Sightings of hailstones were reported in various parts of Singapore on Tuesday evening (Jan 30) amidst the torrential rainfall.

Stomp contributor Naqib was riding his motorbike along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) at around 5pm when he was struck by hails.

He told Stomp in a phone interview that he had stopped under a bridge near Exit 1A after being struck.

Said Naqib: "Usually because you are riding, just the rain hitting you can be quite painful. Yesterday, it just felt 'abnormal'. Lucky I was wearing a full suit and raincoat.

Naqib stopped his bike under the bridge and realised that there were many spherical bodies resembling pebbles on the ground.

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He then realised that the 'pebbles' were in fact hailstones and he was in the middle of a hail storm.

Naqib added: "I have not experienced this before.

"I saw someone riding in just normal clothes. I think must have been quite painful getting hit by those hailstones."

Other sightings of the phenomena were reported in areas including Yishun and Seletar.

A reader, Madam Lee M.L, told The Straits Times that she was in her Yishun condominium at around 4.45pm when she noticed a clattering sound.

She said: "The rain came quite suddenly, there were very loud thunder and lightning as well.

"When I looked out of my balcony, I saw some white cubes hitting on the glass door of the balcony. I thought it looked like ice cubes."

Madam Lee revealed that there were five hailstones which landed on her balcony, and they were about the size of five cents and 10 cents coin.

She added: "It's so amazing to see this at my balcony. I've seen snow before but not hail."

Ms Junawati Ashak told reporters that it had 'rained ice' outside Seletar Airport at around 4.30pm.

Ms Junawait recalled that she was working at the lobby when she noticed the darkening sky outside.

"It rained very heavily and there was a storm with very strong wind. Then the rain came down with ice."

In a video posted by Mygolf Sg's Facebook page, hailstones were seen at Seletar Golf Club as well.

The last reported incidence of hail was in 2009.

In tropical Malaysia and Singapore, Winter Olympics medals are rarer than snowflakes -- but a dedicated group of athletes are hoping to change that as they make their countries' debut Games appearances.

A Singaporean speed skater, as well as a figure skater and skier from Malaysia will compete in the Games, a huge achievement for countries better known for palm-fringed beaches and year-round heat than winter sports.

It is the latest sign of an unlikely, yet growing, interest in ice and snow sports in a winterless, steamy region, where temperatures rarely drop below 20 degrees Celsius in most places.

A major milestone for winter sports in the region came last year when they featured for the first time at the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, with ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating making their debuts.

But it was not without problems -- puddles formed on the hockey rink during matches, slowing down the puck and forcing marshalls with squeegees to dash onto the ice to mop up the water.

Figure skater Julian Yee, who will represent Malaysia at next month's Games, is typical of athletes from the region who have had to overcome a lack of facilities, limited official support and public scepticism to pursue their dreams.

When growing up, the only places he could find to practise were a handful of small, crowded rinks in the shopping malls scattered around the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Figure skating on the tiny rinks was "like trying to get an A380 (world's biggest airliner) to land on a very small runway", the 20-year-old told AFP.

But he persevered and began training in the morning and evening when the rinks were less crowded.

"I skated two times a day, six days -- sometimes six-and-a-half days -- a week," he said.

Are you mad?

There were no official programmes or funding for figure skating so Yee's parents had to spend huge amounts of their own money on his training.

They also sent him to train abroad during school holidays, in China and South Korea.

"People said: 'Are you mad? You're sacrificing all this money,'" his mother Irene Cheow told AFP. "We're looked at differently now."

Yee's efforts paid off and he won gold at last year's Southeast Asian Games, and came eighth in the 2017 Asian Winter Games. His crowning glory was qualification for Pyeongchang, alongside Malaysian skier Jeffrey Webb.

Speed skater Cheyenne Goh has faced similar challenges in neighbouring Singapore, where even a modest cold snap can set the population shivering.

This month a freak monsoon surge sent the mercury plummeting to almost 21 degrees Celsius -- chilly by Singapore standards -- sending people rushing to the shops to buy scarves and winter jackets.

But unlike her compatriots, Goh got a taste for a cold climate after moving to Canada aged four, where she developed a love of winter sports.

