Jakarta police are investigating a 22-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old Pomeranian named Sissy at a pet café in Jakarta on Jun. 1, according to Jakarta Globe.

The incident took place at Dogs Ministry, a pet daycare, grooming and café facility in the Penjaringan district, while the venue was packed with visitors during a public holiday.

How the facility's manager caught him

Operations manager Yuliana Monica Petronela told Kumparan that the man, identified as OWL, was a regular visitor.

On the day of the incident, after spending time in the facility's lounge area, he moved to the café section, where he picked up Sissy and began playing with and hugging her intensely.

Staff noticed suspicious behaviour and reported to management that he had exposed himself and was forcing Sissy to lick him.

Monica reviewed the CCTV footage, but the angle did not clearly capture the act.

She then made her way to the mezzanine level on the second floor.

"From upstairs I could clearly see what he was doing. Then when I was about to come down, at the top of the stairs, he did it again right below me. So I immediately recorded it," she told Kumparan.

She said she found it particularly shocking given how crowded the venue was at the time.

"It was a public holiday, so the café was packed with visitors," she said.

Monica immediately took Sissy away from the visitor and confronted him. He denied everything at first.

"We asked him, 'What were you doing?' He denied it and said, 'I wasn't doing anything.' Then I showed him the video, and he became silent," she said.

He was also unable to produce any identification documents when asked. Monica then brought him to Penjaringan Police Station.

Not the first time

According to Monica, OWL was not unknown to the staff. About one to two weeks before the incident on Jun. 1, employees had already warned him for forcefully trying to kiss and hug one of the facility's dogs, which appeared visibly uncomfortable. He left after being warned.

When he returned on Jun. 1, staff were already keeping a closer eye on him because of the earlier incident, Monica told Kumparan.

Dogs Ministry later said the family told management during mediation discussions that OWL is a person with special needs, and that similar behaviour had occurred previously.

The facility said this raised broader questions about supervision and prevention.

"If such behaviour has occurred before, how should supervision and prevention responsibilities be carried out so that no other parties are affected?" the company wrote on Instagram.

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Sissy's condition

Monica said Sissy showed behavioural changes after the incident, according to Jakarta Globe.

Sissy suffered severe psychological distress, and her condition worsened over the following days.

Monica said: “She became stressed, refused to eat, and appeared withdrawn. Three days later, we took her to a clinic for follow-up treatment, and doctors found that her weight had dropped by 800 grams and she was experiencing anaemia.”

Blood tests were also conducted on Sissy to rule out infections or diseases, and came back negative. Dogs Ministry said Sissy has not been relocated during her recovery because staff were concerned that a new environment could cause additional stress.

Police investigations ongoing

Penjaringan Police criminal investigation unit head Sampson Sosa Hutapea confirmed the case is under active investigation, according to Jakarta Globe.

He said: "We have questioned the victim's guardians, witnesses, and the reported individual. At this stage, he is still being treated as a witness while the investigation continues."

He added: "If necessary, we will conduct a psychiatric examination of the individual concerned."

Police noted this is the first alleged animal sexual abuse case handled by Penjaringan Police.

A mobile speed camera has been deployed along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards Woodlands Checkpoint.

In photos circulating online, the speed camera was observed to have been set up by Jun. 16.

The camera is situated at the chevron markings where traffic from Turf Club Avenue merges into BKE.

According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), all open expressways in Singapore have a maximum speed limit of 90km/h, and between 70km/h and 80km/h in expressway tunnels.

Discussion

Since its installation, online motoring communities have weighed in on its effectiveness.

Some observed that the speed camera was working and have seen “flashes” from it, while others pointed out if it was enough deterrence for foreign-registered vehicles to not speed in Singapore.

Some have said the mobile speed camera's appearance has come as a surprise and should be effective over time.

Technology

According to the Police Life, a Singapore Police Force (SPF) publication, the mobile speed camera is a digital speed enforcement camera that can be deployed at short notice and transmits images of speeding violations wirelessly.

It enables flexibility in deployment and can be shifted to accident- and violation-prone locations for enforcement.

The police said it shapes road behaviour and road safety.

Technology, in the form of the red-light camera, police speed laser camera, fixed speed camera and average speed camera, is also leveraged for traffic enforcement.

After a three-year run, HDB-themed café Lou Shang is set to close its doors for good on Jul. 14.

Owner Sebastian Ang announced the upcoming closure via an Instagram video, reflecting on the business's journey and noting that the decision "did not come overnight."

This was "after months of trying to make the numbers work".

Ang is also the founder of local F&B concepts Mama Diam and Synthesis.

