A total of 23,549 Simba customers were affected by a data breach incident on Sep. 24, the telecommunications company said in a statement on Sep. 25.

Based on investigations by that time, the data involved included these customers' names, identity card (IC) numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses.

No credit card or bank account information is at risk, the company said.

There had also been no indication that any data had been maliciously misused.

Simba added that it has resolved the incident.

It has taken immediate action to review existing security measures to protect core infrastructure and systems, while working with the relevant authorities.

The company has been progressively notifying affected customers via email, a process it expects to complete within the following week.

In response to Mothership's queries, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) said it is aware of the incident and is investigating it.

A five-room resale flat that is a 5-minute walk to Kallang MRT station sold for S$1.58 million in September 2026, setting a record resale price for this flat type in the Kallang/ Whampoa area.

The 1,249 sq ft premium apartment unit at Block 8A Upper Boon Keng Road is part of the Kallang Trivista estate.

The flat is located between the 28th and 30th floors, according to the Housing and Development Board (HDB) website for checking resale flat prices.

The unit's resale price translates to a S$1,273 psf price.

Rare 5-room unit

The record price of the resale flat in the Kallang/ Whampoa area is due to the scarcity of large units.

The block, which is part of three blocks in the cluster, was completed in 2017.

Each block has 28 storeys.

Within Block 8A, there are 270 units: 81 three-room flats, 162 four-room flats, and only 27 five-room flats.

The flat that got sold has about 89 years and 10 months left on its lease, making it a relatively new public housing development in Kallang/ Whampoa

For its size, it has one of the longest tenures among five-room resale units in the area.

Scarcity of resale transactions

Five-room resale transactions for the block are scarce.

A 1,249 sq ft unit on the 1st to 3rd floors sold for S$1.33 million (S$1,064 psf) in July 2026.

A previous 1,249 sq ft unit on the 16th to 18th floors sold for S$1.068 million (S$855 psf) in March 2021.

HDB flats with very high resale prices 'a minority'

In an April 2026 written parliamentary reply, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said about 6 per cent of resale flats transacted above S$1 million in 2025.

Based on the flash estimate for the first quarter of 2026, resale prices declined slightly by 0.1 per cent.

MND added that the resale market continues to provide a wide range of flats at different price points, catering to different budgets and needs.

In 2025, there were four-room resale flats with leases of 70 years or longer in Tampines and Punggol going for around S$650,000 to S$700,000.

In Sembawang and Yishun, such flats were available below S$600,000, MND added, while in Jurong West and Woodlands, there were options below S$550,000.

Eligible first-time resale buyers can get housing grants of up to S$230,000, further reducing the amounts they need to pay, MND said.

Previously, at a media briefing on Aug. 20, 2024, then-National Development Minister Desmond Lee shared that HDB flats with very high resale prices make up "a very small proportion of all transactions", even though record HDB resale prices have frequently made headlines.

Lee added at the time that such transactions made up only 0.5 per cent of all four-room or smaller flats transacted in the last two years, are very central, and are well served by transport connectivity and comprehensive amenities.

Lee noted that more than half of them are also located on very high floors, above 30 storeys, and have good views.

However, they have caused Singaporeans to be concerned about "the affordability of resale flats as a whole":

"Flat sellers who are reading such news raise their expectations about how much the flat could bring, while flat buyers become anxious to secure flats before prices get higher.

If we are not careful, such market dynamics can cause the resale market to run out of line with economic fundamentals and cause a bubble."

Lee also noted then that flats that cross the million-dollar mark made up about 2 per cent of all resale transactions over the last 1.5 years at the time.

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A 60-year-old man in Taiwan who was found curled up at the back of the bus on Sep. 27 had reportedly been dead for several days.

Sin Chew Daily reported that the deceased was found by a passenger.

Dead for several days

When the police and firefighters arrived at the scene, the man, Gao, was found with no external injuries but in a state of rigor mortis, udn.com reported.

This indicated that he had been dead for several days.