The 18-year-old initially took up ice hockey, a staple of Canadian life, before discovering short-track speed skating while watching the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

As well as qualifying for the Olympics, she has represented Singapore at the Asian Winter Games and won two silver medals and a bronze at last year's SEA Games.

No winter to speak of

Goh, who is taking a year off after high school and splits her time between Singapore and Canada, insisted her success was not unusual.

"It's not all that strange that I'm representing a country with no winter to speak of at a winter sport," she told AFP after a recent training session in the city-state.

She is modest about her chances of matching the success of swimmer Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first Olympic gold medal in Rio in 2016.

But supporters hope her participation in the women's 1,500 metres category will encourage more Singaporeans to take up winter sports.

"After Joseph Schooling's gold medal, many more became keen on swimming -- and we are hoping that the same happens to us," said Singapore Ice Skating Association president Sonja Chong.

The Malaysian and Singaporean athletes join a small group of Southeast Asians heading to Pyeongchang, including several from Thailand and the Philippines.

No matter how well he does, Malaysian skater Yee said his qualification had already shown that athletes from the tropics can prove the doubters wrong.

"It really does show that many things are possible," he said. "Even without winter in Malaysia, we can still be there."

Two men were sent to the hospital after an accident involving a car and a RedMart lorry at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 and Ang Mo Kio Street 11 at around 10pm yesterday (Jan 31).

The 18-year-old lorry driver was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) using hydraulic tools, an SCDF spokesman told Stomp.

He and the 77-year-old car driver were both sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the police in response to Stomp queries.

Stomp contributor Win Win, who was at the accident scene last night, contributed a video showing the lorry overturned on its side.

SCDF personnel were also seen taking the teenager away on a stretcher.

"There was a crowd of around 50 people," added Win Win.

"SCDF removed the top of the lorry to rescue the driver, who was trapped inside."

Police investigations are ongoing.

Videos of garbage bins and dinghies sent flying in the air by the strong winds at the National Sailing Centre in East Coast Park have been circulating on WhatsApp.

Stomp contributor Paul, Apid, Ah Boy, Serf and Shila forwarded the videos to Stomp.

Paul, who got the video from a relative, told Stomp that the videos were forwarded by a student of his relative while she was at East Coast Park on Wednesday afternoon (Jan 31).

The videos were taken between 4pm to 5pm.

In one of the videos, several dinghies could be seen flying in the strong winds amidst people shouting.

The video was taken inside the National Sailing Centre.

In the second video, a garbage bin was seen tumbling and rolling as it was swept away by the gale.

Rubbish and debris could be seen flying around.

Said Paul:

"I stay in Sengkang and the winds were so strong already.

"That looks dangerous."

Stomp went down to the National Sailing Centre and spoke to Mr Rohaizan, an Assistant General Manager at the centre who witnessed the incident.

According to Mr Rohaizan, the incident started off as a waterspout.

However, the wind came ashore, and a 'spiralling' wind swept through the dinghies, causing them to fly into the air.

Asked about the weight of each dinghy, Mr Rohaizan said that each dinghy is constructed of fibreglass and weighs about 60kg.

It is unclear how much damage was caused, but he estimates it to be in the hundreds.

Mr Rohaizan, 40, added that there was a lesson scheduled at the centre in the afternoon, and there were about 50 students.

An announcement was later was made asking the students to seek shelter in the auditorium for their safety.

The staff made a headcount and ensured that each student was accounted for.

An elderly woman rented out her flat to her newlywed grandson, only to discover that her home had been cleared out after returning nearly a year later.

In a fit of rage, the 79-year-old woman called the police.

She told Lianhe Wanbao that she had worked, scrimped and saved her whole life before she could finally afford a 4-room flat 10 years ago at Block 79E Toa Payoh Central.

The woman's eldest grandson, Mr Liang Ruilin said that the grandchildren are not close and rarely contact each other.

Mr Liang Ruilin said that after his grandmother bought her house, she rented it to her youngest son, who lived there for nearly nine years, while she herself stayed at a Whampoa Drive shophouse where she worked.

