A 25-year-old Indian national was charged on Aug. 31 with murdering a 29-year-old man in the Tuas industrial district on Aug. 29. Muruganathan Kathirvel is accused of causing the death of one Raj Maheshkumar by slashing his neck area with a chopper along Tuas South Avenue 9, according to chargesheets seen by Mothership. In an earlier news release on Aug. 30, the police said they received a call for assistance along Tuas South Street 15 towards Tuas South Avenue 14 at about 10:10pm on Aug. 29. Upon arrival, officers found the 29-year-old man lying motionless on the road. He was subsequently pronounced dead at scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic. The 25-year-old man was later arrested within four hours, police said. Preliminary investigations found that the two men were known to each other. Kathirvel is set to return to court in September. The offence of murder carries the death penalty.   https://mothership.sg/2026/08/man-charged-murder-man-chopper-tuas/

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has stepped up surveillance and testing of cabbages following reports that formaldehyde was illegally used to preserve Chinese cabbage during transportation in northern China. The SFA said on Tuesday (1 September) that it was closely monitoring developments and had increased checks on cabbages as part of its food safety monitoring programme. “SFA is monitoring the developments closely and has stepped up surveillance and testing of cabbages as part of our food safety monitoring programme,” the agency said in response to queries from Channel News Asia. The move comes as food safety authorities in several parts of Asia increase scrutiny of Chinese cabbage and products made from it following the discovery in Hebei province. How the China cabbage scandal emerged The investigation began after a Chinese environmental blogger, known by the handle Qige, posted a video on Douyin on 22 August showing workers at a cabbage purchasing site in Tunken township, Kangbao county, Hebei province, dipping the vegetables into a liquid before loading them on to trucks. The workers reportedly said the treatment could keep the cabbages fresh for two to three days. The vegetables were said to be destined for Suqian in Jiangsu province. The footage spread rapidly online. Kangbao authorities subsequently confirmed that preliminary investigations had found the practices shown in the video had taken place. Police took legal measures against people and vehicles involved, while authorities launched investigations into the production, purchasing and transportation of vegetables in the county. Chinese food safety authorities subsequently ordered nationwide spot checks and market inspections of perishable vegetables, including cabbage. The State Council's Food Safety Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the State Administration for Market Regulation directed local authorities to investigate the case and trace potentially affected produce. Authorities have also carried out checks at major wholesale markets. At Guangzhou's Jiangnan Fruit & Vegetable Wholesale Market, inspections of more than 255 tonnes of Chinese cabbage found no trace of produce linked to the Hebei incident. Market authorities ordered stalls to refuse cabbage sourced from Kangbao county and introduced additional requirements for purchase, transport and origin documentation. Why formaldehyde has raised food safety concerns Formaldehyde is an industrial chemical used in products including plastics and resins and has preservative properties. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as carcinogenic to humans. Chinese law prohibits the use of formaldehyde as a food-processing aid and bans adding it to food. The latest case has therefore prompted authorities to examine not only the specific cabbage shown in the video but also supply chains for other perishable vegetables. China Daily reported on 31 August that agricultural officials and experts were calling for stronger farm-to-table management, full-process traceability and improved cold-chain logistics following the incident. South Korea expands checks on cabbage and kimchi Singapore's move follows similar action by South Korea, where authorities have increased inspections of Chinese cabbage, kimchi and salted-cabbage products. South Korea is particularly exposed to developments involving Chinese cabbage because of its reliance on China for imported kimchi. According to the Korea Times, China accounted for about 99 per cent of South Korea's kimchi imports, while the country also imported about 20,000 tonnes of fresh and chilled Chinese cabbage from China last year. South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it had tested 82 samples of Chinese cabbage kimchi, fresh cabbage and salted-cabbage products on 27 August and found no detectable formaldehyde. The ministry also examined the sources used by 55 Chinese cabbage kimchi producers certified under South Korea's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system. None had used cabbage grown in Kangbao county, where the reported incident occurred. South Korean authorities are also checking with Chinese officials whether cabbage involved in the Hebei case was exported to the country. Taiwan says no Chinese cabbage was imported Taiwan has also sought to reassure consumers. The island's Food and Drug Administration said there were no records of Chinese cabbage being imported into Taiwan this year. Taiwan does not permit Chinese cabbage imports from mainland China, and the FDA said its border inspection system showed no Chinese cabbage had been submitted for import inspection from 1 January through late August. Concerns were subsequently raised about whether affected cabbage could have entered Taiwan indirectly through processed products such as kimchi imported from South Korea. Taiwan's FDA later said no kimchi or other products made with cabbage implicated in the Hebei case had been imported from South Korea.   https://news.theonlinecitizen.com/2026/09/01/singapore-steps-up-cabbage-testing-after-china-formaldehyde-preservation-scandal-raises-regional-concerns

To the cops it's just a bunch of black gangsters offing one other, saves them the trouble.