Ashley Tan

1 week ago | mothership.sg | Ashley Tan

Residents of 321 Tampines St 33 have been facing a unique problem for the past few years. Swarms of insects have been congregating around the lights in the corridors and flying into homes if windows or doors are left open. These aren't the usual bugs one may encounter, but large insects called cicadas. Annual issueCindy Tan, who stays on the 8th floor, shared with Mothership that the cicadas have been a perennial problem since 2022.

1 week ago | mothership.sg | Ashley Tan

Bird Paradise recently celebrated a new addition to its avian family. The newly hatched kagu chick is considered a historic milestone for the park, as the species is notoriously difficult to breed under human care. The kagu is a large, flightless bird native to New Caledonia, a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is characterised by bluish-grey plumage, bright orange legs and beak, and a striking crest used in courtship and territorial displays.

1 week ago | mothership.sg | Ashley Tan

The incumbent People’s Action Party (PAP) has won Punggol GRC with 55.17 per cent of votes. PAP won 63,589 of the votes, while the Workers' Party (WP) lost with 44.83 per cent, 51,663 of the votes. A total of 822 out of 116,074 votes were rejected. The PAP team comprises Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Sun Xueling, Janil Puthucheary and Yeo Wan Ling. The WP team is made up of Harpreet Singh, Alexis Dang, Jackson Au and Siti Alia Binte Abdul Rahim Mattar. Top photo from PAP

1 week ago | mothership.sg | Ashley Tan

The sample count for Bukit Panjang SMC has been released. According to the Elections Department (ELD), the People's Action Party's (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa is ahead of Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah with 62 per cent of the votes. The ELD has cautioned as this is a sample count, the election result could be different. Counting is still in progress.

1 week ago | mothership.sg | Ashley Tan

On Apr. 21, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) found itself with a changeable hawk eagle at its doorstep. A member of the public had found the young raptor on the ground in a forested area, and worried for its safety, had brought it to the Acres Wildlife Centre. Speaking to Mothership, Acres co-CEO Kalai Vanan shared that the bird was identified as a nestling about to fledge. The Acres veterinary team took it in and gave it some tender loving care.