Asia Pacific – Page 1045 – Prologue Journal

Insurgents, drugs – and tourists: ‘dangerous places’ at the Malaysia-Thailand border

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Multiple checkpoints and official border posts do little to deter militants, traffickers – and day trippers – from flitting across the 595km-long frontier virtually at will, as a Malaysian woman’s recent deportation shows. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3220310/insurgents-drugs-and-tourists-dangerous-places-malaysia-thailand-border?utm_source=rss_feed

Forget Europe, China’s ‘extremely valuable and coveted’ tourists are heading for the Gulf

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With their ancient cultural and historical sites – plus ‘very good shopping’ – the Gulf monarchies such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE have their sights set on enticing a new wave of luxury…

Hundreds of thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha thunders towards Myanmar and Bangladesh

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 240km per hour (149 miles per hour), according to the Zoom Earth website, which classed it as a Super Cyclone. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3220480/hundreds-thousands-flee-cyclone-mocha-thunders-towards-myanmar-and-bangladesh?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Let’s not divide into blocs’: EU faces pushback from some Indo-Pacific leaders on Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some ministers in the region back an immediate halt to fighting in Ukraine, countering EU position that such a move would solidify Russian gains. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/3220479/lets-not-divide-blocs-eu-faces-pushback-some-indo-pacific-leaders-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed

Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53

New York Times His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/movies/pema-tseden-dead.html

Defeat for Modi’s Party in South India Heartens His Rivals

New York Times An overturn in Karnataka is a morale boost for the beleaguered opposition Congress party. But defeating the B.J.P. nationally remains a long shot. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/world/asia/india-modi-elections.html

Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leila De Lima was cleared of a criminal charge against her, which stemmed from allegations made by Duterte that she took payments from drug gangs. She has 1 more case pending. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220469/philippine-court-acquits-top-critic-ex-president-dutertes-war-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed

Vietnam shoemaker for Nike, Adidas cuts 6,000 jobs amid cost-of-living crisis in US and Europe

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One of the world’s largest exporters of clothing and footwear, the country has been badly affected by the shrinking buying power of overseas consumers. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220463/vietnam-shoemaker-nike-adidas-cuts-6000-jobs-amid-cost-living-crisis-us-and-europe?utm_source=rss_feed

Bye bye Modi? Party set to lose crucial Karnataka state in polls ahead of India’s national vote

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Karnataka, one of India’s wealthiest states and the only southern state Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party governs, voted on Wednesday and full results are expected later on Saturday. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3220460/bye-bye-modi-party-set-lose-crucial-karnataka-state-polls-ahead-indias-national-vote?utm_source=rss_feed

India Struggles to Eradicate an Old Scourge: Witch Hunting

New York Times Once driven largely by superstition, the brutal practice is now often simply a tool to oppress women, in many cases violently. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/world/asia/india-witch-hunting.html