Challenges faced

For several months, financial figures indicated that the business was becoming increasingly "hard to maintain," culminating in losses totalling about S$400,000, Ang told Hatch and Hustle.

In the interview, Ang admitted that "stubbornness" and the false hope that they could eventually turn things around were their biggest pitfalls.

Ang shared in his video that the café also faced several other challenges, such as its location.

Lou Shang shares a shophouse space with its sister concept, Mama Diam.

While the ground floor houses Mama Diam, a nostalgic, 1980s provision shop-themed speakeasy, Lou Shang occupies the upper floor.

Its name translates to "upstairs" in Mandarin.

However, this layout meant the café was difficult for passersby to locate.

Furthermore, the lack of an elevator was an accessibility barrier.

Ang also acknowledged flaws in the pricing of its Western-Chinese fusion menu.

"We designed the menu like how we would design a restaurant. This menu wasn't designed for recurring visits.

End of the day I feel that it's the value that customers pay for. If the things are expensive, and you don't see the value in it, most likely people will not come back."

He admitted that while they succeeded in building a "perfect nostalgia" trip, they failed to design a concept that fit into customers' daily routines.

“Every time I see customers coming in for the first time, they all look pleasantly surprised, but admiration doesn't build habits.”

Ang confessed that "things were smooth-sailing" when Mama Diam opened, but realised later that they had expanded too quickly and "internally, things were all over the place".

One last hurrah

Looking back on the journey, Ang expressed gratitude toward his staff and customers for the memories, conversations, and celebrations shared in the space.

“We might have gotten the numbers and business wrong, but all of this, I think they were all real.”

Moving forward, Ang hopes to use the experience to inspire his team to improve and eventually surpass him.

He welcomes both regular patrons and first-time visitors to drop by before the café closes permanently.

Multiple Gain City outlets have been hit by some fake one-star reviews after their staff were approached by unknown individuals offering negative review removal services.

This comes after a local beauty chain, Sommar Beauty Spa, shared about a similar experience.

Showroom manager approached on WhatsApp

Gain City's Marketing Director, Candy Cao, told Mothership that the first time the electronics chain store had a run-in with the fake review people was in early April 2026.

One of their showroom managers was approached directly about the negative review removal service via WhatsApp.

In one of the messages, the person suggested that they noticed some reviews on Google Maps "that may be harming customer trust and affecting sales".

The alleged scammer then professed to specialise in identifying and reporting "policy-violating reviews".

Payment was only required after successful removal, according to them.

Nature of communication unusual: Gain City

Similar messages were later reported by staff from other locations, Cao shared.

"We found the nature of the communication unusual and chose not to engage further," Cao said.

Cao added that while Gain City had "occasionally received isolated negative reviews" in the past, they observed a "noticeable increase" in suspicious 1-star reviews over the past two weeks.

One-star reviews

Based on screenshots shared with Mothership, the reviews appeared to be one-star ratings with no comments.

According to Cao, the scam affected Gain City's Sungei Kadut megastore, and showrooms in Ang Mo Kio, Marina Square, IMM and Tampines One.

Checks on Google Maps showed that the dubious one-star reviews were a minority of other reviews recently received by Gain City.

Similar to the experience of Sommar Beauty Spa, for some of the accounts that left the reviews, the negative review for Gain City was the only review they had written on Google Maps.

Reported to Google

Gain City has since lodged a report with Google and is working with them to review the affected listings.

They have also lodged a police report.

Cao said that Gain City has a "dedicated task force" that closely monitors customer satisfaction across its "retail, service and digital touch points".

Gain City also has automated alerts for low-rated reviews as well as tools that allow the relevant teams to respond and investigate issues raised by customers.

"Legitimate reviews typically contain details relating to actual customer experiences, products, services or interactions with our staff, and we will always follow up where necessary to improve the customer experience," Cao said.

Cao also said, "We are confident that our customers can distinguish between authentic feedback and suspicious review activity."

She added, "Our priority is to ensure that our online profiles accurately reflect the experiences of real customers."

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a S$48 million programme to support media professionals in digital content creation.

The four-year Digital Content and Capability Development (DCCD) programme, announced by Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How, is designed to help Singapore's media entities compete in an increasingly digital-led media landscape, said the statutory board in a media release.

Short-form storytelling and AI tools

The DCCD programme is built upon two core pillars: digital content development and capability development.

Digital content development supports the creation and distribution of content reflecting how local audiences discover and connect with stories across digital platforms, said IMDA.

It will include the use of relevant formats and narratives to present stories that resonate with youth, adults and seniors.

Meanwhile, capability development supports digital storytelling using emerging formats, technologies and production approaches.

This includes AI-generated content and short-form episodic content across live action and animation.

