Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tougher penalties for Kpod abusers were announced on Aug 28 and kicked in on Sept 1. SINGAPORE – In the first two weeks since ...

Empty pod casings found in the offender's home, along with a bag of white powder containing etomidate that could fill 72 pods. (Photos: Court documents) The case came to the attention of the ...

A 23-year-old Kpod user who did not attend compulsory rehabilitation was taken to court for possessing etomidate, a controlled drug. Singaporean Tang Yu Ling was convicted of the charge and sentenced ...

SINGAPORE: A 74-year-old man was arrested after a life-threatening incident resulted from his actions. In a Facebook post, the suspect was caught in a hit-and-run crash in Ubi Road 3 and Ubi Avenue 2 ...

Since losing his only daughter in a fall from their high-rise flat in Singapore, Delfard Tay has turned grief into purpose, sounding the alarm on drug-laced vapes that put teenagers’ lives at risk.

SINGAPORE – The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has advertised job openings for investigators specifically to crack down on etomidate-laced e-vaporisers, also known as Kpods. According to the listings ...

SINGAPORE — Between July 9 and Aug 18, public healthcare institutions saw an average of at least one suspected Kpod case a day. During those six weeks, close to 50 suspected etomidate vaping cases ...

Ms Tang hasn't slept properly in close to eight months. Once, she stayed up for nearly 36 hours straight, keeping vigil over her 18-year-old son. She was too afraid that the moment she closed her eyes ...

SINGAPORE – In the first two weeks since harsher punishments against vapes were announced, more users and their loved ones have asked the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for help. There were over 60 ...