Singapore Cruise Centre, currently housed in the soon-to-close Harbourfront Centre, will move its operations to the new Harbourfront passenger terminal this July.

Batam Fast Ferry will be the first to commence operations from the new terminal 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.

New terminal located right beside current one

The new terminal is located just 70 metres away from the existing terminal, in a red terracotta building at 5 HarbourFront Avenue, Singapore 099549.

It is located directly across the entrance of Reef at King's Dock condominium and behind Harbourfront Tower 2, facing the sea.

Passengers can reach the terminal via Harbourfront MRT Station Exit B or other public transport options in the area.

Sheltered walkways will link the new terminal to the MRT station and Vivocity.

No changes to ferry routes and scheduling

In a press release, Singapore Cruise Centre said there are no changes to ferry routes, destinations served or scheduling as a result of the move.

Ferry and cruise berth locations also remain unchanged.

The new passenger terminal features upgraded infrastructure and "technology-enabled services".

There will also be F&B and supporting convenience retail and money changers in the terminal.

Further details on the terminal's full suite of amenities and offerings will be announced at its official opening later this year, Singapore Cruise Centre said.

"As this is a new location and building, passengers are encouraged to arrive earlier, to familiarise themselves with the new terminal and its services," it also advised.

In October 2025, it was announced that Harbourfront Centre, which houses the current ferry passenger terminal, will undergo redevelopment into a 33-storey, mixed-use property featuring office and retail spaces and an elevated park that stretches towards the waterfront.

The redevelopment is expected to commence in the second half of 2026.

A Malaysian student died after colliding with an ambulance while riding his motorcycle home.

According to Guangming Daily, the 14-year-old, Faris, was pronounced dead at the scene due to severe head injuries.

The district police chief said preliminary investigations indicated that the boy was on the left lane when an ambulance travelling in the opposite direction suddenly turned right into the intersection.

Neither the 19-year-old ambulance driver nor a 30-year-old passenger was injured.

A new service reservoir (SR) has been constructed in Tengah, designed to support the water demand of a growing residential and industrial population in the area.

Construction of the reservoir took place between May 2022 and November 2025, said national water agency PUB in a Jun. 16 press release.

It forms part of Singapore's water supply network and will be used to store treated drinking water from PUB's treatment plants before it is piped to homes and businesses.

22 Olympic-sized pools

SRs play an important role in Singapore’s water supply system by acting as a buffer against daily fluctuations in water demand and helping maintain supply during periods of peak usage or unexpected interruptions.

Costing about S$120 million, the Tengah SR comprises two water tanks that can hold a total potable water capacity of about 22 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The SR was planned to support the projected increase in water demand in Tengah town, said PUB.

The area is expected to house about 42,000 households, as well as businesses in the upcoming Tengah industrial precinct.

Built at the highest point in Tengah, the SR's high location was intended to maintain stable and consistent water pressure across the network, PUB explained.

Improved efficiency and reliability

Potable water would be able to flow to surrounding developments via gravity without the need for additional pumping, which helps improve operational efficiency and saves costs.

The reservoir will be operated through a centralised system that includes real-time monitoring, control of key operational functions and the detection of shifts in demand or supply of water.

Such features would reduce the need for manual intervention while enhancing operational reliability, said PUB.

Tengah SR was constructed by local construction firm Chye Joo Construction Pte Ltd, who won the tender bid.

The circular tanks were built using a slipform construction method, which involved continuous, round-the-clock pouring of concrete to cast seamless tank walls from the ground up with no construction joints.

The first time an SR in Singapore has been built using such a method, it minimises the risk of water leakage and improves the SR's performance.

Seamless integration

According to PUB, the agency worked closely with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) during the construction of Tengah SR to ensure it was fully integrated into Tengah's overall masterplan.

The design also focused on blending seamlessly into its surroundings, including installing dark brown aluminium façade fins.

PUB also implemented environmental mitigation measures to minimise the construction's impact on the largely forested surrounding habitat.

Among other mitigation measures, wildlife was shepherded prior to site clearance and inspections were conducted for possible nesting areas before trees were felled.