AI will also be experimented with in workflows and content development, production and localisation to enable media professionals to focus their time on the creative aspects of content creation, said IMDA.

Changing media landscape

Singapore's audience is continually shifting towards digital platforms and formats while short-form videos, microdramas and I-assisted production workflows are gaining traction, said the statutory board.

"Singapore has no shortage of compelling stories to share with the world, and media professionals can use technology and AI to complement their storytelling craft and bring these stories to audiences in new and engaging ways."

The programme is open to all companies within the local media ecosystem, including traditional production houses, digital media companies and tech companies entering the media space.

To qualify for the programme, media companies will need to participate in a biannual accreditation exercise where they will be assessed on their current content development capabilities and track record.

If accredited, they will then be eligible to participate in Calls for Proposals (CFPs).

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released the dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2027.

There will be five long weekends as a result of the public holidays, as highlighted:

• New Year's Day: Jan. 1, 2027 (Friday)
• Chinese New Year: Feb. 6 and 7, 2027 (Saturday, Sunday*)
• Hari Raya Puasa: Mar. 10, 2027 (Wednesday)
• Good Friday: Mar. 26, 2027 (Friday)
• Labour Day: May 1, 2027 (Saturday)
• Hari Raya Haji: May 17, 2027 (Monday)
• Vesak Day: May 20, 2027 (Thursday)
• National Day: Aug. 9, 2027 (Monday)
• Deepavali: Oct. 28, 2027 (Thursday)
• Christmas Day: Dec. 25, 2027 (Saturday)

*Feb. 8 (Monday) will be a public holiday.

Three of the holidays also fall on a Saturday.

Entitlement

In accordance with the Employment Act, employees are entitled to 11 paid public holidays as indicated.

Employers and employees may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day.

Employees who are required to work on a public holiday are entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to their gross rate of pay for that day.

More information on public holiday provisions under the Employment Act can be found here.

A 36-year-old male driver was arrested on Jun. 17, hours after his GetGo car and a taxi collided outside Bendemeer MRT station.

Responding to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted at 8am on Jun. 17 to an accident involving a car and a taxi along Kallang Bahru towards Lavender Street.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) shared that they conveyed a 60-year-old male taxi driver and his 43-year-old female passenger conscious to Raffles Hospital.

The police added that the car driver abandoned the car and left the scene before police arrived.

Offences

Suspected drugs, drug-related paraphernalia, vaporisers and a knuckleduster were found in the car and seized as case exhibits.

The 36-year-old driver was subsequently arrested within five hours on the same day for various offences, including driving while under influence of drugs, driving without licence, dangerous driving, possession of scheduled weapon, and suspected drug-related offences.

The police said the suspected drug-related offences have been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau, and the vaporiser-related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority.

Investigations are ongoing.

Scene of accident

When Mothership arrived at the scene at about 9:55 am, the police had cordoned off the road for investigations.

An Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) tow truck was present.

Both vehicles' airbags were deployed and onlookers were also seen taking photos and videos of the site.

What appeared to be motor oil was leaking from the red car, and debris was strewn across the street.

The red car sported a GetGo decal, and appeared to be more severely damaged than the taxi.

In addition, the Land Transport Authority had earlier posted on X that the road was closed after the accident.

Cabby, passenger sent to hospital

Responding to Mothership's queries, a GetGo spokesperson had previously said that investigations were ongoing and that they were unable to comment.

However, they added that "the safety of our users and the wider community is of utmost importance".

A ComfortDelGro spokesperson had also previously told Mothership: "We are aware of the incident that occurred along Kallang Bahru Road today, where another vehicle collided with one of our taxis."

The spokesperson revealed that the driver and the passenger were promptly conveyed to the hospital.

The passenger had since been discharged, and ComfortDelGro was in contact with the cabby receiving medical attention.

The ComfortDelGro spokesperson added: "Safety remains our top priority, and we will continue to provide our cabby and passenger support."

A 53-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to nine months and 19 days’ jail for stabbing a 57-year-old man in Tampines.

Mohamed Sufian Bin Mohamed Sabri pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt on Jun. 16, Shin Min Daily News reported.

In court documents seen by Mothership, the incident occurred on Dec. 19, 2025, at about 5:55pm at U-Taste coffee shop located at 20 Tampines Central 1, near Tampines MRT station.

Known to each other

Sufian and the man were acquaintances.

Since October 2025, the pair reportedly gathered at the coffee shop with other mutual friends.

On Dec. 18, 2025, the pair and other mutual friends met up at the coffee shop.

They argued for undisclosed reasons and parted ways unamicably.