However, Mr Liang Ruilin said ever since his aunt took over the shophouse, his grandmother would pay her daughter $2,000 every month for rent.

The grandchild who is accused of clearing out flat is also the son of the current shophouse owner.

Mr Liang Ruilin revealed that about a year ago, his cousin claimed that he and his wife were unsuccessful in their application for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat.

They then asked his grandmother to let them stay in her flat.

Mr Liang Ruilin said: "There was no formal contract, and they would pay my grandmother $500 for rent.

"It's largely a symbolic gesture. He and his wife don't even visit her frequently."

On December 2016, Mr Liang Ruilin's father, Mr Liang Xuzhen, 59, instructed by his grandmother, pasted a notice outside her flat, claiming that if the couple did not wish to pay $3,000 rent each month, they would need to move out.

Mr Liang Xuzhen said that his nephew moved out of the flat about two weeks ago, but when he returned on Jan 21, 2018, he found that the unit had been secured with a new lock.

He then approached a locksmith for help to remove the lock.

Said Mr Liang Xuzhen: "What's worse was that the entire house had been cleared out. The electrical sockets, lights, heater, cabinets and air-conditioning units were all removed. The water and power had been cut as well. We immediately called the police."

Mr Liang Xuzhen pointed out that he had engaged a contractor to check on the wiring of the unit, but was told that if he wishes to repair the wiring, they would have to knock down the walls in the unit.

The elderly woman shed tears as Mr Liang Xuzhen spoke about the incident, lamenting that she had worked hard all these years to bring up her children.

She could not understand how her grandson could act in this manner.

In response to media queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged.

A 43-year-old man has been ordered by the Court on Tuesday (Jan 30) to pay a fine of $305,748 for immoral earnings from a website advertising sexual services. He was also ordered to pay a penalty of $20,217 for evading income tax.

Chue Chia Yong was sentenced to 12 months and two weeks jail on Feb 17, 2016, for living on the earnings of the prostitution of another person, possessing and transmitting obscene films, and using the benefits from criminial conduct. 

Investigations in 2014 revealed that Chue operated the website www.SGsexcapades.net to advertise the sexual services of more than 130 women. He uploaded photos of scantily clad women onto the website and charged each of them for monthly advertising fees.

During that period, Chue accumulated an unexplained wealth of $523,000, according to investigations by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). He used around $45,200 on the monthly rental of a condominium unit and loan repayment of a luxury car.

CAD said Chue’s total realisable assets, comprising his bank account balances and sales proceeds from his car, were in excess of $300,000. Upon his conviction, CAD sought a confiscation order against Chue to have his residual illegal assets forfeited on Jan 30.

Police said anyone who contravenes the offence of knowingly living wholly or in part on the earnings of a prostitute can be jailed for up to five years and fined up to $10,000 and, any male person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offence shall, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed in respect of such offence, be liable to caning.

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SINGAPORE - A Singapore court rejected on Thursday a prosecution appeal to reinstate a longer jail sentence for the co-founder of a popular church who was convicted of misusing millions of dollars to support his wife's pop-singing career.

The ruling ended nearly five years of legal battles by Kong Hee, who co-founded the City Harvest Church, which gripped a city-state where there is little tolerance for corruption and where such cases of fraud mixed with faith have been rare.

Kong, 53, was originally sentenced to eight years in jail in October 2015 for criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts. The High Court reduced that sentence last April to three-and-a-half years.

The prosecution appealed against that decision, asking for the original sentence to be reinstated, but the Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the High Court's decision would remain.

The Court of Appeal also rejected appeals by prosecutors against the sentencing of four other church leaders, who will continue to serve reduced sentences.

Kong was found guilty of misusing $50 million of church money to fund his wife's musical career. Domestic media have reported it was the largest amount of charity funds ever misappropriated in Singapore.

The once-glamorous founding pastor of City Harvest, known for his electrifying Sunday services, wore purple prison garb for the court appearance, his hair noticeably greyed.

Kong smiled and acknowledged with a wave more than 50 of his supporters, some of whom had waited outside the court from 6 a.m.

City Harvest Church preaches a "prosperity gospel" that blends spiritual and material aspirations.

