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Kentucky’s primary vote will determine if Trump’s influence remains strong as he targets a Republican critic in a key midterm race. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s hold on his support base faces its latest test Tuesday, with voters deciding whether one of Congress’s most independent conservatives can survive the Republican leader’s full political firepower. Several […]

Police arrest six men over suspected drug-laced vape sales following viral videos of dazed individuals in Selangor and Johor Bahru. KUALA LUMPUR: Six men, including a supplier of vape products suspected to contain drugs, were arrested by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) following the circulation of social media videos showing individuals in a dazed

Amnesty accuses Indonesia of an authoritarian turn under Prabowo, using disinformation to brand critics as foreign agents and justify repression. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under President Prabowo Subianto (pic), allowing disinformation to discredit critics and justify repression, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report titled “Building up Imaginary Enemies”, the rights

At the close of the nomination period for the 2026 season, the VinFuture Prize, a global science and technology prize recorded 1,819 nominations from around the world, supported by a network of more than 17,000 nominators spanning 117 countries and territories. HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 May 2026 – After six seasons, the VinFuture

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 May 2026 – Sangfor Technologies successfully hosted the Sangfor Executive Forum 2026 in Bangkok, bringing together CIOs, IT leaders, and cybersecurity decision-makers to explore how organizations can modernise IT infrastructure, accelerate AI adoption, and reduce reliance on legacy virtualisation environments. Held under the theme “Run · Build · Protect:

New medical plan combines cashless inpatient protection across Hong Kong and Mainland China with embedded outpatient and preventive care in Hong Kong HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 May 2026 – Bupa Hong Kong today announced the launch of Bupa Care Bridge Health Insurance Scheme, a new medical insurance solution designed to support Hong Kong

MOH and AGC will hold further talks on the judicial review involving liquid nicotine and nicotine gel exemptions under the Poisons Act 1952. PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) will hold further discussions with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) in the near future to refine the legal aspects of the judicial review involving procedural issues related

Fabio Di Giannantonio wins a dramatic Catalan MotoGP after two red flags and a horror crash that hospitalised Alex Marquez. DUCATI rider Fabio Di Giannantonio triumphed in a crash-hit Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday which saw Alex Marquez taken to hospital injured after being flipped off his bike. The race was red-flagged twice, the first time

Low Zi Yu and Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan express mixed feelings after finishing runners-up at the China Masters, citing inconsistency and nerves in the final. KUALA LUMPUR: National women’s doubles player Low Zi Yu admitted that she and her doubles partner Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan had mixed feelings after finishing the China Masters championship as runners-up. Although

Market watchers expect a 10 percent cut in soybean tariffs, which could allow private Chinese crushers to resume purchases that were largely sidelined during last year’s US harvest, when state crop traders were the only buyers. Latest News