May 2026

A Frontier Airlines plane struck and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff on Friday at approximately 11:19 p.m., prompting an emergency evacuation via slides. The aircraft, bound for Los Angeles, had 231 people on board; 12 passengers sustained minor injuries and five were hospitalised. The National Transportation Safety Board […] More

Former actor-turned-hawker Huang Yiliang was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital by ambulance on May 10 following an alleged altercation at his stall, Old Fisherman, at Circuit Road Hawker Centre. The 64-year-old claimed he was struck on the right ear from behind by the husband of a neighbouring chicken rice stall owner. Police stated a […] More

The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on May 9 after he went missing during a recreational hike in Morocco a week earlier. Key and a second soldier fell off a cliff near the Cap Draa Training Area while off duty during the African Lion military […] More

Chester Ong, a 41-year-old father of two who benefited from unconditional monthly support as a child, now supports the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre’s Giving Circles initiative, which pairs small groups of five to eight people with families in need for at least six months with no fixed criteria or conditions attached. Unlike most assistance […] More

Asia’s temporary measures to cope with energy disruptions from the Iran war are depleting as the conflict continues without a clear end, causing ripple effects across economies including rising airfare, shipping costs and utility bills. Governments that budgeted for oil at around $70 per barrel now face Brent crude prices near $120, forcing difficult choices […] More

Singapore Police will merge Serangoon and Hougang neighbourhood police centres on July 6 to optimise resources and address evolving security challenges. Serangoon NPC will reopen as a larger operational base with a refurbished self-help area, while Hougang NPC’s service counter will close for renovations and reopen as Hougang West Neighbourhood Police Post. Police presence and […] More

A 26-year-old Malaysian man was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Monday for secretly recording videos of four men in a toilet at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard. The videos were filmed on separate occasions in January 2026. He pleaded guilty to one charge of intentionally recording private acts without consent, with two additional […] More

Indonesia is becoming a centre for transnational online gambling and scam operations, according to the National Central Bureau of Interpol Indonesia, as cybercrime networks previously based in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam relocate to the country. Police arrested 321 people, including 228 Vietnamese and 57 Chinese nationals, in a major raid at an office building […] More

Health officials in several countries are conducting contact tracing following a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people and confirmed five cases. The Andes virus involved in the outbreak does not spread easily between people, but officials are identifying and monitoring individuals who may have been exposed as the virus can […] More

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-affected cruise ship MV Hondius began flying home from the Canary Islands on Sunday, with one American passenger testing positive for the virus and a French passenger developing symptoms aboard separate aircraft. The American who tested positive is not showing symptoms, while the French traveler and other French passengers were placed […] More

Iran submitted a response to a US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but President Trump immediately rejected it on social media as unacceptable. Iran’s state television reported Tehran rejected the US proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on war reparations, full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and […] More