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Ex-French cop, found with thousands of child sex abuse pictures in Marseille home, to face trial as Filipino street kids step forward
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, Aug 30 — A former officer with the police’s child protection unit in the southern French city of Marseille will face trial on Monday for allegedly raping and sexually abusing Filipino street children. The 46-year-old ex-policeman, who has been
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Buildings torched, lives lost as anger erupts nationwide in Indonesia over gig driver’s death
MAKASSAR, Aug 30 — At least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia’s Makassar city, a local official told AFP Saturday, after demonstrations across the country following the death of
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Prabowo faces first big test as Indonesians demand police reform after ride-hailing driver’s death
JAKARTA, Aug 30 — Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first major test for President Prabowo Subianto’s nearly
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Thailand’s new 50- and 100-baht notes: Real, just plastic from Nov 2025
BANGKOK, Aug 30 — Travelling in Thailand this November? Don’t be alarmed if your 50- and 100-baht notes look a little different; they’re going polymer. Thailand began switching banknotes to plastic in 2022 with the 20-baht note, which lasts about
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Sarawak to export first batch of solid green hydrogen to Singapore
KUCHING, Aug 30 — Sarawak is poised to make its first export of green hydrogen (Green H2) in solid form, through a partnership between SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd (SEDCE) and its technology partner Hydrexia Holding Limited. In a statement, SEDCE
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Singapore govt plans new platform to unite its Malay-Muslim groups as younger voices grow louder
SINGAPORE, Aug 30 — A new framework is being developed to bring together both established Malay-Muslim organisations and newer grassroots groups in Singapore. Faishal Ibrahim, the acting minister in charge of Muslim affairs, told The Straits Times today that the initiative will
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Singapore postpones national basketball league final to Sept 7 amid match-fixing scandal
SINGAPORE, Aug 30 — Singapore’s National Basketball League (NBL) final Division 1 final scheduled for today has been shifted to next Thursday after Adroit fielded players under suspension for alleged match-fixing in their semi-final win over Siglap. The Basketball Association
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Construction worker who killed NUS professor in road crash gets two-year jail sentence, fine and lifetime driving ban
SINGAPORE, Aug 30 — A construction worker who caused the death of a senior law professor was sentenced to two years and a month in jail and fined S$2,000. Natarajan Mohanraj, 28, also received a lifetime driving ban in Singapore
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How Singapore plans to protect its low-lying coasts from rising seas
SINGAPORE, Aug 30 — The Singapore government is planning to build new coastal protection measures from the 2030s to safeguard its south-eastern shoreline from rising seas. Plans include movable storm surge barriers linking Sentosa to the mainland and raised platforms,
Read MoreSegamat residents call on govt agencies to step up monitoring, offer safety advice after series of tremors
SEGAMAT, Aug 30 — Residents in Segamat hope related government agencies can conduct continuous field monitoring and provide safety advice following the weak earthquake tremors that have persisted in the district. According to them, the presence of agencies including the
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