So many incidents the last couple of days   Keep hearing about unreported jumpers from different locations 

SINGAPORE - From Jan 31 to the end of October 2026, five bus services at Sengkang Bus Interchange will move across the road to Compassvale Bus Interchange so upgrading works can be carried out at the former. The affected buses are services 80, 86, 87, 372 and 374, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and transport operator SBS Transit in a joint statement on Dec 19. A total of 10 bus services currently operate from Sengkang Bus Interchange. The other five bus services will continue to operate out of the interchange during the upgrading works.   Sengkang Bus Interchange is one of several bus interchanges to have undergone progressive upgrades since August 2024.   Relocating these bus services is needed to facilitate the next phase of works, which requires access to a larger area in the interchange, the statement said. The selected bus services were chosen to minimise overall inconvenience to commuters, it added.   LTA said the upgrading works include refurbishing the concourse, upgrading electrical and mechanical systems, and repairing the driveway area.   Located at 51A Compassvale Road, just across the street from Sengkang Bus Interchange, Compassvale Bus Interchange can be accessed via pedestrian crossings or a sheltered overhead bridge. Ambassadors will also be deployed throughout the nine-month period, and use umbrellas to shelter commuters during bad weather.   Commuters taking bus services 372 or 374 will also be able to alight at a temporary bus stop along Sengkang Square, which provides sheltered access to Sengkang MRT station. This temporary bus stop will be repurposed from an existing taxi and pickup point, which will be closed from Jan 9 for conversion works. Mr Jonathan Lee, 27, who lives in Sengkang and has been taking four of the five affected services for two decades, said: “I’m glad the bus interchange is getting a makeover; it’s been due for a long time now. “(But) I just find it a bit of an inconvenience,” he said, citing how the temporary bus interchange is an open-air one and exposed to the elements, as well as not directly connected to Sengkang MRT station. First opened on March 12, 2017, Compassvale Bus Interchange has been defunct since Dec 1, 2024. Two bus services, 110 and 374, operated there when it was still operational. Service 110, which goes to Changi Airport, later relocated to Buangkok Bus Interchange when it opened on Dec 1, 2024. Service 374 relocated to Sengkang Bus Interchange. Compassvale Bus Interchange is due to be torn down by Oct 30, 2027. The demolition tender was awarded to construction firm Yongsheng E & C on Dec 1 for $1.988 million. The tender includes tearing down the former Yishun temporary bus interchange According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025, the Compassvale site’s specific use is yet to be determined. Sengkang GRC MP Louis Chua said at a residential town hall in March that his team was meeting the URA in April to discuss some ideas, specifically bringing up the bus interchange as an example of land that can be used for spaces such as hawker centres and retail outlets.  

SINGAPORE – The police are investigating an incident that left a man injured near Tampines MRT station on the evening of Dec 19. The police, who also appealed for information on the incident, said they received several calls for assistance in the area at about 5.55pm. Upon arrival, police officers found an injured man and attended to his injuries, together with officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.   He was conscious when taken to hospital. Speaking to The Straits Times, an eyewitness who did not want to be named said he was in the area with his family at about 6pm when he saw a man in a white shirt with blood stains on the side of his body. The man, who appeared to be in his 40s, was speaking to another person while walking from Tampines MRT station towards a traffic light near Tampines Mall. He had left a trail of blood behind him.   Blood stains on the ground near Tampines MRT station on Dec 19. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at about 7pm, the police had cordoned off a stretch along a walkway on the ground level of the MRT station, across the road from Tampines Mall.   Drops of blood could be seen along a 30m stretch of the walkway, still crowded with shoppers and commuters returning home from work. A cordoned-off stretch along a walkway on the ground level of the MRT station, across the road from Tampines Mall. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI Officers from the Singapore Police Force Public Transport Security Command (TransCom) were also seen on-site. Other than doing daily foot patrols at MRT stations and bus interchanges, TransCom officers conduct operations such as ambushes to catch suspects of crime.   Two police cars were seen parked beside a pedestrian walkway nearby. Two police cars parked beside a pedestrian walkway near the scene of the incident. ST PHOTO: MELVINDERPAL SINGH Employees of shops in the area said they heard a commotion at the temporary shelter set up for night markets, which is next to the MRT station. According to one eyewitness, the man who was bloodied walked about 10m to the steps leading to the pavement outside the station and sat down. He then walked about 30m along the pavement to a traffic light crossing. An ambulance and police officers arrived soon after. Staff at the U-Taste eatery said there had been an argument in the tentage area opposite the shop, which is located at Block 513 Tampines Central 1. They said their view was obstructed by the awning outside the shop, but they believe the victim sustained knife wounds as he was bleeding profusely. Employees of shops in the area said the victim walked about 10m to steps leading to the pavement outside the station and sat there. ST PHOTO: MELVINDERPAL SINGH The police appealed for those with information about the incident to call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness   All information will be kept strictly confidential.