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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/saf-aloysius-pang-injured-new-zealand-surgery-pang-wei-chong-11145004 SINGAPORE: Singapore actor Aloysius Pang was seriously injured on Saturday (Jan 19) while participating in Exercise Thunder Warrior at Waiouru Training Area, New Zealand. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said that a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Operationally Ready National Serviceman sustained a serious injury while carrying out repair works on a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer. NoonTalk Media, which manages Pang, then confirmed the national serviceman was their artiste. The 28-year-old, who has the rank of Corporal First Class (National Service), was injured at about 2.05pm (Singapore time). He is now being monitored in a high dependency unit after undergoing surgery at Waikato hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. Said MINDEF: "CFC (NS) Pang was transferred to the Battalion Casualty Station at 1425hrs (SG time) where he was assessed and stabilised by the medical officer, before being evacuated to Waiouru Camp Medical Centre at 1450hrs (SG time) where treatment was continued.