07-07-2025
57-year-old woman taken to hospital after bottle thrown at bus window; Star Awards glory for Christopher Lee with four gongs: Singapore live news
A 57-year-old woman on SMRT bus service 190 was taken to hospital on the evening of 5 July after a bottle was thrown at the double-decker she was riding on. Police were alerted to the incident in Orchard Road and the injured woman was conscious when she was taken to Raffles Hospital.
Christopher Lee won four awards at the grand 30th anniversary of the Star Awards on Sunday (6 July). The Malaysian-born local star picked up Best Actor for 'Kill Sera Sera' while the second season of his variety cooking show ('Dishing with Chris Lee') earned him wins for Best Programme Host and Best Entertainment Programme. Lee was also presented a Special Achievement Award during Singapore's biggest night in local Mandarin entertainment.
Read more in our live blog below, including the latest local and international news and updates.
A 57-year-old female passenger on SMRT bus service 190 was taken to hospital after a bottle was thrown at the vehicle on 5 July.
The incident occured in Orchard Road just before 7pm and left a hole in a window of the double-decker bus. Bloodstains were reportedly also seen near the bus door.
The injured passenger was conscious when she was taken to Raffles Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Investigations are ongoing.
Christopher Lee's star shone the brightest on a night of glitz and glamour at the 30th anniversary of the Star Awards (6 July).
Lee was named Best Actor at Singapore's biggest award show for local Mandarin entertainment, in recognition for his stellar work in 'Kill Sera Sera'. Additionally, the second season of Lee's variety cooking show 'Dishing with Chris Lee' earned the actor awards for Best Programme Host and Best Entertainment Programme.
Lee, who is married to actress Fann Wong, was also honoured with a Special Achievement Award. "You received this award a long time ago. You are my inspiration and motivation," Lee said in tribute to Fann during his acceptance speech. And he reserved special mention for their 10-year-old son, Zed: "I want to raise you to be a good person. Thank you for being my son."
Other major winners on the night included Jessica Hsuan, who won Best Actress for her work alongside Lee in 'Kill Sera Sera', while Chen Hanwei picked up the Best Supporting Actor ('Unforgivable') and Cynthia Koh was Best Supporting Actress ('Hope Afloat').
You can see the full list of winners for the Star Awards 2025, here.
A recent Yahoo poll asked readers to comment on data that showed there are 45,300 vacancies in Singapore paying a median monthly salary of $7,300.
Over 50% of almost 2,100 votes (2,096 votes at press time) expressed their skepticism of the claims believing the jobs were not real. However, 40% of the vote indicated their belief the $7.3k PMET jobs were real and legit.
The poll is still open and you can vote here
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American rock group My Chemical Romance are set to play the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28 April next year as part of an anticipated tour of the region.
Incheon, South Korea - Paradise City Culture Park (18 April)
Bangkok, Thailand - IMPACT Challenger Hall (22 April)
Bulacan, Philippines - Philippine Arena (25 April)
Singapore - Indoor Stadium (28 April)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - National Stadium Bukit Jalil (30 April)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Hammersonic Festiva (3 May)
Tickets for the Singapore concert will go on sale at 10am on 11 July (Friday) via Sistic with prices ranging between $148 and $328.
The band last played in Singapore almost 20 years ago in 2007.
Construction works for Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL) – Singapore's eighth and longest fully underground MRT line – has officially begun.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) made the announcement on 7 July adding that Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow was on site at the future CRL Clementi station to officiate the ground-breaking ceremony.
Phase 2 of the CRL is targeted for completion by 2032 and includes six underground stations. CRL King Albert Park station and CRL Clementi station will be interchange stations which connect to the Downtown Line (DTL) and East-West Line (EWL) respectively.
The King Albert Park interchange station will stretch 50-metres deep and become Singapore's deepest station when completed, according to LTA.
More details on Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line, here.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says US President Donald Trump deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members to spend more of their gross domestic product on defence.
Rutte's praise of Trump's commitment to NATO came in a recent interview with The New York Times where he also highlighted the dangers of the current political climate and how World War III might be sparked.
The former Dutch Prime Minister suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could attempt to seize Taiwan while simultaneously urging Vladimir Putin to launch Russian attacks on NATO territory.
"Let's not be naïve about this," Rutte said. "If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, residing in Moscow, and telling him, 'Hey, I'm going to do this, and I need you to keep them busy in Europe by attacking NATO territory.' That is most likely the way this will progress," he said.
SG Rutte has clearly gorged on too many of the magic mushrooms beloved by the Dutch. He sees collusion between China & Russia over Taiwan, and then a Russian attack on Europe. But he's right about one thing: he should learn Russian. It might come in handy in a Siberian camp
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) July 5, 2025
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has rejected Rutte's comments in a post on X.
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng has advised MPs to focus on asking questions that improve the lives of Singaporeans – and not to get caught up in a numbers game.