Temporary hoarding was also installed to prevent wildlife from entering the construction worksite.

Tengah SR will join over 10 other service reservoirs, including NEWater service reservoirs, that are currently operated by PUB.

The SR is currently undergoing testing and is expected to be operational by this year.

It was a debut to remember for Cape Verde's Vozinha.

The 40-year-old became the oldest player for a nation making their debut in a World Cup, kept a clean sheet, picked up a man of the match, and gained nearly four million followers on Instagram.

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He made several heroic saves against Spain, who couldn't find a way past him all game.

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A visibly emotional Vozinha described the moment as something he has been working to for his entire life.

"I have worked my whole life for this moment, I’m 40 years old. I started playing football professionally when I was 25, in 2012. I thought about leaving but I continued because of this dream. This is for everyone. I was named man of the match but this is for all of my teammates because without them nothing would be possible. I will continue to work for Cape Verde and for the people."

Vozinha plays for Portugese Ligue 2 side, Chaves.

His heroics though could not come in front of his mother, who was unable to get a visa for the game.

According to The Guardian, citizens have to post a returnable bond of up to US$15,000 (S$19,247) before travelling to the U.S., on top of the visa fee.

Vozinha's mother was not able to complete her application.

Speaking after the match, Vozinha said he cried because he grew up with his grandparents, and they couldn't be there because they died a few years ago.

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"They were everything for me, everything for my life."

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha after his man-of-the-match display against Spain:

"I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago.

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After losing S$17,000 to a scam, a man was able to recover all of it nearly four months later, with help from the police and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam.

He thanked Shanmugam, who also serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon GRC, in a letter and in person at a recent Meet-the-People Session (MPS).

In a Jun. 13 Facebook post, the minister shared a video of the encounter with the man, surnamed Goh.

"He updated me on an appeal we did for him last year in December," Shanmugam wrote in the caption. "Glad to know that he managed to recover every dollar he lost."

A scam call from "MAS"

On Dec. 8, 2025, Goh received a call from someone who claimed that he had bought an 80-inch TV but had not paid for it.

The 70-year-old told Shin Min Daily News that he had not bought a TV.

The caller said that he might have been involved in money laundering, which made him panic.

They transferred him to two people who were supposedly officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Using an image with the MAS logo as their WhatsApp profile picture, the two purported MAS officials talked to him over a call that lasted two to three hours.

As they spoke professionally in English and sounded like locals, Goh did not suspect much at the time.

Claiming that they wanted to protect his assets, they asked him to transfer some money to a certain bank account, and he immediately did so, transferring S$17,000.

Felt anxious and helpless

In hindsight, Goh felt that he was rather silly to fall for the scam.

He said that he had read news reports about similar scam incidents, but the precautions he had learnt went out the window at the time. His mind was in a panic after being linked to money laundering.

When he discovered that he had been scammed, he "felt very anxious and helpless", he wrote in his letter to Shanmugam and the police.

Now, Goh hopes others can learn from his experience.

"I wish to tell everyone, if you receive a phone call like this, once you feel that something is wrong, hang up immediately," he told Shin Min. "Do not continue to talk to the caller, or else it will be very easy to fall into their trap."

Recovering the money

After the phone call, Goh realised something was wrong. He quickly called his bank to freeze his account, then reported the incident to the police.

He also sought help from Shanmugam at an MPS in January.

Around the end of that month, the authorities informed him that the police were investigating his case, and he was able to recover the money he had lost.

It also helped that Goh had noted down the bank account number that the scammers had given them.

He eventually received his money on Mar. 25, he said in his letter, and expressed gratitude for the guidance and assistance he received throughout the process.

The police arrested five men, aged between 19 and 24, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Woodlands Close.

The police were alerted to a case of theft of motorcycle on Jun. 13, 2026 at about 11:20am.

A motorcycle parked at a building along Woodlands Close was reported missing.

Managed to push start motorcycle

Preliminary investigations revealed that on Jun. 10 at about 2:30am, the five men had spotted the unattended motorcycle.

