Asia Pacific – Page 1008 – Prologue Journal

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before boarding: ‘we know stepping on the scales can be daunting’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Travellers will be expected to stand on a digital scale during preflight check-in. The airline claims that weight records will be kept anonymous and out of sight during the survey process. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3222390/air-new-zealand-weigh-passengers-boarding-we-know-stepping-scales-can-be-daunting?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan seafood catch hits record lows – but there’s still plenty of salmon and anchovies

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The total, which includes farm-grown fish, was the lowest figure since comparable data became available in 1956. Rising sea temperatures and overfishing are thought to be the culprits. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3222384/japan-seafood-catch-hits-record-lows-theres-still-plenty-salmon-and-anchovies?utm_source=rss_feed

Will China’s reopening mark a shift towards sustainable tourism in Southeast Asia?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Travelling in coaches, eating only Chinese food’ is far less common after the pandemic. Instead, many people want nature, camping and homestays, say experts, and the sector should fully embrace that. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222353/will-chinas-reopening-mark-shift-towards-sustainable-tourism-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

A man in Australia freed his head from a crocodile’s mouth by prising its jaws open with his bare hands

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australian Marcus McGowan, 51, was snorkelling with his wife and a group of friends when he was attacked. He said he saved himself by pulling the crocodile’s jaws open ‘just far enough to get…

As Imran Khan’s star wanes, is Pakistan’s military pushing Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for prime minister?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bhutto Zardari, 34, ‘wouldn’t have shot up to the very senior post of foreign minister without the military’s blessing’, one analyst notes. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3222361/imran-khans-star-wanes-pakistans-military-pushing-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-prime-minister?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s Young People Can’t Find Jobs. Xi Jinping Says to ‘Eat Bitterness.’

New York Times With youth unemployment at a record, the Communist Party is trying to reset expectations about social mobility by talking up the virtue of hardship. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/business/china-youth-unemployment.html

Thailand seizes passport of Chinese journalist who used police connections to get bribes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thai police, who hired the journalist as a coordinator due to her fluency in Chinese and overseas connections, will pursue legal action against her for using deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn’s name to solicit…

Singapore jails Indonesian woman for scalding Malaysian husband with hot water for wanting divorce

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rahimah Nisva, was sentenced to eight months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to causing hurt by means of a heated substance to her husband Muhammad Rahimi Shamir Ahmad Safuan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222340/singapore-jails-indonesian-woman-scalding-malaysian-husband-hot-water-wanting-divorce?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korean Rocket Triggers ‘False-Alarm’ Evacuation Order in South Korea

New York Times The North has said its space rocket will carry a spy satellite, the country’s first, that will allow it to watch its enemies in the region more closely. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/world/asia/north-korea-satellite.html

North Korea launches satellite, prompting alerts in South Korea and Japan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pyongyang had earlier said it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite to boost monitoring of US activities. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3222373/north-korea-launches-satellite-prompting-alerts-south-korea-and-japan?utm_source=rss_feed