VIDEO | Raging fire on yacht at Keppel Bay

A boat caught fire on Keppel Bay on Monday morning (May 30). The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to a vessel fire at No. 2 Keppel Bay Vista at around 11:30 am on Monday.

“Upon arrival, the fire was seen raging from a vessel berthed at a pier,” SCDF wrote.

A video of the fire was also uploaded on the Trip and Travels YouTube channel on Monday.

Online hunt for Singaporean who didn’t pay for fuel in Johor

After a Singaporean driver fled a petrol station at Bukit Indah without paying, photos of their car with its number plate in full view have made rounds on social media as part of the station’s attempt to collect payment.

The car is a blue Kia Sorento Diesel with number plate SNA1951S.

The photos were published on the Facebook page of SGRV Admin on Thursday last week (May 26).

According to a report in carbuyer.com.sg, the photo of the vehicle was released by the fuel station that had this caption: “Notice to SNA1951S car owners. Please come back to the station to make payment of outstanding bills. TQ.”

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“Peter Lim can consider hiring Umbrage Ng as replacement” — Netizens react to Valencia sacking president Anil Murthy

It’s possible that many Singaporeans have a special interest in the Spanish football club Valencia CF, since, after all, it’s been owned by Singaporean business magnate Peter Lim since 2014.

And, until very recently, Valencia’s president was another Singaporean—former diplomat Anil Murthy, who was appointed to head the club in 2017. But then a leaked audio recording of less than flattering remarks got Mr Murthy into trouble, and on Monday (May 30) Valencia announced in an official statement that with immediate effect, Mr Murthy would cease to be president and employee of the club.

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Monitor Lizard spotted in LRT lift, netizens say it “Found out public transport price and decided to walk instead”

A monitor lizard was spotted in the lift of an LRT station, and netizens had a field day with the comments.

In a post to the popular Facebook page Singapore Wildlife Sightings on Monday (May 30), a netizen who went by the name of Toon Ong shared photos of the monitor lizard. The photos had a date and time stamped on them, May 3, around noon. According to the photos, the monitor lizard seemed to be in the lift at first, but nine minutes later had made its way outside into the forested area.

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