JAKARTA - A MEDICAL examination of a teenage US-Indonesian model who claimed she was raped and tortured by her Malaysian prince husband confirmed that she had been physically abused, a forensic expert said on Tuesday.

Ms Manohara Odelia Pinot, 17, last week told reporters she was treated like a sex slave after her marriage last year to Tengku Temenggong Mohammad Fakhry, the prince of Malaysia's Kelantan state.

MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday had good discussions with Prime Minister Najib Razak and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on potential areas of bilateral cooperation.

He called on the two leaders in their offices in Putrajaya, the administrative capital, on the second day of his week-long visit to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA sent its armed forces chief to Indonesia on Tuesday to soothe tensions over disputed waters, saying the two countries must temporarily stop maritime patrols there to reduce the risk of a confrontation.

The navies of both countries have faced off several times in recent weeks, with Jakarta saying that it nearly opened fire on May 25 on a Malaysian patrol vessel that it said had strayed into territorial waters that it claims.