to his father about the sexual assaults he committed against his half-sister.

His father called the National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline to seek assistance, and the matter was referred to the Ministry of Social and Family Development's Child Protective Services (CPS).

A CPS officer then made a police report on Jan. 26 regarding the assault against the man's half-sister.

Investigators found the photos he took of his half-sister on his phone.

A medical report noted that the half-sister felt scared, sad, and angry since the sexual abuse began in 2022.

She also had recurrent thoughts and nightmares of the abuse, became afraid of males, had difficulty trusting others and had difficulty focusing during classes.

Judge found behaviour not due to youthful folly

The prosecution sought 15 to 17 years of jail and 24 strokes of the cane, according to court submissions.

In relation to his half-sister, the prosecution noted that the man is her half-brother and is 12 years older than her.

"Instead of being her protector and guardian, the accused subjected the said victim to unimaginable suffering in the safety of her home by sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions when she was between eight and nine years old," the prosecution argued.

They added: "Even after the offences against the first victim ceased, the accused continued to reoffend against the second victim, who was his fellow schoolmate."

During the sentencing hearing on Nov. 11, the judge noted that the man committed multiple offences over a period of at least one year, ST reported.

She also noted that the man's criminal behaviour was not a one-off incident due to youthful folly, ST wrote.

The court was told by the man's lawyer that he was pursuing university studies on a scholarship.

The lawyer also pointed that the man had shown great remorse by confessing to his father and pleading guilty.

Following the sentencing, the man was allowed a deferment of his sentence so he can spend time with his grandmother and help her with matters relating to a relative who recently died, according to ST.

He was granted S$120,000 bail and ordered to surrender to the State Courts on Dec. 11.