Kong's wife, Ho Yeow Sun - known as Sun Ho - is famous for a video of her English-language hit "China Wine", which shows her dancing intimately with rapper Wyclef Jean.

Defence lawyers had said Sun Ho's music career was used to evangelise. She was not charged in the case.

While megachurches originated in the United States, some of the largest are in Asia, where packaging the traditional biblical message into a more dynamic format of pop music, lively services and social media has lured a new generation of followers and turned the churches into major enterprises.

City Harvest had a congregation of 15,923 and more than 50 affiliations in China, the United States, and seven other countries in 2016, according to its latest annual report.

A 25-year-old man was arrested after riding his motorcycle into the arrival hall of Changi Airport's Terminal 2 on Jan 31 at about 5pm.

Several contributors alerted Stomp to a video and photos of the incident that were circulating on WhatsApp.

In the photos, the motorcycle can be seen parked in front of the McDonald's outlet at the airport.

In the video, officers had arrived on the scene and surrounded the man.

In response to Stomp's media queries, a police spokesman said:

"On Jan, 31, 2018, at about 5pm, a 25-year-old man rode his motorcycle into the Changi Airport, Terminal 2 Arrival Hall.

"No person was injured.

"The man was arrested under the mental health act and rash act.

"Police investigations are ongoing."

SINGAPORE - Several former executives of Keppel Corp have been arrested by Singaporean authorities in a probe related to charges its rig-building unit bribed Brazilian officials, The Straits Times reported on Friday.

Keppel Offshore & Marine in December agreed to pay $422 million to resolve investigations into the matter by authorities in the United States, Brazil and Singapore.

But Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said at the time that investigations regarding the individuals involved were ongoing.

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The Straits Times said more than six people were currently out on bail connected with case.

A CPIB spokesman said he was "unable to comment as investigations against the individuals involved are still ongoing". The AGC declined to comment.

A spokesman for Keppel Offshore & Marine said: "We are unable to comment on any investigations by the authorities."

Keppel Offshore & Marine has taken disciplinary action against 17 current and former employees in relation to the bribery charges, court documents showed.

Time to put away your umbrellas and slap on some sunscreen as Singapore's weather is about to change this month.

January was an eventful month for Singapore's weather. The first few weeks saw temperatures go down to a cool 24 degrees Celsius across parts of the island. In the last week, hailstones and a waterspout were observed on the last two days of the month.

But Singapore's hot, sunny weather is expected to return in February, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). 

In the first half of February, daily temperatures are forecast to range between 24 and 33 degrees Celsius, and could reach up to 34 degrees on some days. 

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NEA said it is likely to be relatively dry with short-duration thundery showers expected in the afternoon on three to five days. 

For the next fortnight, dry, warm and occasionally windy conditions are expected over Singapore as the region enters the dry phase of the northeast monsoon season. During this period, the low level winds are forecast to blow predominantly from the northeast or northwest.

During this period, the low-level winds are forecast to blow predominantly from the northeast or northwest.

For weather updates, visit www.weather.gov.sg.

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A BMW driver played the braking game, changed lanes and reversed recklessly, even stopping her car in the middle of a busy traffic junction, causing another female driver to jam on her brakes repeatedly to avoid a collision. 

The incident happened on September 9, 2015,  as the duo were driving along a stretch of road measuring 21km, including the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Orange Grove Road, before stopping at Orchard Parade Hotel. 

Queeness Keng, 23, was charged with reckless driving, endangering the life of Ms Xu Xiumei, 48, a former businesswoman, reported Shin Min Daily News. 

Keng was studying in the United Kingdom at the time of the incident but has already graduated. 

The court heard that the entire incident was captured on the dashboard camera on Ms Xu’s car. 

From about 11.23pm, while Keng was driving along the PIE, she did not signal as she changed lanes from the second lane to the first. 

She then cut into the lane Ms Xu was on, and suddenly stopped her vehicle, causing the latter to slam on her brakes in order to avoid a collision.

At about 11.29pm, Keng was driving along Anderson Road, and changed from the rightmost lane onto the leftmost lane. 

