A fire broke out on a luxury yacht at ONE15 Marina Sentosa Cove on Jun. 7.

Here is what it looks like from afar.

Here's the yacht on fire.

According to CNA, the yacht on fire was the Eagle Wings III, a 112 ft superyacht berthed at the marina.

The vessel can accommodate up to 50 guests and is used for private charters and events.

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Jin Ze, a 33-year-old model-turned-actor known for roles in dramas such as "Begin Again" and "Legally Romance", has passed away on Jun. 4.

Zaobao reported that according to sources, Jin had suddenly felt unwell after returning home from filming on Jun. 4, and subsequently found dead in his apartment.

On June 6, Jin's management agency released a statement confirming the tragic news.

The company described him as a hardworking and dedicated young actor, who was always professional and humble.

According to Zaobao, in recent years, he had focused on short dramas, and several high-quality works were still awaiting release.

The company also asked the public to respect Jin, and be considerate of his family, and not fabricate rumours on the cause of death.

Zaobao noted that the 188cm Jin, whose real name is Zhang Jiawei, had shifted to micro dramas in recent times, starring in several such popular dramas.

They cited concerns by both netizens and industry insiders on the high-intensity working environment of the industry, saying that such micro dramas involve tight schedules and working long hours.

Jin's death has prompted a wave of tributes, including one by his co-star and Singaporean actress, Eleanor Lee.

Lee said that Jin was a "great friend and a great person" and appreciated him taking good care of her on set.

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Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo has denounced inflammatory online content that negatively target Singapore's Indian community.

Earlier on Jun. 6, the Singapore Police Force issued Disabling Directions (DD) to platforms including videos and posts on YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) over 14 posts containing inflammatory messages about racial harmony in Singapore.

Such content "do not reflect the views of Singaporeans", Teo said at the Jalan Besar Family Sports Carnival on the same day.

Inflammatory posts

The posts, including videos and posts on the aforementioned platforms, conveyed harmful narratives suggesting that Singapore was being "overrun by Indians".

Investigations revealed the content likely originated from a China-based platform and spread elsewhere in the online space, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

However there is currently no evidence of any coordinated government campaign behind the videos.

Among others, the content made claims that the Chinese ethnic group has a "greater right" to belong in Singapore compared to other ethnic groups and that Singapore's multiracial policy is a façade meant to appeal to Western values.

The messages also denounced Singapore government's "decoupling" from China, claiming that neglecting the "threat" of a growing Indian population would lead to a negative outcome.

The posts were accompanied by selective images and footage of crowded streets along Little India to suggest Singapore's "overcrowding" with Indians.

Posts do not reflect the views of Singaporeans

"Today they target the Indians and they pit the Chinese against them. Tomorrow, it will be other races, other communities. We must not allow that," Teo said in a media doorstop on Jun. 6.

In a Facebook post, she added that it is "not by accident" that places of worship across various religions are within walking distance of each other in Singapore.

"Singapore's multiculturalism is not merely demographic. It is embedded in our daily interactions, our education, and our public institutions.

This may be difficult to grasp for those from more monocultural settings, where identity is often expected to be singular and one-dimensional.

Singaporeans, by contrast, have always been accustomed to moving between different cultural worlds."

"It is part of who we are," she added.

Teo asked for members of the public who have seen such content to avoid sharing them further.

In addition, she also urged for more interaction and trust among members of different racial groups and faiths in Singapore in their everyday interactions.

After five hours of working on a new project outside Mountbatten MRT Station, Singapore power washing artist Marcus Pang, 24, found his work gone the next day.

Earlier, a member of the public had allegedly complained about his actions to a train station staff, who questioned him if he had a permit to carry out his work.

When he said he did not, the police were called to the scene.

What happened

The incident, which happened in the afternoon of May 31, was described by Pang in an Instagram post on Jun. 5.

According to him, he had been working on a new project of a heart on the concrete pathway outside Mountbatten MRT Station when he was stopped by a train station staff.

The staff member allegedly told him that a member of the public was concerned about "chemicals" being used on the grass patch, to which Pang explained was likely the gasoline from his power washer.

His art was also created only with rainwater on the concrete, he pointed out.

However, Pang alleged that the staff then stopped him and asked for a permit.

This is Singapore, bro

When he said he did not require one, he was told, "This is Singapore, bro."

The staff member then called for his manager and the police was later called to the scene.

After his statement was taken, Pang was found to not have committed any crime and let go.

He was also advised to get the endorsement of Members of Parliament (MPs), who would be able to vouch for his work.

Work whitewashed the next day

When Pang returned to the site the next day to complete the project, he was shocked to find that it had been completely whitewashed.

"I stood there for five minutes contemplating what to do," he told Mothership, adding that "time cannot be refunded".

By this point, the project was about 60 per cent complete, he said.

He explained that he had chosen the area of concrete as it was in the heart of Mountbatten, not a popular walking path and had a lot of good dirt to work on.

He added that he had approached the customer service counter at Mountbatten MRT Station and was told to write to their email, but chose not to pursue the case.

"There's nothing to be done, the work's already gone anyway," he said.

Pang said it was not the first time he had been in such a situation.