They managed to push start the motorcycle and one of them rode it away for a joyride.

The stolen motorcycle was subsequently recovered.

Arrested within 13 hours

The identities of the five men were established through ground enquiries and with the aid of surveillance images.

They were arrested within 13 hours of the report.

They were slated to be charged in court on Jun. 15 with the offence of theft of motor vehicle with common intention.

The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.

Police investigations are ongoing against the 24-year-old man for an additional offence of riding the motorcycle without a valid driving licence.

The police advised all motor vehicle owners to adopt crime prevention measures.

On Jun. 14, around 3:30 am, a man was caught allegedly stealing nine durians from Hojiak Durians & Fruits - Jurong East via the store's surveillance camera.

The missing durians were discovered later that morning after employees arrived for work.

They noticed that there were obvious gaps in the canvas sheet covering the durian basket, reported Shin Min Daily.

They then checked the CCTV footage and saw that the man had stolen the durians as he walked by.

The owner told Shin Min that he had reported the incident to the police.

What happened

The man, who was wearing a dark T-shirt and shorts, was loitering outside the shop in the wee hours of the morning.

He then walked over to the basket containing the durians and pulled back the canvas sheet, which made several durians fall out of the basket, Shin Min reported.

This startled him, and he quickly left the scene.

Five minutes later, the man returned with several plastic bags in hand.

Based on the footage, he looked around to make sure no one was watching, then filled the plastic bags with the durians before leaving.

S$240 worth of durians

Speaking to Shin Min, the owner of the shop, surnamed Zhou, confirmed that he stole nine Black Thorn durians in total.

Black Thorn durians are a premium variety of the fruit, largely originating from Penang, Malaysia.

Zhou explained that due to the peak durian season, the shop had received an influx of stock. As a result, excess fruits were kept in baskets outside the storefront and secured with canvas sheets.

As the stolen durians were on the smaller side, Zhou estimated the total loss to be around S$240.

Zhou recognised the man, noting that he was a former customer who had not patronised the stall in over a year.

He expressed confusion over why the man resorted to theft.

With the CCTV footage now uploaded on the store's Facebook, he hopes that the man will return to settle the bill.

Zhou added, "Actually, if he really had difficulties and wanted to eat durian, he could have just told us, and we could have treated him to some, but he shouldn't have stolen it. But a day has passed, and he still hasn't come to pay us back."

From Jan. 1, 2027, the gantry-based Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system will be phased out.

Singapore will switch to the satellite-based ERP 2 system.

Physical ERP gantries will hence be progressively removed from later in 2026, starting with those that are no longer in operation.

ERP 2 uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to determine a vehicle’s location to implement charges.

This eliminates the need for physical gantries on Singapore's roads, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) previously in May 2026.

Trial ongoing

The user experience of ERP 2 will be different from the current gantry-based system.

As such, about 1,000 motorists, mostly passenger car owners and motorcyclists, are participating in a user experience trial under the second phase of the study for ERP 2.

A small number of drivers of taxis, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and heavy goods vehicles, as well as the media, are also participating in the trial.

The second phase started on Jun. 1, 2026.

Participants will be subsequently asked to provide feedback through surveys regarding the effectiveness of the proposed ERP 2 road signs and markings.

They will also share their user experience, including the ease of paying for roadside parking via the On-Board Unit (OBU).

Designs of ERP road signs and markings after first phase

The two-phase user experience study first began in March 2026.

LTA has refined the designs of the ERP road signs and markings for the second phase, following feedback provided after the first phase.

This is in anticipation of the absence of physical ERP gantries after they are removed.

Five different combinations of road signs and markings are being tested across five expressways and arterial roads from Jun. 1 to Jul. 31, 2026.

The five locations selected for the trial road markings and signage are near existing ERP gantries.

PIE westbound after Kallang Bahru on Woodsville Flyover

CTE southbound from Serangoon Road

PIE westbound before Eunos Link

Marina Boulevard to MCE eastbound

AYE citybound after Jurong Town Hall

ERP alert zones

Currently, those participating in the trial will get alerts when approaching ERP charging locations.