Stab

The following day, on Dec. 19, 2025, the man was having a meal at the coffee shop with another friend when he made eye contact with Sufian.

Sufian and the man then walked to the pavement outside the coffee shop and an argument ensued.

The altercation eventually escalated into a physical one.

Sufian then drew a knife with a blade measuring 13cm and proceeded to stab the man multiple times in the back and forearm, inflicting two stab wounds.

Sufian then fled the scene and dropped the knife after the man’s friends stepped out of the coffee shop.

Despite his injuries, the man picked the knife up from the ground, tucked it in his shorts and gave chase.

A passer-by who witnessed the incident immediately alerted the police.

“A Malay guy covered in blood holding onto a knife, next to Money Max. I don’t see anybody injured. There’s a blood trail,” the passer-by stated.

Officers who arrived at the scene followed a trail of blood and traced it to the direction of the Money Max at Tampines MRT station, where they found the man covered in blood and immediately called for an ambulance.

When paramedics arrived, they retrieved the knife from the man and handed it over to the police.

He was conveyed to Changi General Hospital for treatment.

Sufian was subsequently arrested approximately six hours later on Dec. 20, 2025 at about 1:35am.

Injuries

The man sustained a 4cm stab wound on his abdomen and an 8cm wound on his arm.

His abdomen was punctured, with minor internal bleeding in the abdominal cavity, a laceration of about 1.6cm on his liver, and a haematoma beside his right kidney.

He was warded for a total of four days and was eventually discharged from further general surgery follow up.

Remission order

Sufian was subject to a remission order from Oct. 4, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2026.

Prisoners might be issued a conditional remission order, granting them an early release for good conduct and behaviour during their sentence.

One of the basic conditions of this order, which he violated, is not to commit any offence during the remission period.

Two taxi passengers were killed in Hong Kong after they were thrown out of the taxi on the night of Jun. 16.

According to The Standard, the incident occurred at around 10pm on Tsing Sha Highway.

A light goods vehicle and a taxi were travelling eastbound along the highway towards Kowloon near Hoi Lai estate on Hong Kong's mainland.

The light goods vehicle reportedly lost control on the wet road and entered the taxi's lane before colliding with it.

Flipped at least 6 times

The taxi hit the safety barrier and flipped over at least six times, landing on its wheels.

The light goods vehicle also overturned and landed on its side.

According to Sing Tao Daily, the two people who died at the scene were a couple who got married on Oct. 1, 2025.

The couple consisted of a 38-year-old firefighter, Zhang, and his 35-year-old wife, Huang.

They had just returned to Hong Kong on Jun. 16, after their honeymoon in Thailand.

Sing Tao Daily reported that Zhang, who was also known as Aqin, was the younger of two sons and joined the fire department after taking two or three exams.

The 30-year-old taxi driver, surnamed Wu, injured his right hand and was taken to the hospital, reported Sing Tao Daily.

The 44-year-old light goods driver, surnamed Wang, was arrested by Hong Kong police for further investigations.

A 29-year-old man will be charged on Jun. 18 in Singapore with dangerous driving causing hurt, drink driving, driving against the flow of traffic, and allowing his vehicle to remain at rest in a position, posing danger to other road users.

The incident occurred at about 6am on Mar. 6, 2024 along Cavenagh Road.

Police were alerted to the incident involving a black car that had driven and stopped against the flow of traffic.

The driver allegedly sped off when police officers arrived and approached the car.

Travelled at 114km/h

Approximately 15 minutes later, officers spotted the car travelling at high speed along Bukit Timah Road towards Upper Bukit Timah Road.

The car was seen purportedly weaving dangerously through traffic between Coronation Road and Anamalai Avenue.

It apparently reached an average speed of at least 114km/h, exceeding the speed limit along that stretch of road.

The car allegedly beat a red light and collided with a private bus ferrying school children that was making a U-turn at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Sixth Avenue.

The car then reportedly veered left and collided with a lamp post.

Car caught fire

The car subsequently came to a stop and caught fire on a grass verge after hitting the bus and lamp post.

The car driver and his three passengers managed to escape from the burning car.

Two boys from the bus, then aged eight and nine, along with the car driver and three of his passengers, were conveyed conscious to the hospital.

The car driver was subsequently arrested.

Investigations revealed that the car driver consumed alcohol before driving.

He was found to be a repeat offender and was previously convicted in 2019 for drunk driving and inconsiderate driving.

The man will face five charges under the Road Traffic Act.

The police reminded members of the public that it takes a serious view of motorists who engage in egregious driving behaviour, particularly those who drive under the influence of alcohol and endanger the lives of other road users.

It will not hesitate to take firm action against such offenders.