According to Sin Chew Daily, surveillance footage revealed that at about 8:40pm on Sep. 24, Gao apparently boarded the bus at a parking lot.

The bus returned to its final stop at about 10:30pm the same day.

Alzheimer's

At about 6:45am on Sep. 27, a 27-year-old driver went to work after going on leave for two days, but allegedly did not check the vehicle before departing.

Local police then received a report at about 6:54am on Sep. 27 that a man on board a bus was unwell after a passenger found Gao lying on the floor.

Prior to his death, Gao, who suffered from Alzheimer's, lived with his father.

Gao's wife and children lived in mainland China, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Autopsy, investigation

According to udn.com, Gao's body was sent to a funeral home and was awaiting an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, though homicide was preliminarily ruled out.

Sing Tao Headlines reported that police are reviewing surveillance footage from the area to determine how Gao entered the vehicle.

Police will also investigate his time of death and whether he boarded the wrong bus, as well as whether the driver failed to thoroughly inspect the vehicle before departing.

The police were alerted to a case of alleged matricide on Sep. 27 in Manjung.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her mother, and an investigation has been launched.

According to Sinchew, the incident is suspected to have taken place at about 9pm.

The police arrived at a house in Golden Garden, Manjung, after receiving the report.

The area was cordoned off, and an investigation was launched. The deceased’s body was removed at about 11pm, and handed over to authorities for processing.

In a subsequent piece, Sinchew reported that the deceased, Qiong, 70, had lived at the house with her late husband for over 20 years.

They got along well with their neighbours, and were described as easygoing.

Qiong and her husband were reportedly sent to a nursing home in 2025.

Her husband died during their time there. Qiong's daughter and her family also moved into the house in May 2026.

Qiong had also moved back in around that time. Neighbours said the daughter did not interact with them much.

A new employment pathway to help taxi and private hire car drivers reskill and transition to bus captains will be rolled out, announced Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling.

This comes as part of the considerations of the government's broader plan to transition to autonomous vehicles (AVs).

Speaking at a media doorstop on Sep. 28 at the Singapore Bus Academy, Sun said that while technology can provide more options for commuters, it will also impact transport-related jobs.

"We want to make sure that there are various options for our workers in the transport sector," she added.

Adoption of autonomous vehicles

A press release by the Ministry of Transport, Skills and Workforce Development Agency, and National Trades Union Congress shared that the government is progressively adopting AVs to improve connectivity particularly in remote and underserved areas, with plans to establish a few hundred of such vehicles in the next two years.

Despite AVs still being in its "infancy stages of development", Sun noted that "as with all new forms of technology, once it hits an inflection point, it can move quickly".

She also shared that drivers have voiced concerns that AVs will impact their jobs.

To allow for drivers to have more options to diversify their skills and improve career progression prospects, a support package will be put together to aid them.

This comprises of structured employment pathways through Career Conversion Programmes (CCPs), a new training incentive scheme, and enhanced outreach and career guidance.

New pathway for bus captaining

While a previous CCP focusing on AV specialisation was rolled out, this new Point-to-Point Driver to Bus Captain Pathway aims to support taxi and private hire car drivers transition to bus captains, equipping them with technical and operational skills.

It was implemented by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), developed in consultation with NTUC – namely its affiliated National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) and National Taxi Association (NTA) – and the National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU).

According to the press release, many taxi and private hire car drivers often value the freedom to balance work and personal responsibilities.

Under this new pathway, taxi and private hire car drivers can have more flexibility by choosing to train on either a part-time or full-time basis.

The programme includes building skills and on-the-job training, and will take between two to six months.

Drivers who already hold a Class 4 licence are eligible for a shorter training programme and can make a faster transition.

Sun added that this CCP aimed at bus captain conversion is meant to be one option of many for drivers, and as such the government does not have a target placement rate.

Making the role of bus captain more attractive

The newly announced pathway complements broader efforts to attract and retain local bus captains.

The government is working with public transport operators to offer more flexible work arrangements such that drivers will have the option of balancing bus driving and other work opportunities, said Yeo Wanling, NTUC Assistant Secretary-General and Advisor to NPHVA, NTA and Executive Secretary of NTWU.

