• 11/18/2024

US$1,000 Coldplay tickets prompt police investigation in India

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thousands of fans were left disappointed as US$70 tickets vanished within minutes, only to reappear online at vastly inflated prices. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3280671/us1000-coldplay-tickets-prompt-police-investigation-india?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Will Israel be a major player in the Philippines’ US$36 billion military upgrade?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Israeli arms are attractive for their quality and affordability, a backlash – domestically, regionally, and internationally – looms. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280546/will-israel-be-major-player-philippines-us36-billion-military-upgrade?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Cambodia Arrests Mech Dara, Journalist Who Exposed Scam Centers

New York Times The authorities did not give a reason for the action, but it came after the United States punished a tycoon for what it said was his role in the scam compounds. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/world/asia/cambodia-journalist-mech-dara-arrest.html

Read More

Up to 25 feared dead in Thailand school bus blaze

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thailand’s prime minister offered her condolences to the victims’ families. Officials said it was not yet clear how many died in the fire. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3280668/25-feared-dead-thailand-school-bus-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Indonesian Islamic leader urges continuous boycott against companies over Israel-Gaza war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The call by Cholil Nafis, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulema, comes as the war in Gaza nears its one-year mark. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280667/indonesias-islamic-leader-urges-continuous-boycott-against-companies-over-israel-gaza-war?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Malaysia PM Anwar’s coalition faces internal cracks after landslide by-election win

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Anwar is riding high on his successful economic recovery and political manoeuvres, old tensions with his rivals-turned-allies remain. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280664/malaysia-pm-anwars-coalition-faces-internal-cracks-after-landslide-election-win?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Singapore ministers slam Lee Hsien Yang’s ‘rich’ claim linking Lee Kuan Yew to suit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministers Vivian Balakrishnan and K. Shanmugam took issue with Lee Hsien Yang’s Facebook post about their defamation suit against him. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280661/singapore-ministers-slam-lee-hsien-yangs-rich-claim-linking-lee-kuan-yew-suit?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

At 81, she almost became South Korea’s Miss Universe

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Choi Soon-hwa missed out on the crown at the beauty pageant in Seoul on Monday – but did take home the ‘best dresser award’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3280641/81-she-almost-became-south-koreas-miss-universe?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

New evidence links Alice Guo to Chinese espionage in the Philippines, raising alarms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With Guo accused of soliciting funds from a gaming kingpin and confessed Chinese ‘asset’, concerns grow over foreign infiltration via Pogos. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280613/new-evidence-links-alice-guo-chinese-espionage-philippines-raising-alarms?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Super Typhoon Krathon Nears Taiwan After Lashing the Philippines

New York Times The storm is expected to bring torrential rain this week to Taiwan’s southwest, including Kaohsiung, the island’s third-largest city. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/world/asia/typhoon-krathon-taiwan.html

Read More