Singapore, June 26, 2026 (AFP) - French teen in Singapore straw-licking case to enter plea

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A French teen facing criminal charges in Singapore for a straw-licking stunt will enter a plea next month in a case that could land him in jail on conviction, a court heard Friday. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, who turned 19 on Thursday, is accused of posting to social media a video of himself putting a straw he had licked back into the dispenser on an orange juice vending machine. His clip went viral and triggered a backlash that led to his ar......

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