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01

Online Safety Commission opens with takedown powers

  • Victims of harassment, doxxing, leaked images can report
  • Can order platforms, group admins to remove content fast
  • New tort: civil claims, min $5,000 per image
Sources (5) STZBTMBH
  • ST ST Front Page — “New Online Safety Commission opens its doors to help victims tackle harmful content”
  • ZB News Front Page — “网上遭恶意公开个资 受害者可举报求助 (Victims of malicious doxxing online can report and seek help)”
  • ZB News Focus — “私密影像受害人可追责索赔5000元起 (Victims of leaked intimate images can seek accountability and claim from $5,000)”
  • TM Front Page — “இணையவழித் தீங்குகளை முறியடிக்க புதிய ஆணையம் (New commission to tackle online harms)”
  • BH Berita — “S'pura antara negara perintis gubal undang-undang khusus lindungi mangsa bahaya dalam talian (Singapore among pioneers in enacting a specific law to protect victims of online harms)”
02

Pritam Singh re-elected unopposed as WP chief

  • Returned unopposed at June 28 internal polls
  • Won ~80% support in vote on his position
  • Sylvia Lim stays chair; Harpreet Singh joins CEC
Sources (5) STBTZBTMBH
  • ST ST Front Page — “Pritam Singh re-elected, cementing his position as Workers' Party chief”
  • BT Top Stories — “Pritam Singh re-elected, cementing his position as WP party chief”
  • ZB News Front Page — “毕丹星无对手挑战下 继续出任工人党秘书长 (Unchallenged, Pritam Singh stays on as Workers' Party secretary-general)”
  • TM Front Page — “பாட்டாளிக் கட்சியின் தலைமைச் செயலாளராக மீண்டும் பிரித்தம் சிங் (Pritam Singh again Workers' Party secretary-general)”
  • BH Front Page — “Pritam kekal pimpin WP (Pritam stays on to lead the WP)”
03

Teen boys punished physically twice as often as girls

  • Study: boys hit about twice as often as girls
  • Reflects belief boys need firmer discipline
  • Experts say physical punishment does not teach
Sources (2) ST
  • ST Front Page Singapore — “Teen boys physically punished twice as often as girls: Study”
  • ST Front Page Singapore — “Why hitting doesn't teach, and what parents can do to discipline children instead”
04

Australia to double fines over under-16 social media ban

  • Max fine for non-compliance rises to A$99 million
  • eSafety Commissioner gets wider investigation powers
  • Albanese says Big Tech not doing enough
Sources (3) STZBTM
  • ST World — “Australia doubles fines for breaches by tech firms over social media ban”
  • ZB News Focus — “澳洲拟修法：没执行儿童社媒禁令 科技公司最高罚款翻倍至8800万元 (Australia to amend law: tech firms not enforcing the child social-media ban face fines doubled to S$88 million)”
  • TM World News — “ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் சமூக ஊடகத் தடையை மீறும் தளங்களுக்கு இருமடங்கு அபராதம் (Double fines for platforms that breach Australia's social media ban)”
05

US and China eye data centres in space for AI

  • SpaceX plans up to 1 million data-centre satellites
  • China pursuing orbital computing too
  • Space offers solar power, natural cooling
Sources (1) ST
  • ST Front Page World News — “China and US look to space in computing race”
06

NUS develops oral vaccine for farmed fish

  • Protects farmed fish from a deadly virus
  • Given by mouth, reaches larvae and fingerlings
  • Hard-to-jab young fish can now be vaccinated
Sources (1) ST
  • ST Science — “NUS scientists develop oral vaccine to protect farmed fish from deadly virus”
07

JustCo shares slump 42.6% below IPO price

  • Flexible-workspace operator's debut disappoints
  • Shares 42.6% under IPO price despite profit pivot
  • Doubts over institutional investors' valuation
Sources (1) BT
  • BT Top Stories — “JustCo's dismal debut: Did institutional investors misjudge the company's public market value?”
08

Scam victims pushed into moneylender loans; $252k lost

  • Fake officials tell victims to take licensed loans
  • Victims left in debt on top of losses
  • At least $252,000 lost over three weeks in June
Sources (1) ST
  • ST Singapore — “Victims duped by scammers into taking out loans from moneylenders”
09

DeepSeek's V4 model is up to 85% faster, cheaper

  • Reasoning speed boosted up to 85%
  • Deployment costs cut sharply
  • Keeps price pressure on AI rivals
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB China News — “DeepSeek更新V4版模型 推理速度最高提升85% (DeepSeek updates its V4 model, boosting reasoning speed by up to 85%)”
10