During the process, Keng once again drove ahead of Ms Xu and stopped her vehicle.

Ms Xu was forced to jam on her brakes again and swerve right.

About a minute later, Keng repeated the braking game on Orange Grove Road, causing Ms Xu to swerve right again. 

Keng followed suit and for a moment hogged two lanes. 

Ms Xu had to stop her car as well. 

The two cars stopped for about a minute before Ms Xu reversed her vehicle.

Keng also reversed her vehicle. 

Despite Ms Xu sounding her horn at her, she continued reversing until the two vehicles reached a U-turn. 

At about 11.45pm, Keng moved from the third lane onto the second lane, blocking Ms Xu’s path before stopping her car again.

Ms Xu had to engage her emergency brake.

After that, Keng reversed her vehicle in intervals, causing Ms Xu to reverse as well, even as she sounded her horn at Keng. 

Keng finally alighted her BMW while it was stopped in the middle of Orchard Road, despite the busy traffic conditions.

Keng’s mother was also at the scene and witnessed the entire incident. 

The entire process lasted for more than 20 minutes.

Ms Xu lodged a police report the following day (Oct 20). 

It is estimated that Keng drove recklessly for about 22 minutes, and the stretch of road covered more than 21km. 

How often do we see elderly people eating alone at eateries and hawker centres? And how often do we actually reach out and offer to share our food with them?

Facebook user Catherine Leck was heartened to see a man offer to share his vegetables with an uncle sitting next to him at Old Airport Hawker Centre on Sunday (Jan 28).

The man and his fiancee sat down with chicken rice at the same table as Catherine and an elderly man.

She wrote in a Facebook post:

"After the uncle was done with his meal, he went on some random blabbering; talking into the thin air.

"Now, most people would have ignored him, thinking he must be 'sot' or what, but the guy acknowledged him and then asked, 'Would you like to try some of my vegetables?'

"The uncle then gestured and pointed to his emptied plate, his fingers all stained with the leftover zhup.

"I couldn't really figure out what he wanted, but the guy followed up with, 'Oh, would you like me to pour them onto the plate for you? I will be happy to share.'

"He then passed a large portion of his side dish onto the uncle's plate."

Catherine managed to take a photo of the act, wanting to share the kind gesture.

"By now, my heart was smiling from within.

"After the uncle had finished, he waved his hands a bit and the guy said, "Oh, was it too hot? I am so sorry for the chilli inside.." (as if it was his fault, but I knew he completely made the uncle's day, he also made my day, so good to witness such an act!)"

When the uncle left the table, Catherine told the couple how kind she thought they were.

From their short conversation, she found out that they had just moved to Singapore from Melbourne and that the man was looking for work related to diving or videography.

Wanting to pass on the act of kindness she witnessed, Catherine hopes to highlight the man's kind deed and wants to do something for him in return.

She hopes her post will be shared and that it will reach companies looking for people in the man's interested fields and created an email for this purpose: thankyouforbeingkindtosg@gmail.com

Not again, Time Out London. After calling xiaolongbao dumplings as 'exploding pimples', you're now saying Singapore is boring.

But good thing we have Singapore Tourism Board (STB), who has come to the nation's rescue once again. 

This time, the board is making a stand against Time Out's recent survey that singled out Singapore as a "boring" country. 

According to the results of the Time Out City Life index, which polled 15,000 people, Singapore was ranked 31 out of 32 of the world's most exciting cities (FYI, Istanbul is at 32nd place).

Time Out cited common complaints such as lack of kindness and politeness, sleep deprivation and loneliness.

So when the Singapore brand name is being trampled on, what does the tourism board do? It creates a video that hits back at Time Out London for its statements.

In the video that was posted on Facebook on Thursday evening, STB meshed up clips showcasing the opposite of what the survey claims: that Singapore is "boring", "there is nothing exciting to do", "there is no art and culture" and "everything is expensive". 

STB then ended the video with: "Could we be anymore boring?" and tagged Time Out London on Facebook.

The video has since garnered over 47,000 views, 657 shares and 101 comments. 

According to Marketing Interactive, the tongue-in-cheek video was executed real-time together with agency TBWA. 