The police were previously called on him at Marine Parade, but he was recognised by officers on sight as Marine Parade–Braddell Heights MP Goh Pei Ming earlier offered his endorsement.

Seeking other MPs' endorsement

Following the incident, he eventually scrapped the project altogether, noting that he would "put Mountbatten on hold" for the time being.

Pang's Instagram post gained the attention of multiple MPs, including Sengkang MP Jamus Lim of the Workers' Party who wrote: "I love it! Come do it in Sengkang!"

Whampoa-Boon Keng MP Shawn Loh also offered his support, writing: "Please come and give us a recce!"

Pang told Mothership that for now, his plan is to gain the endorsement of MPs who reached out to him.

"I'll try to warm the cockles of the heart of the residents at Sengkang first!" he said with a laugh. He also replied to Loh's comment, saying, "We'll be in touch."

SMRT also commented on Pang's post, stating:

"We're flattered you chose the pavement outside our station as your latest canvas — clearly the power washer was feeling particularly inspired that day.

As enthusiastic supporters of the arts, we'd love to chat about collaborating on something with a longer run. We champion non-disappearing art. 🎨😉"

A motorcycle was suspected to have collided with the rear of a tow truck on the Tuas Second Link bridge on Friday evening (Jun. 5), leading to two deaths.

Couple killed in motorcycle-truck collision

The two victims, supposedly a couple, were killed in the collision according to Lianhe Zaobao.

Images online showing two people lying motionless on the ground. A Singapore-registered motorcycle was also spotted nearby.

The accident happened around 600m away from the Tuas Checkpoint exit bridge, near the Malaysian border.

Several Malaysian police officers arrived at the scene in response to the accident, according to a video circulating online.

A witness who passed by the scene on a bus after the incident said that he saw a motorcyclist with a broken leg and a white cloth covering his head.

"Paramedics were trying to save another person, but when I arrived at the Malaysian border, I received news that the person who was being treated had already died."

Deceased's family contacted

A Facebook group named Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers circulated the deceased's vehicle registration number on Friday night in attempt to find the motorcyclist's family.

According to Shinmin Daily, the deceased's family has been contacted and said that the two who passed away were husband and wife.

Singaporeans, permanent residents and foreigners residing in Singapore can now use DBS Remit, via digibank, to transfer money directly to Weixin Pay, the digital renminbi wallet within the Weixin and WeChat apps.

DBS users can directly top up their own WeChat Pay wallets

DBS made the announcement about DBS Remit, a mobile banking app under DBS, on Jun. 5.

Funds sent through DBS Remit are credited to the recipient wallet almost instantly and can be used for payments, transfers and other services within the WeChat ecosystem, Lianhe Zaobao reported.

To receive funds, non-Chinese users need to upload their passport on WeChat to verify their identity. Transfers are linked to the mobile number tied to the WeChat account.

However, due to the WeChat Pay User Service Agreement, WeChat Wallet balances can only be withdrawn to bank accounts in China and cannot be directly transferred back to bank accounts in Singapore.

Strong growth since February launch

The new service comes after the WeChat pay remittance service launched by DBS in Feb. 2026 in partnership with TenPay Global.

Previously, recipients needed to be verified WeChat users from mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau.

Since then, the bank said the number of customers using DBS Remit to fund WeChat Pay wallets has quadrupled, while transaction volumes have increased eightfold.

Average transfer amounts have also risen to more than S$800.

DBS said the growth reflects increasing demand for convenient digital payment options between Singapore and China.

DBS users can visit the bank's website for a step-by-step guide on how to use the new feature.

OCBC to launch similar service

OCBC Bank will be launching a similar feature, Lianhe Zaobao reported.

OCBC users will be able to directly remit funds to WeChat Pay users worldwide once the feature is launched, the OCBC spokesperson shared.

A team of former Mediacorp artistes and personalities have rallied support for ex-actor Huang Yiliang's crab hawker beehoon stall at Circuit Road Hawker Centre on TikTok.

In a TikTok posted by Bing Bing Biang Biang, a livestreaming channel co-founded by local actress Cassandra See, a number of artistes were featured striding over to Huang's stall, before cutting to the man himself, who was beaming from ear to ear.

The artistes who were shown included See, Cherie Lim, Amy Koh, Celine Neo, Jason Oh, Joy Yak, and Apple Hong.

The TikTok caption said "We're here to rally support for Brother Yiliang."

Said Huang was a "man of principle"

In a follow-up video on the same TikTok channel, See and Oh spoke up for Huang, saying that he was a "good person".

The two shared an anecdote of Huang offering to lend Oh the keys to his home in Marine Parade in the past, telling Oh that he could go to his house to shower and rest as he often jogged around the area.

Oh said that he even raised safety concerns to Huang back then, but Huang told him that it was okay.

See added that Huang was a "man of principle", and was often misunderstood by others.

Recent spat with fellow hawker

Huang's recent spat with a fellow hawker at Circuit Road Hawker Centre has brought attention to his hawker stall, with customers queuing for hours to try his crab bee hoon and former showbiz friends visiting his stall.

