24 Jan – Singaporean actor Aloysius Pang has passed away following the serious injuries he sustained while carrying out repair works inside a self-propelled howitzer on 19 January. According to TODAYonline, the late actor was an "operationally ready national serviceman with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and an armament technician from the 268th Battalion Singapore Artillery." The 28-year-old was undergoing surgeries at Waikato Hospital to treat the injuries to his chest and abdominal areas but on Wednesday (23 January) night, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) revealed the sad news that Pang succumbed to his injuries at 8.45pm (Singapore time) at the hospital. Mindef said in a statement: "Dr Teo Li Tserng, chief of trauma and acute care surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, was flown in to assist the New Zealand medical team tending to Corporal First Class (National Service) Pang."