A Malaysian lorry driver has won praise after he used his vehicle to stop a bus that had seemingly lost control on an expressway.

After his actions saved passengers on the bus, there were widespread calls for his recognition.

But he declined to be called a hero, stating that he simply "did what [he] had to do".

Incident

The incident is believed to have occurred on Jun. 16 along the southbound stretch of Malaysia's North-South Expressway.

Dash camera footage circulating online showed the bus travelling at high speed down the rightmost lane, narrowly missing other cars in its path.

In response, the lorry positioned itself at the front of the bus to absorb the brunt of the impact, honking at other vehicles to warn them.

It was eventually able to bring itself and the bus to a halt.

According to Sinchew Daily, the bus had already collided with several vehicles on the road before the lorry intervened.

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A hero

The lorry's driver was identified by Malaysian media as 40-year-old Wong Teck Ming.

The father-of-four said in an interview that he had acted out of instinct as he had no time to think or consider his own safety at the time.

Describing the incident, he added that he had used the safety barriers at the side of the road to reduce the bus' momentum, while stepping on his own brakes to bring the bus to a gradual stop.

"I'm not a hero, I just did what I had to do," he said, in response to the praise.

He added that the only thought on his mind was to get the situation under control, and protect the passengers and road users.

"Nothing about being a hero. I believe any driver would have done the same under the circumstances."

Three Malaysian nationals aged 22 to 24 were arrested and will be charged in court for their alleged involvement in scams.

According to a news release, the men had allegedly entered Singapore on the instructions of a scam syndicate in Malaysia.

They were told to help scam victims in Singapore.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that all three men were arrested within six hours of their entry into Singapore.

69 bank cards were recovered, which were used to withdraw around S$200,000 from victims' accounts, said the police.

S$200,000 in scam losses

SPF said that they'd received information that one of the men, a 23-year-old, had entered Singapore on Jun. 18.

He was allegedly on an assignment by scam syndicates to collect cash and gold bars from victims in Singapore.

Two accomplices, aged 22 and 24, entered Singapore with him. Preliminary investigations revealed that the men had received instructions from a Malaysia-based scam syndicate to perform ATM withdrawals across Singapore.

All three were arrested by officers from the Anti-Scam Command and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) within six hours of arriving in Singapore.

To be charged in court

The suspects will be charged in court on Jun. 20.

The 23-year-old man will be charged for assisting others to retain criminal proceeds, which could result in up to 10 years' jail, a fine of up to S$500,000, or both.

His two accomplices will be charged for unauthorised access to computer material, an offence punishable by an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both.

"The police continue to observe an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals

travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash and valuables from scam victims, as well as making cash withdrawals from ATM machines using relinquished bank cards," SPF said in its news release.

Since Dec. 30, 2025, scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicates face between six and 24 strokes of mandatory caning under Singapore's laws.

Scam mules who help scammers launder scam proceeds also face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes.

HarbourFront Centre will cease operations on Jul. 27, the shopping mall announced in a Facebook post on Jun. 19.

The mall will be redeveloped into a 33-storey mixed-use building, with office and retail spaces and an elevated park.

Meanwhile, the Singapore Cruise Centre will be relocated to the new HarbourFront passenger terminal at 5 HarbourFront Avenue, with effect from Jul. 15, 2026.

Ferry services and routes unaffected

Earlier on Jun. 15, the Singapore Cruise Centre said in a statement that Batam Fast Ferry would be the first operator to begin operations at the new location on Jul. 7.

The remaining ferry operators — Horizon Fast Ferry, Majestic Fast Ferry, Sindo Ferry and Indo Falcon Shipping & Travel — as well as cruise operations, will follow from Jul. 15.

The Singapore Cruise Centre added that no changes will be made to ferry routes, destinations and scheduling as a result of the move.

HarbourFront Centre has been the location of Singapore Cruise Centre's international terminal since 1992.