The salaries of bus captains have also been raised to ensure that there will continue to be "good jobs" in the transport sector, Sun added.

Participants under the new pathway will be eligible for the increased starting salaries and enhanced sign-on bonuses for new local bus captains, which will take effect from Jan. 1, 2027.

Applicants interested in the Point-to-Point Driver to Bus Captain Pathway can apply for bus captain positions directly with the public bus operators or visit this website to find out more.

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Six people were charged in court on Sep. 28 under the Public Order Act for participating in public assemblies outside the State Courts and Changi Prison without a permit and/or in a prohibited area.

Those charged include freelance journalist and activist Kirsten Han, 37, as well as actor couple Lim Kay Siu, 70, and Neo Swee Lin Winifred, 63.

Lim and Neo were in local sitcom "Phua Chu Kang".

Lim played Frankie Foo, while Neo was acting as Phua's mother.

Activists Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 38, Howe Wen Khong Rocky, 31, and Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie, 55, were also charged.

All six arrived at the State Court close to 9am.

Annamalai and Howe, who were wearing t-shirts featuring political symbols and messages, were asked by security personnel to change their shirts.

Charges

Han was charged for taking part in an assembly on Feb. 3, 2025, publicising the cause of abolishing capital punishment in Singapore outside the State Courts.

She was previously given penalties including stern warnings and a 12-month conditional warning over similar offences of participation in various public assemblies/procession.

Lim, Neo, Annamalai, and Howe were also each charged with one count of participating in the same public assembly outside the State Courts.

Annamalai was previously convicted for several offences involving organising a public procession without a permit and public assemblies without permits.

Howe was also charged with three counts of participating in a public assembly without a permit outside Changi Prison.

This is despite having been issued a stern warning for two similar offences previously.

Meanwhile, Ten was charged with two counts of participating in a public assembly without a permit on Nov. 22 and 29, 2024, outside Changi Prison.

Supporters

Supporters were present in the public gallery, including opposition politicians Chee Soon Juan and Paul Tambyah.

Activist Elijah Tay, who similarly faces charges under the Public Order Act, was also in attendance.

Tay was also wearing a shirt with political symbols and was made to change shirts as well.

A driver pulled into a car park in River Valley on Sep. 25, stayed roughly five minutes, and left well within the free grace period.

However, the system recorded the visit as slightly longer.

Its reading put the duration at 7,204 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes, which translated to a S$100,870 fee.

That is roughly 20 years of parking.

Card was set to auto top-up

The driver posted about it on Reddit under the title, "accidentally parked for 20 years".

One commenter asked whether they had enough in the CashCard to be debited in the first place.

The driver replied that the card was in the in-vehicle unit at the gantry, and that it tops up automatically.

They wrote:

"It has the auto top up to top S$50 from my credit card when it goes negative. I didn't know if it will run infinitely until it hit $100k! Luckily it didn't."

The driver called the car park hotline to ask what had happened, and the system had apparently not detected his IU going in, even though the gantry opened.

The car park management's response

The car park's management said it became aware of the incident after it began circulating on social media, and sent someone down immediately, Shin Min Daily News reported.

The affected part has since been replaced.

A spokesperson said the issue had been resolved and that the car owner did not suffer any losses as a result.

The management also apologised for the inconvenience and said measures have been taken to address the issue.

The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, passed away on Sep. 28 at the age of 100.

She died at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur at about 9:25am, according to Free Malaysia Today.

The news was confirmed by her son Mokhzani Mahathir, The New Straits Times reported.

Mahathir also posted about his wife's passing on his Instagram at about 10:50am.

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On Facebook, the Malaysian Agong (king) Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar expressed condolences to Hasmah's family for their loss.

Born in 1926 in Klang, Selangor, Hasmah was one of the first Malay women doctors in Malaysia after studying medicine at Singapore's King Edward VII College of Medicine in the 1950s.

