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A German woman has accused her ex-partner of drugging and raping her for years in sex abuse acts he filmed, with most alleged crimes likely to go untried due to a statute of limitations. BERLIN: A German woman has accused her ex-partner of drugging and raping her for years in sex abuse acts he filmed, […]

Singapore is prime testing ground for the English Premier League’s new streaming platform, says football writer John Duerden. Latest News

NANNING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 May 2026 – The China-ASEAN Business and Trade Information Platform was officially launched in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday. The platform offers comprehensive information services and an international communication platform to support economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. Built and operated by

A Swedish teenager was sentenced to nearly four years for plotting to kill Iranian academic Arvin Khoshnood, a case with possible foreign links. STOCKHOLM: A teenager who turned up on the doorstep of an Iranian researcher in southern Sweden armed with a knife was sentenced Thursday to almost four years in a young offenders institution.

Chanel is betting on long-term growth in China, opening new boutiques and beauty stores as excitement over Matthieu Blazy’s first collections builds, even as the wider luxury industry faces softer demand. Latest News

The Road Transport Department detects lorry operators still using ‘tonto’ stickers to evade enforcement, with over 400,000 vehicles penalised nationwide. KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has detected that some lorry operators, particularly in the Klang Valley, are still using ‘tonto’ stickers to shield their vehicles from enforcement action. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk

MCMC holds talks with civil groups on child safety, including proposed age verification for users under 16. KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today held discussions with civil society organisations (CSOs) on online safety measures, including a proposed age verification system for users under 16. In a statement, MCMC said the engagement

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