33-storey building

HarbourFront Centre is expected to reopen in the first half of 2031, following redevelopment works.

It will become a 33-storey mixed-use development featuring office and retail spaces and an elevated park that stretches towards the waterfront.

The new 123,000 sqm, 33-storey "flagship commercial project" will complement the development of the "Greater Southern Waterfront", said Mapletree Investments last October.

The building will boast a verdant facade, with greenery stretching from the office tower down to a 13,000 sqm elevated park.

Actress and livestream host Joanne Peh has shared more details regarding the cancellation of a livestream sale with a Chinese merchant on Jun. 17.

She'd previously gone on TikTok to announce the decision, accusing the merchant of having "zero respect".

What happened

In response to Mothership's queries, Peh said that she'd already felt something was off from the first time she held a conference call with this brand, in the lead up to the cancelled livestream.

"I already didn't have a good feeling, didn't have a good vibe and then... when we met face-to-face in Guangzhou, again the vibe was really off," she added.

"The disrespect was already there, but again, you know, sometimes we give ourselves excuses, maybe people had a bad day."

Subsequently, on the day of the livestream, at the area where they had set up their equipment, they were told off by a man who was smoking in the room, claiming that it was his office.

Peh said:

"It is really not one isolated incident that triggered it. It was a series of interactions that all pointed to one thing, which is the lack of respect for us, for our team, for myself, and my commitment to wanting to do a good job of this.

And so that is pretty much the the final straw where I decided that, you know, self-respect is more important than all of that, so I called it off."

Brand management apologised

The merchant, who is also the brand founder, did not reach out to her on the evening of the scheduled livestream.

But the next day, the senior representatives of the brand — one from Sichuan and one from Shenzhen — came to Guangzhou, where she was at.

They wanted to personally address the issue, with the brand founder.

According to Peh, they wanted to apologise and brought flowers, an apology letter, truffles, rice dumplings and a gift from Louis Vuitton.

They had also insisted on doing so, even when she told them it was not necessary.

Accepted their apology

Peh acknowledged that they were "very sincere" and that they also acknowledged their attitude had been poor.

They said they had since conducted an internal review with their employees.

"They agree that this is not the right way to treat a guest from overseas who is coming here to do a stream with them," she added.

Peh then said she accepted their apology, letter, flowers and dumplings because it was the Dragon Boat Festival.

However, she returned the truffles and Louis Vuitton gift.

"Given what has transpired, I think this is case closed. I have accepted their apology, they have also explained and that's it," she said.

Not an easy decision to take in cancelling the livestream

Cancelling the livestream was not an easy decision to make, she added.

Despite the cancellation, she still had to pay for her entire team's airfare, hotel costs, time taken to shoot and edit the video, and the time they spent informing followers about the stream.

"All of this is cost already sunken in, and to call off a stream means nobody gets paid," she said.

But she added that livestreaming takes "a lot of time, effort, and hard work" and that she does not take the work lightly.

Peh elaborated:

"The decision to go public about (this) was really to highlight, sometimes, the importance of drawing boundaries.

You know, when someone is obviously and clearly disrespecting you, there is a need for us to draw the boundaries for ourselves, because if we don't do it, nobody is going to respect us."

At least one person has died and 89 others injured after two passenger trains collided near London on Jun. 19.

According to the BBC, the crash occurred at about 5:15pm (UK time) around Bedford, 80km north of central London.

Both were travelling towards London's St Pancras station.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

One of the train's drivers died at the scene, while eleven people suffered very serious injuries and 22 others sustained serious injuries, first responders told BBC.

British police have declared the collision a major incident.

Like a bomb explosion

One passenger, who said he had been traveling in the front carriage of the train that collided to the one ahead of it, said he "felt like [he'd] been in a bomb explosion".

He described scenes of chairs strewn everywhere, bloodied faces and broken limbs, and smoke all around.

"Some people are spitting out blood," he said.

