Asia Pacific – Page 1018 – Prologue Journal

India’s Tata looks to AI to help Asia tackle elderly care, climate change, skills training

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firm says multilingual AI can help bring rarely accessed services to remote areas, monitoring the likes of eye issues and falls, pollution and traffic. However, senior executive says big challenge will be ensuring AI…

‘I thought the plane was going to explode’: passenger opens aircraft door mid-air

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘It looked like passengers next to the open door were fainting’, a passenger said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3221959/south-korea-detains-passenger-after-asiana-plane-door-opened-mid-air?utm_source=rss_feed

Plane Door Opens in Flight but Jet Lands Safely

New York Times A man was arrested on suspicion of unlocking an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight in South Korea when it was about 700 feet off the ground. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/asia/plane-door-open-asiana.html

Vietnam Activist Jailed for Mocking Official’s Salt Bae Meal

New York Times A powerful Communist official ate a gold-encrusted steak in London. An activist who poked fun at the excess was sentenced to more than five years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/asia/vietnam-noodle-vendor-jailed-salt-bae.html

Japan’s government outlines plans to combat rising deaths from heatstroke

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The cabinet is slated to approve a plan that will include establishing air-conditioned cooling shelters in local municipalities, mainly for the elderly who often don’t use their home air-con to save money. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3221947/deaths-heatstroke-rise-japan-prompting-countermeasures?utm_source=rss_feed

Bali sends German tourist who stripped naked in temple for mental health treatment

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More travellers are being deported from the Indonesian island for behaviour that authorities say has hurt religious sentiment of Balinese Hindus. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3221933/bali-sends-german-tourist-who-stripped-naked-temple-mental-health-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed

Cambodian killed by 40 crocodiles after falling into family farm’s enclosure

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The man was trying to move a reptile out of an egg-laying cage when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221923/cambodian-killed-40-crocodiles-after-falling-family-farms-enclosure?utm_source=rss_feed

How spirit of Indonesia and Malaysia’s Reformasi lives on in Southeast Asia’s democratisation story

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reformasi is testimony to the mutual influences stemming from Malaysia and Indonesia’s heritage of a common language and cultural affinities. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3221909/how-spirit-indonesia-and-malaysias-reformasi-lives-southeast-asias-democratisation-story?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s Covid-19 deaths surged in April despite drop in cases

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The city state reported 54 deaths last month, nearly double of the total number recorded in the first quarter. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221888/singapores-covid-19-deaths-surged-april-despite-drop-cases?utm_source=rss_feed

Elderly Malaysian man collapses and dies while trying to save pet from municipal dogcatchers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Law Sei Kiew, 85, collapsed and fell into a drain in Bentong during tussle with officials, who placed a noose around the dog and tried to drag it away. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221884/elderly-malaysian-man-collapses-and-dies-while-trying-save-pet-municipal-dogcatchers?utm_source=rss_feed