That was also where she first met Mahathir, who is now 101.

Under Malaysia's Ministry of Health, Hasmah became the first woman to be appointed the State Maternal and Child Health Officer in Kedah in 1974.

Later as the prime minister's wife, she continued to advocate for family planning, mental health, drug abuse prevention, and more.

Following the announcement of her passing at Malaysia's Parliament, a brief Islamic prayer was held in her honour, the Malay Mail reported.

She leaves behind her husband and seven children.

UPDATE on Sep. 28, 12:30pm: This article has been updated with information from the car owner.

Two hawker centre cleaning staff reportedly rushed to put out a fire that broke out in a BMW car at the Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre carpark on Sep. 26.

One of them, aged 38, told Shin Min Daily News that he was collecting used bowls and plates at the hawker centre when he saw smoke coming from the direction of the carpark.

After realising that a car had caught fire, he and a fellow employee ran to take 11 fire extinguishers out of the fire equipment cabinet in the hawker centre, then raced to the blaze.

As the situation looked urgent, several members of the public who were in the area also went over to help put out the fire.

"It was a simple job, and something I ought to do," the 38-year-old said. "I'm also grateful to the passers-by who stepped in to help. It was also because the civil defence officers arrived very fast that the fire did not spread further."

Photos show a blaze and smoke emitting from the hood of the car.

In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the incident at about 3:55pm, and that the fire involved the car's engine compartment.

SCDF officers extinguished the flames using a water jet and a hose reel.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Car started smoking shortly after parking

The owner of the BMW told Mothership that the car started smoking as soon as her husband, who was driving, parked and stopped the engine.

"Once we opened the car doors, people around started shouting at us that our car was on fire and to... 'faster run,’” she said.

The couple then got a safe distance away to assess the situation.

However, on the advice of a passer-by, her husband decided to go back and reverse the car as it was near some diners, potentially putting them in danger.

But as soon as he started the engine to do so, the passenger side of the car went up in flames, the owner said.

Thankfully, he managed to open the door and make it out, the wife recounted.

The driver went aside to call the SCDF for help, then helped the members of the public with putting out the fire.

The couple expressed gratitude to the SCDF and "all the brave men and women" who alerted them about the fire and helped to keep it under control before the SCDF arrived.

They have owned the six-year-old car for two years without incident, the wife added.

A Malaysian influencer who gained fame for promoting gambling recently revealed that he has accumulated about RM1 million (S$314,000) in debt, pushing him to take a job as a ride-hailing driver.

Aaron Lim, also known online as "Genting's little queen", said in an Instagram video on Sep. 21 that he has been working as a Grab driver for the past eight months using a car loaned to him by a friend.

He started driving Grab to put food on the table, but so far has not been able to save beyond that, he said.

"Only enough to survive"

Lim's income driving Grab is just enough to cover his daily expenses due to low ride fares in Malaysia, he lamented.

The 48-year-old shared that he would typically pick up rides from about 1pm to 11pm each day, and earn RM200 (S$63) at most.

After deducting expenses on food, petrol, and medicine, he does not have much money left.

"It's only enough to survive," he said.

Lim's new job has also taken a toll on his health.

He has backaches and trouble sleeping, to the point that he has been taking sleeping pills for more than a year now.

The pills have made the problem worse, though, he added.

Starting over

In his days of gambling, Lim believed he would keep on winning.

"When I won, I would continue [gambling]. When I lost, I just kept wanting to win back my losses," he said in a previous video on Sep. 19.

He would also share some tips and tricks on gambling online.

The fortune he gained allowed him to lead a luxurious lifestyle where he would spend freely.

He flew in private jets and ate at fine dining restaurants without thinking twice about the cost. He would spend at least RM100 to RM200 (S$31 to S$62) on a meal.

Now, he expressed gratitude for simple meals at a hawker centre at a half-price discount.

After falling into debt, which he called "the lowest point of his life", he has been starting over.

"Now I just want to live my life well, and work hard every day to make a living," he said. "My wild days are in the past. I'm starting over again at 48 years old."