The ERP alert zones are located at the last possible exit before motorists reach the ERP charging locations.

This is to allow motorists to consider an alternative route to avoid the charge.

However, the distance between an alert zone and the ERP charging location depends on the road design and location.

Motorists can expect to receive the “ERP Ahead” notification from their OBUs at approximately 200m before arriving at an ERP charging location on expressways.

On smaller arterial roads, it will be approximately 60m.

Currently, motorists will be alerted to the pricing of the gantry they are approaching.

The amount will then be deducted after passing the ERP charging location.

Roadside electronic parking (REP) feature

Trial participants who have the OBU touchscreen display installed are able to progressively access more ERP 2 features as they are being tested.

Starting from August 2026, a total of 644 designated car park locations across Singapore will be involved in the roadside electronic parking (REP) pilot trial.

This comprises about 19,000 parking lots.

Other car parks will be progressively added to the REP system during and after the pilot trial.

No need to manually stop parking charges

Once implemented, motorists can start their parking session by tapping on the “P” icon on the OBU touchscreen.

Alternatively, a parking prompt will appear on the OBU after the vehicle’s engine is switched off.

The parking prompt will appear for approximately two minutes, which motorists can press to start the parking session.

The OBU will automatically shut down after that.

Motorists are required to confirm the start of a parking session, as this verifies their intention to park.

This is similar to the Parking.sg app.

The new system gives motorists greater control over when a parking session begins, ensuring that parking charges are applied accurately under the REP system.

Once the vehicle leaves the parking location, the OBU can automatically detect the vehicle’s departure, end the parking session, and calculate the parking charges.

This eliminates the need for motorists to manually end their parking session.

Picking right option for parking location

In the event that multiple nearby parking locations are shown on the OBU touchscreen, motorists should choose the correct location from the list, which is typically the first option.

Motorists without the OBU’s touchscreen display may continue to use the Parking.sg app to pay for parking.

Parking sessions activated via the OBU or Parking.sg app allow for a more seamless parking experience for motorists and are recorded by the authorities for verification purposes, LTA said.

The Parking.sg app will also remain in operation after REP is fully rolled out.

Other ERP 2 features to be rolled out for trial participants

The automatic payment of checkpoint tolls will be rolled out from mid-June 2026.

Participating off-peak car owners will also be able to pay for usage license using the OBU from the fourth quarter of 2026.

The trial will allow LTA to gather feedback on ERP 2’s features and user interfaces and make refinements where necessary before a full rollout to all motorists.

More than 96% of vehicles have ERP 2 OBU

As of May 31, about 960,000 vehicles or more than 96 per cent of vehicles in Singapore have installed the ERP 2 OBU, LTA said in its latest update.

The remaining vehicles that are required to do so must install the new unit by Dec. 31, 2026, ahead of the transition to ERP 2 from Jan. 1, 2027.

Among the vehicles installed with ERP 2 OBU, about 98 per cent have opted to install the touchscreen display which has the full suite of ERP 2 features.

These features include the payment of outstanding ERP charges, payment of roadside parking charges, and the temporarily disabling of CEPAS card payments for complimentary parking.

Foreign-registered vehicles have been allowed to install the ERP 2 OBU since Apr. 1, 2026.

Over 5,700 foreign-registered vehicles have opted in.

This includes all cross-border taxis under the enhanced Cross Border Taxi Scheme launched in May 2026.

Over 1,000 jobseekers spent hours queueing in the sun for a recruitment drive organised by a semiconductor manufacturer in Melaka.

A video on social media showed an extremely long queue, apparently winding across roads and pavements.

The chief minister of Melaka, Ab Rauf Yusoh, stated in a Facebook post that the queue extended to around 2km.

Interviews were being held for between 300 and 500 job vacancies including operator and technician roles, with starting salaries of RM3,500 (S$1,108), reported New Straits Times.

The company, Infineon, had initially only expected around a hundred applicants.

According to Sinchew, some applicants arrived to queue as early as 6am.

Food and bottled water were offered to those queueing in the heat.

He added that the large number of applicants does not reflect the state's unemployment level.