While the survey ranked Singapore low on the art and culture scene, as well as live music and nightlife scenes, the nation's dining and drinking offerings ranked highly at 92 per cent. Out of this, 42 per cent believe the food is amazing with unbeatable quality and choice. 

People who took the survey also said that Singapore is safe, with 98 per cent saying they felt safe walking around alone at night. 

This is not the first time that STB has hit back at publications that diss Singapore.

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In April last year, the board uploaded photos on its Facebook page debunking factual inaccuracies in an episode from CBS' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

And in 2016 when BuzzFeed UK slammed the ice cream sandwich as the "absolute worst sandwiches that have ever happened", STB bit back to defend Singapore's most popular street snack.

The agency posted a gif of such sandwiches and wrote: "Hey BuzzFeed UK, what's good? #VisitSingapore"

Thank you, STB.

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There are signs that American fast food chain Subway may soon be Halal-certified in Singapore.

Local media have reported that the US-based chain has shown interest in obtaining Halal certification for their outlets.

In a tweet on Wednesday (Jan 31) by halalSG  - the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore's (Muis) Twitter handle for Halal food & certification queries - it revealed that there have been a few rounds of discussion with the Singapore headquarters regarding Halal certification.

However, it added that "as of now, we have yet to receive any Halal applications from them. So Q at your own risk hor."

In a reply to media queries, Subway said that currently, 60 of its branches have stopped selling pork. It has also released the full list of branches that have made the change on its Facebook page.

The branches include those at Bugis Junction, Causeway Point, Punggol Plaza, Downtown East and Jurong Point.

A check with a branch at Toa Payoh Central saw a sign put up, notifying customers that "this restaurant serves non-pork products".

Among its ingredients, regular bacon has also been replaced with chicken bacon.

However, it is still uncertain if all stores will be affected by the change.

Reactions to the news have been mixed, with some customers bemoaning the loss and threatening to "boycott Subway", while others hoped that they'll still be able to get the regular menu in Singapore.

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A 39-year-old nightclub owner gambled overnight with his employees at a dormitory, only to collapse while foaming at the mouth the day after.

He died in a hospital after several hours of failed resuscitation.

The victim is Mr Cai Jianzhong, who was the owner of Violet Vault (Club ViVa) at St James Power Station.

Mr Cai's sister, Ms Cai Jiongjuan, 35, told Lianhe Wanbao that her brother had followed his workers back to their dormitory on early Sunday morning (Jan 28) to gamble, after closing the club.

When Mr Cai's wife called him the following afternoon to ask him when he would return, he told her that he was already driving home.

However, he did not return home even after an hour.

Mr Cai's wife called him several times, but he did not pick up the calls.

Ms Cai Jiongjuan said that after that her sister-in-law received a call from the nightclub manager at about 3pm, saying that her brother had been complaining about chest pains before he started foaming at the mouth.

According to the manager, Mr Cai collapsed and was then rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Said Ms Cai Jiongjuan:

"My sister-in-law immediately informed my parents and we all rushed to the hospital. My brother was in the intensive care unit (ICU).

"At that point, everyone was quite relieved. We thought that his condition had stabilised, and the worst was over.

"We did not expect him to just pass away like that at about 6pm."

Ms Cai Jiongjuan revealed that her brother has always been in the pink of health, and would do full-body checkups every two years.

Other than that, he also exercised frequently and controlled his diet well.

His passing came as a shock to everyone.

She added:

"I think this probably has something to do with his irregular sleeping patterns. His business revolves around the nightclub so he has to work through the night every day."

Ms Cai Jiongjuan said that her brother started the club from scratch.

Prior to opening the club, he earned a sum of money from working in the automobile line, before opening up a dessert shop.

It was only 10 years ago that he started the club.

Said the heartbroken sister:

"Last time, my brother used to tell us that he wanted to be successful, so he gave himself so much stress all these years. He really worked hard."

Violet Vault also uploaded a post on their Facebook page on Monday (Jan 30) at about 5am, saying that the club would be closed on Wednesday (Jan 31) for a private event, with business set to resume on Thursday (Jan 31).