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At least 10 dead as massive floods sweep China with more rain on the way
HONG KONG, May 19 — Torrential rain across southern and central China triggered widespread flooding on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, closing schools and businesses, and disrupting transport and power supplies, authorities said. China’s weather agency said areas in
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Indonesia minister denies letter he signed with Pete Hegseth gives air access to US military
JAKARTA, May 19 — Indonesia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that he had signed a letter of intent last month with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on granting US military aircraft access to Indonesian airspace, but said no commitment was
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Indonesia branding activists as ‘foreign agents’ to justify repression
JAKARTA, May 19 — Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under President Prabowo Subianto, allowing disinformation to discredit critics and justify repression, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report titled “Building up Imaginary Enemies”, the rights watchdog highlighted a
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Trump cancels ‘planned’ massive strike on Iran inside Hormuz truce he declared
WASHINGTON, May 19 — US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war. Trump said
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India’s RM35b Great Nicobar megaport reshapes strategic Indian Ocean power play
CAMPBELL BAY (India), May 19 — On a remote island in the Andaman Sea, bulldozers are tearing into pristine forests that are home to one of Earth’s most isolated people — part of India’s ambition for a US$9 billion (RM35
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Rodent hunt begins in Argentina’s remote Tierra del Fuego to probe hantavirus risk
USHUAIA (Argentina), May 19 — A scientific mission was set to kick off the search Monday for rodents that may be hantavirus carriers after an outbreak on a cruise ship departed this region at the southern tip of Argentina on
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Taiwan’s Ally Logistic Property to invest RM500m in Malaysia’s first multi-storey smart cold chain facility
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Taiwan-based Ally Logistic Property (ALP) announced a RM500 million investment to develop what it says will be Malaysia’s first developer-built multi-storey automated cold chain facility in Shah Alam, Selangor. Known as OMEGA 2 Shah Alam, the nine-acre
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Best growth of 2026 could already be behind Malaysia, BMI predicts
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Malaysia’s economic growth likely peaked in the first quarter of 2026 and is expected to slow down for the rest of the year, as geopolitical tensions and weakening global demand cast a shadow over the
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Hormuz traffic rebounds to wartime average after record low; Iran formalises crossing toll
LONDON, May 19 — Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was slightly higher last week, returning to levels in line with the average recorded since the start of the Middle East conflict after hitting a wartime low. A total of
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In Singapore, brother who raped and sexually abused sister from age five gets 18 years in prison
SINGAPORE, May 19 — A 26-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 18 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Monday for sexually abusing his younger sister over a period of seven years. The abuse began in 2012
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