Seah, in an interview with the Straits Times, had noted the trend of more parliamentary questions being filed in the previous term which set new records on the number of sittings, ministerial statements delivered and other kinds of speeches. "I hope we don't get to a point where MPs are filing questions for the sake of clocking numbers – I think that is not necessary and not very productive," Seah was quoted as saying.
"Each hour spent in Parliament, if everyone turns up, is 100 man-hours... which is why we do want to make sure time is spent productively for everyone," he added.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong intends to propose Seah's election as Speaker when Parliament reopens on 5 September.
A 57-year-old female passenger on SMRT bus service 190 was taken to hospital after a bottle was thrown at the vehicle on 5 July.
The incident occured in Orchard Road just before 7pm and left a hole in a window of the double-decker bus. Bloodstains were reportedly also seen near the bus door.
The injured passenger was conscious when she was taken to Raffles Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Investigations are ongoing.
Christopher Lee's star shone the brightest on a night of glitz and glamour at the 30th anniversary of the Star Awards (6 July).
Lee was named Best Actor at Singapore's biggest award show for local Mandarin entertainment, in recognition for his stellar work in 'Kill Sera Sera'. Additionally, the second season of Lee's variety cooking show 'Dishing with Chris Lee' earned the actor awards for Best Programme Host and Best Entertainment Programme.
Lee, who is married to actress Fann Wong, was also honoured with a Special Achievement Award. "You received this award a long time ago. You are my inspiration and motivation," Lee said in tribute to Fann during his acceptance speech. And he reserved special mention for their 10-year-old son, Zed: "I want to raise you to be a good person. Thank you for being my son."
Other major winners on the night included Jessica Hsuan, who won Best Actress for her work alongside Lee in 'Kill Sera Sera', while Chen Hanwei picked up the Best Supporting Actor ('Unforgivable') and Cynthia Koh was Best Supporting Actress ('Hope Afloat').
You can see the full list of winners for the Star Awards 2025, here.
A recent Yahoo poll asked readers to comment on data that showed there are 45,300 vacancies in Singapore paying a median monthly salary of $7,300.
Over 50% of almost 2,100 votes (2,096 votes at press time) expressed their skepticism of the claims believing the jobs were not real. However, 40% of the vote indicated their belief the $7.3k PMET jobs were real and legit.
The poll is still open and you can vote here
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Midas Promotions (@midaspromotions)
American rock group My Chemical Romance are set to play the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28 April next year as part of an anticipated tour of the region.
Incheon, South Korea - Paradise City Culture Park (18 April)
Bangkok, Thailand - IMPACT Challenger Hall (22 April)
Bulacan, Philippines - Philippine Arena (25 April)
Singapore - Indoor Stadium (28 April)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - National Stadium Bukit Jalil (30 April)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Hammersonic Festiva (3 May)
Tickets for the Singapore concert will go on sale at 10am on 11 July (Friday) via Sistic with prices ranging between $148 and $328.
The band last played in Singapore almost 20 years ago in 2007.
Construction works for Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL) – Singapore's eighth and longest fully underground MRT line – has officially begun.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) made the announcement on 7 July adding that Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow was on site at the future CRL Clementi station to officiate the ground-breaking ceremony.
Phase 2 of the CRL is targeted for completion by 2032 and includes six underground stations. CRL King Albert Park station and CRL Clementi station will be interchange stations which connect to the Downtown Line (DTL) and East-West Line (EWL) respectively.
The King Albert Park interchange station will stretch 50-metres deep and become Singapore's deepest station when completed, according to LTA.
More details on Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line, here.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says US President Donald Trump deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members to spend more of their gross domestic product on defence.
Rutte's praise of Trump's commitment to NATO came in a recent interview with The New York Times where he also highlighted the dangers of the current political climate and how World War III might be sparked.
The former Dutch Prime Minister suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could attempt to seize Taiwan while simultaneously urging Vladimir Putin to launch Russian attacks on NATO territory.
"Let's not be naïve about this," Rutte said. "If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, residing in Moscow, and telling him, 'Hey, I'm going to do this, and I need you to keep them busy in Europe by attacking NATO territory.' That is most likely the way this will progress," he said.
SG Rutte has clearly gorged on too many of the magic mushrooms beloved by the Dutch. He sees collusion between China & Russia over Taiwan, and then a Russian attack on Europe. But he's right about one thing: he should learn Russian. It might come in handy in a Siberian camp
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) July 5, 2025
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has rejected Rutte's comments in a post on X.
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng has advised MPs to focus on asking questions that improve the lives of Singaporeans – and not to get caught up in a numbers game.
Seah, in an interview with the Straits Times, had noted the trend of more parliamentary questions being filed in the previous term which set new records on the number of sittings, ministerial statements delivered and other kinds of speeches. "I hope we don't get to a point where MPs are filing questions for the sake of clocking numbers – I think that is not necessary and not very productive," Seah was quoted as saying.
"Each hour spent in Parliament, if everyone turns up, is 100 man-hours... which is why we do want to make sure time is spent productively for everyone," he added.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong intends to propose Seah's election as Speaker when Parliament reopens on 5 September.