Another passenger said she saw people fly from their seats upon impact.

In a statement, British prime minister Keir Starmer offered his thoughts to "the family of the person who has sadly lost their ​life, and with those who have been seriously injured", Reuters reported.

Train services were reportedly cancelled for the rest of the day and are expected to continue facing disruptions on Jun. 20.

Chinese film "Dear You", which landed in Singapore's cinemas on Jun. 18, will see eight additional local screenings in its original Teochew dialect.

It will be screened from Jun. 25 to Jun. 29 at GVmax, Golden Village VivoCity, said the cinema operator.

A spokesperson from Clover Films, the movie's Singapore distributor, cited "overwhelming audience response" for the decision.

It also thanked the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for allowing the additional Teochew screenings.

Ticket sales will commence from 3pm on Jun. 22 via all Golden Village box office counters and online sales channels.

Overwhelming demand

Previously, Golden Village and Clover Films announced on Facebook that there would be limited screenings of the film in the original Teochew version at VivoCity from Jun. 18 to 21.

4,800 Teochew-version tickets were released on Jun. 16, and reportedly sold out within two hours, according to The Straits Times.

While mainly filmed in the Teochew dialect, the film is dubbed in Mandarin for its general release in Singapore.

IMDA explained that full-dialect films can be screened at festivals or niche events, to provide access to those who wish to view the film in its original language.

"This continues to support the bilingual policy which aims to promote Mandarin as the main language amongst Chinese Singaporeans," IMDA told Mothership.

Films that feature dialect content are allowed only on a case-by-case basis, ST reported.

Dialect heritage

The move to dub local screenings of the film has since sparked conversation online about Singapore's dialect heritage.

In a Facebook post, Workers' Party's Hougang MP Dennis Tan called for the preservation of the nation's dialect heritage, citing dialects like Teochew and Hokkien as the language of communication among many of his residents at Hougang.

"I have come to believe that our dialect group heritage is as much a part of our Singaporean Chinese cultural heritage as any of the customs we more readily celebrate."

Meanwhile, PAP's Bishan-Toa Payoh MP Cai Yinzhou wrote in a Facebook post that in the light of many residents' disappointment about the dubbing choice, he had filed parliamentary questions to the Ministry of Digital Development and Information to clarify the decision.

"I ask this as language carries culture. Dialects and language nuances are part of how stories are told and remembered," he said.

The film

The movie, which features primarily Teochew dialogue, is director Lan Hong Chun's third such feature film.

It follows the story of Xiaowei, who travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather," who has been out of contact due to debt problems.

Lan and his team interviewed more than 120 seniors in the Chaoshan region who migrated to Southeast Asia to ensure the movie was historically accurate, ST reported.

As of Jun. 17, it has grossed 1.6 billion yuan (S$303.5 million) in China despite its modest budget of 14 million yuan (S$2.66 million) and largely unknown cast.

Two men, aged 32 and 40, have been arrested for the theft of a diamond valued at more than S$235,000.

Replaced the real diamond with a fake one at the jewellery store

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they received a call from a jewellery store along Kreta Ayer Road at 3:40pm on Jun. 19.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men had shown interest in purchasing the diamond. While they were examining the diamond, they replaced it with a fake one.

The pair subsequently left the shop without making any purchases, which aroused the suspicion of the shop assistant.

Upon conducting a check, he discovered that the genuine diamond had been replaced with a fake.

Through follow-up investigations, ground enquiries, and with the aid of images from CCTV and police cameras, officers from the Central Police Division and Police Operations Command Centre established the identities of the two men.

Both of them were arrested at Changi Airport Terminal 3 within three hours of the report.

The stolen diamond was recovered and seized as a case exhibit.

The two men are scheduled to be charged on Jun. 20 with theft in dwelling with common intention under Section 380 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871.

If convicted, they face an imprisonment term of up to seven years and a fine.