Unusual surge of rubbish washes up at East Coast Park

  • More beach trash than usual, official data shows
  • Volume expected to peak in July
  • Seasonal winds, currents carry debris ashore
Sources (2) STTM
  • ST Singapore — “Why is there so much rubbish on the beach in East Coast Park?”
  • TM Local News — “'ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் பார்க்' கடற்கரையில் வழக்கத்தைவிட அதிகக் குப்பை (More rubbish than usual on East Coast Park's beach)”

Follow-ups

Iran/Hormuz war and ceasefire

Iran hits US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain; Trump threatens Iran

  • Iran strikes US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
  • Follows a second day of US strikes on Iran
  • Trump threatens to destroy Iran; Israel hits Hezbollah
Sources (4) STBTZBBH
  • ST World — “Iran, US step up attacks and threaten to escalate conflict”
  • BT International — “Iran and US step up attacks and threaten to escalate”
  • ZB News Focus — “德黑兰袭击科威特与巴林美军基地　特朗普再威胁摧毁伊朗 (Tehran strikes US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain; Trump again threatens to destroy Iran)”
  • BH Berita — “AS, Iran saling serang dan tuduh, ancam perjanjian damai (US and Iran trade attacks and accusations, threatening the peace deal)”

Venezuela earthquakes

Venezuela quake toll passes 1,400; boy saved after 3 days

  • Death toll exceeds 1,400; tens of thousands missing
  • Boy pulled alive from rubble after 72 hours
  • Anger grows over slow official relief
Sources (3) STZBTM
  • ST World — “Venezuela boy saved 3 days after quakes as death toll exceeds 1,400”
  • ZB World News — “委内瑞拉震后官方救援迟缓惹民怨 (Slow official relief after Venezuela's quakes stirs public anger)”
  • TM World News — “தரைமட்டமான கட்டடம்; குழந்தை உயிர்தப்பிய அதிசயம் (Levelled building; the miracle of a child surviving)”

Europe heatwave 2026

Europe heatwave hits ~200 million; 3 nations set records

  • Nearly 200 million face above-35 deg C heat
  • Germany, Czechia, Denmark set all-time records
  • Extreme conditions expected to persist
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB News Focus — “欧洲极端热浪肆虐近2亿人受影响 (Europe's extreme heatwave rages, affecting nearly 200 million people)”

World Cup 2026

England top group; DR Congo reach last 32 after 52 years

  • England beat Panama 2-0; Kane, Bellingham click
  • DR Congo reach knockouts first time in 52 years
  • South Korea's exit sparks criticism back home
Sources (4) STZBBHTM
  • ST Sport — “England purring as Kane and Bellingham click”
  • ZB Sports — “韩国“耻辱”出局掀国内批评　总统李在明痛斥足总制度失败 (South Korea's 'humiliating' exit sparks criticism; President Lee blasts the football association's failures)”
  • BH Back Page — “DR Congo layak ke pusingan kalah mati Piala Dunia selepas 52 tahun (DR Congo reach the World Cup knockout round after 52 years)”
  • TM World News — “அடுத்த சுற்றில் இங்கிலாந்து (England into the next round)”

Malaysia Bersama and snap polls

PAS tells Johor backers to vote BN; may backfire

  • PAS urges support for BN where PN has no candidate
  • Analysts: could rally non-Malay votes to Anwar's PH
  • BN gives the gesture a cool reception; polls July 11
Sources (3) STZBTM
  • ST Big Story — “PAS call to back BN in Johor state polls could backfire: Analysts”
  • ZB World News — “伊党吁柔州党员与支持者 若无国盟候选人则投国阵 (PAS urges Johor members and supporters to vote BN where there is no PN candidate)”
  • TM World News — “எல்லை இடையூறுகளைத் தடுக்க மலேசியா உறுதி (Malaysia vows to prevent border disruptions for the polls)”

Singapore migrant wage arrears

Director in unpaid-wage case returns to assist MOM probe

  • Director of the three firms back in Singapore
  • Most of 407 workers to be rehired in 2-3 weeks
  • 20 workers already placed in new jobs
Sources (4) STZBBHTM
  • ST Big Story — “Director behind firms linked to unpaid wages back in Singapore, assisting in MOM probe”
  • ZB Local News — “涉拖欠客工薪金公司董事返新助查 (Director of firms accused of withholding migrant workers' wages returns to Singapore to assist the probe)”
  • BH Berita — “Gaji tertunggak pekerja migran: MOM siasat pengarah firma (Migrant workers' unpaid wages: MOM investigates the firms' director)”
  • TM Front Page — “ஊதியமின்றி அவதியுற்ற வெளிநாட்டு ஊழியர்களில் 20 பேருக்கு மாற்று வேலை (20 of the unpaid foreign workers get alternative jobs)”

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