Melaka's unemployment rate is among the lowest in the country at around 2 per cent, he clarified.

“It is natural to expect large numbers of jobseekers when a company offers competitive salaries. This also shows that Melaka’s strong economy has made the state a destination for job seekers,” Sinar Harian reported him saying.

A local beauty chain has been hit by dubious one-star reviews on Google Maps after they were approached over WhatsApp by a person claiming to be able to help remove negative reviews.

The reviews are mostly one-star ratings and have no comments.

The beauty chain has also been unable to verify the identity of the users who left the reviews against its customer records.

Offer to remove negative reviews

Speaking to Mothership, Melinda Khor, co-founder of Sommar Beauty Spa, shared that they first received a message on Jun. 8 from an individual claiming to be a "Google review removal expert".

In the messages, the individual referred to screenshots of negative reviews left on Sommar Beauty Spa's Google Maps pages and said that the negative reviews can be removed "if you wish".

The reviews that the individual screenshotted were a mix of legitimate and fake ones.

One of the negative reviews sent by the individual was a translation from Indonesian and it read, "Ugly, it has legs."

Khor and her team did not respond.

The number appeared to originate from Pakistan.

One-star reviews with no comments

According to Khor, shortly after receiving the messages, more dubious negative reviews began appearing on the business' Google Maps pages.

Of their three outlets, the listing for its Star Vista branch received the most of such reviews.

Checks by Mothership showed that a number of negative Google Maps reviews for Sommar Beauty Spa's Star Vista branch were made within the past four days.

They were mostly one-star reviews with no comments.

For most of the accounts that left the reviews, the review on Sommar Beauty Spa's business page was the only review they had made on Google Maps.

There have been about 13 to 14 fake reviews so far, according to Khor.

No customer records of users who left one-star reviews

Khor explained that whenever the business receives a negative review, the team "takes it seriously and conducts an internal verification process".

According to her, legitimate reviews typically contain details of the customer’s experience, such as the "service received, the therapist [who attended to them] or the date of visit".

"We are also usually able to match the review to appointment records, customer profiles, treatment notes, payment records, or other identifiable information within our system," she added.

However, for the fake reviews, Khor's team has been unable to verify the individuals behind them, despite reviewing records across the affected branches.

"Many of the reviews also lacked details of any actual customer experience, which raised concerns regarding their authenticity," she commented.

No demand for payment as yet

Khor said that they received WhatsApp messages from the individual again on Jun. 11 and 13, sharing screenshots of negative reviews and offering removal services.

So far, the individual who contacted them has not made a demand for payment.

Khor has also chosen not to engage with the individual so as not to risk further harassment or an increase in the fake negative reviews.

Concerns about impact on business

Khor subsequently escalated the issue to Google by making a Merchant Extortion Report.

After being alerted, Google has since removed two of the suspicious reviews, according to Khor.

The police have also been informed.

Khor said the negative reviews have affected business.

"Online reviews play an important role in helping customers make informed decisions," Khor commented.

"Receiving multiple suspicious one-star reviews across several branches within a short period can unfairly damage a business’s reputation, undermine customer confidence, and create unnecessary concern among both customers and staff."

When asked if she knows of other businesses that have been affected, Khor said she is "aware" of discussions within the business community but is "not in a position to confirm specific cases involving other businesses".

She encourages other affected businesses to come forward to share their experiences with the relevant authorities and platform providers.

Similar cases

In November 2025, MasterChef Asia winner Woo Wai Leong took to Instagram to share that his restaurant, Restaurant Ibid, had been targeted by a similar scam, The Straits Times reported.

Unlike with Sommar Beauty Spa, Woo received an explicit demand for a fee to stop a deluge of bad reviews.

Google has set up a help page that guides business profile owners on reporting and responding to negative review extortion scams.

"Extortion scams are a serious policy violation, and Google is committed to helping protect businesses from these scams," the help page reads.

"These scams may involve a sudden increase in one-star and two-star reviews on your Google Business Profile, followed by someone demanding money, goods, or services in exchange for removing the negative reviews," it continues.