He told Mothership in mid-May that over 10 people applied to be his new assistant at his hawker stall.

Top image via @bingbingbiangbiangsquad/TikTok

FamilyMart Malaysia has issued an apology following a viral incident on May 28, where an employee allegedly threw hot soup at a delivery rider.

Clips of the incident that circulated widely on social media showed the employee in what appeared to be a verbal dispute with the rider, who filmed the encounter.

As the argument grew heated, the employee threw a bowl of hot broth at the rider, who could be heard saying, "Guys, this FamilyMart kid is being so rude".

The incident reportedly took place at a FamilyMart outlet in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya in Selangor, Malaysia, according to local news reports.

According to the rider, he had approached the employee and asked about his food order, but was angrily told to wait as she was busy.

Suspension and apology

FamilyMart initially responded by suspending the employee and stating that it is investigating the exact cause of the incident.

In a Jun. 5 statement, it apologised for the actions of the employee and said it has "attended to the wellbeing of the delivery rider".

It is also cooperating with authorities in their investigation, they said.

"FamilyMart Malaysia reiterates that we do not tolerate any rude, unsafe or disrespectful behaviour towards anyone – including customers, staff, delivery personnel, and business partners – at our store."

The supermarket chain added that it "will not compromise in taking the necessary action" and has reminded employees of their customer service training.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued Disabling Directions (DD) to social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to disable Singapore users' access to online content that negatively target Singapore's Indian community.

Investigations revealed the content likely originated from a China-based platform and spread elsewhere in the online space.

Under the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 (OCHA), the authorities have ordered social media platforms to block access to 14 online posts.

Inflammatory narratives

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Jun. 6, the posts contained inflammatory narratives suggesting that Singapore was being "overrun by Indians".

They included allegations that Singapore's multiracial policy is a façade meant to appeal to Western values, and that the country's stability cannot be attributed to its multiracial policy, but rather to its Chinese-majority demographic.

Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong said in a Jun. 6 media doorstop that some videos also conveyed the message that the Chinese ethnic group has a greater right to belong in Singapore, compared to other ethnic groups.

They also suggested that Singapore's ethnic Indian politicians numbers are growing and that they would act in favour of Indian immigrants.

The content included images of Singapore's president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and political office-holders as part of a narrative that there is a growing "over-representation" of Indians in Singapore's government.

Content denounced Singapore government's "decoupling" from China

At the same time, some of the narratives claimed that Singapore's culture is "fundamentally Chinese", MHA said.

They denounced the government's "decoupling" from China while neglecting the "threat" of a growing Indian population, suggesting it would lead to a negative outcome.

The posts were accompanied by selective images and footage of crowded streets along Little India, likely taken on a weekend when migrant workers would have the day off, as well as of Indian devotees at a religious festival at Pagoda Street, to suggest Singapore's "overcrowding" with Indians.

Derogatory language was also used against the Indian community, including terms like "concentration of curry".

Posts likely originated from China-based platform

The posts came after narratives circulated in the Chinese information space in May 2026 that the Singapore public was facing growing anxiety over the nation's cultural identity and ethnic politics.

Investigations by MHA found that the content likely originated from a China-based platform and spilled over into other online spaces.

There have also been deliberate efforts to spread similar content into Singapore's information space, said the ministry.

The posts were assessed by MHA and SPF to likely constitute an offence of knowingly promoting feelings of enmity or ill-will against racial groups, or acts prejudicial to the maintenance of racial harmony in Singapore.

DDs were issued for the platforms to take all reasonable steps to disable Singapore users' access to 14 such posts.

Singapore firmly opposes nativism and xenophobia

In its press release, MHA denounced the attacks, saying that "Singapore firmly opposes nativism and xenophobia."

"Any attempt to pit one community against another here must be firmly rejected," it said, adding that "attacks coming from a foreign source are doubly unacceptable."

In his interview, Tong emphasised that the division of people by race "is not who we are".

"Every community in Singapore here is valued and everyone has an equal place."

He added that there is currently no evidence to suggest that the attacks were a coordinated campaign by any foreign government, and said the Singapore government's priority now is to take down the posts.

He also urged Singaporeans to be discerning with online content consumed and avoid disseminating them should they pose a threat to social harmony.

What appeared to be a disagreement betwen two colleagues turned into a stabbing incident in a residential area on a Friday morning (Jun. 5) in Chongqing, China.

Professor allegedly stabbed university vice president to death

The victim, Liao Linqing, 60, is the vice president of Chongqing University of Technology, according to Caixin.

Police revealed that Wang, the alleged perpetrator, stabbed his colleague Liao, to death with a knife in their residential compound.

Online reports have found that Wang, 58, is an associate professor in Chongqing University of Technology's computer science department, reported Sinchew.

Claimed he was "acting on behalf of heaven"

In videos circulating on social media, Wang was recorded saying that he was "acting on behalf of heaven to rid people of this scourge", referring to the victim.

He also claimed that Liao had been reported by students online and had caused many students to develop depression.

A resident living in the area shared that he saw police tape put up near the scene and police officers were already present at around 7am.

The university has not released an official statement regarding the incident.

Top image via @Byron_Wan/X