Asia Pacific – Page 1026 – Prologue Journal

Your Tuesday Briefing: Bakhmut in Ruins

New York Times Plus, China bans some U.S. chips. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/briefing/asia-bakhmut-micron-mexico-pegasus.html

Malaysian tycoon weighs selling a stake in $2.7 bln port business

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary is seeking to bring an investor into MMC Port Holdings – a deal that could value the country’s biggest port operator at more than 12 billion ringgit ($2.7 billion). The post Malaysian tycoon weighs selling a stake in $2.7 bln port business appeared first on…

US, PNG sign defence pact at Pacific summit as China’s influence grows in region

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The pact comes as the US and its allies try to deter Pacific island nations from forming security ties with China. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3221456/us-png-sign-defence-pact-pacific-summit-chinas-influence-grows-region?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Time’s running out’ in desperate search for Malaysian, Singaporean climbers missing on Everest

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Muhammad Hawari Hashim, who is deaf and mute, went missing between Camp IV and Camp III during his descent after a successful ascent on May 18. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3221438/times-running-out-desperate-search-malaysian-singaporean-climbers-missing-everest?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore sentences 86-year-old man to 15 years’ jail for hacking partner to death with chopper

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Vicious’, ‘brutal’ attack in 2019 left victim with 54 injuries throughout her body including 31 injuries to her head. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221413/singapore-sentences-86-year-old-man-15-years-jail-hacking-partner-death-chopper?utm_source=rss_feed

Thai alliance eyes ambitious reforms on same-sex marriage, monopolies but not on royal insult law

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Agreement targets monopolies, military, justice reform, but changes to royal insults law will be tabled independently https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221393/thai-alliance-eyes-ambitious-reforms-same-sex-marriage-monopolies-not-royal-insult-law?utm_source=rss_feed

Indian court issues summons to BBC in a defamation case over Modi documentary

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reports in India said the defamation suit states the documentary, India: the Modi Question, that aired earlier this year cast a slur on India’s reputation and that of its judiciary and the prime minister.…

With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The meeting will be the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of semi-autonomy in 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3221365/g20-event-india-seeks-project-normalcy-disputed-kashmir?utm_source=rss_feed

Fire Guts Manila’s Historic Post Office Building

New York Times Built in 1926, the structure is one of the Philippine capital’s most recognizable landmarks. The cause of the fire was unclear on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/asia/manila-fire-post-office-philippines.html

Fire destroys historic Philippine post office that once housed Manila’s ‘grandest building’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 80 fire trucks were sent to the decades-old Manila Central Post Office after the blaze broke out late on Sunday. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221372/fire-destroys-historic-philippine-post-office-once-housed-manilas-grandest-building?utm_source=rss_feed