A 48-year-old Singaporean woman who had debts exceeding S$220,000 was sentenced to one week's jail after she secretly withdrew her insurance policy and cashed out before filing for bankruptcy.

Shin Min Daily News reported that Ang Ai Peng then spent the money on her personal expenses.

She only had about S$7 in her bank account by the time she officially declared bankruptcy and had not repaid any of her creditors at the time.

Charges, lawsuit

Charge sheets seen by Mothership stated that Ang faced three charges of violating the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

She pleaded guilty to one charge, with the other two taken into consideration during sentencing.

Prior to this, three creditors had previously filed lawsuits against Ang, Shin Min reported.

It added that the State Courts ruled on Jun. 23, 2020, that Ang was to repay a total debt of almost S$226,000, plus interest at an annual rate of 5.33 per cent, as well as court costs of S$1,800.

Cashed out insurance policy

However, Ang had already processed her insurance policy, which she cashed out on May 26, 2020.

This allowed her to receive a check of around S$2,531, according to Shin Min.

Despite knowing she was heavily in debt, Ang cashed out money multiple times in June 2020 during the trial, Shin Min reported.

Instead of using the money to repay her debts, she used it for personal expenses.

Declared bankruptcy

Ang also failed to declare the insurance refund in the statement of assets when she filed for bankruptcy on Aug. 11, 2020.

Shin Min reported that she had not repaid any money by Sep. 10, 2020, when the court declared her bankrupt.

It added that by Oct. 12, 2020, she only had S$7 left in her bank account, and to date, has reportedly not made any repayment from the bankruptcy assets.

In pleading for leniency, Ang, who was walking with a limp, said her father had just passed away in January 2026, and only her mother was left at home, Shin Min reported.

A total of 76 people were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for suspected drug offences in an island-wide anti-drug operation from Jun. 15 to 19.

The youngest was a 15-year-old student, arrested for suspected drug abuse, CNB said in a press release.

Through the operation, CNB seized 97g of cannabis, 49g of "Ice", 7g of heroin, and a small amount of "Ecstasy", estimated to be worth more than S$7,000 combined.

The operation covered various areas around the country, including Chai Chee, Boon Lay, Bras Basah, Geylang, Orchard, Serangoon, Telok Blangah, and Woodlands.

Arrests

Some of the arrests were linked in follow-up investigations.

On Jun. 17, CNB officers raided a residential unit near Bedok North, resulting in the arrest of a 57-year-old Singaporean man for suspected drug-related offences.

Drug paraphernalia were also seized from the unit.

CNB conducted follow-up investigations that same day and arrested two more Singaporean men, aged 36 and 70, for suspected drug abuse.

A total of about 3g of "Ice" and a small amount of "Ecstasy" were seized from them.

Nightspot raids

Working together with the police and the Health Sciences Authority, the CNB led an enforcement operation at five nightlife establishments from Jun. 18 to 19.

The authorities checked close to 130 persons at these places, and did saliva tests on 61 of them on suspicion of drug consumption.

A 26-year-old female foreign national was arrested for suspected drug abuse.

CNB said investigations into the drug activities of all arrested suspects are ongoing.

A total of 22 people, aged between 21 and 53, were conveyed to the hospital after a traffic accident involving a mini-bus, a lorry, and a prime mover.

The incident occurred along Tuas South Avenue 3 towards Tuas South Boulevard on the morning of Jun. 18.

A TikTok showed multiple vehicles in the aftermath of a chain collision.

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The front bumper of a white mini-bus appeared damaged.

Its windows were shattered, and remnants of its windscreen ended up on the bed of a blue lorry.

The blue lorry collided with a white prime mover.

Emergency vehicles and personnel were present.

In response to Mothership’s queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they were alerted to the incident at about 6:50am.

A total of 22 persons were conveyed conscious to the hospital.

Of the 22, 19 were from the lorry, and three were from the prime mover.

A 41-year-old male mini-bus driver is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.