Asia Pacific – Page 1059 – Prologue Journal

India braces for potential ‘super El Nino’ that threatens monsoon critical to country’s crops

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The arrival of El Nino could turn a not-so-great rainy season into a bad one, bringing hardship to nearly 60 per cent of India’s 1.4 billion population who depend on agriculture as their main…

Warren Buffett prefers Berkshire Hathaway invest in Japan than Taiwan due to US-China rivalry, faults US for bank crisis

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investment tycoon Warren Buffett said he is more comfortable with Berkshire Hathaway Inc deploying capital in Japan than Taiwan, reflecting the growing tensions between the United States and mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219664/warren-buffett-prefers-berkshire-hathaway-invest-japan-taiwan-due-us-china-rivalry-faults-us-bank?utm_source=rss_feed

After ‘hottest April’ ever, Asia braces for new extreme weather normal as El Nino looms to supercharge heat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Record springtime temperatures have left millions across the region sweltering from India to Indonesia and Malaysia, as the first El Nino event in three years threatens to fan the flames. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3219550/after-hottest-april-ever-asia-braces-new-extreme-weather-normal-el-nino-looms-supercharge-heat?utm_source=rss_feed

New bill to protect Indonesia’s domestic workers leaves 2 million exposed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It doesn’t set a minimum wage or working age, cap working hours or cover those hired by a household rather than via an agency, nor does it take into account traditions such as ‘ngenger’.…

Death toll rises to 54 after ethnic clashes in India’s remote northeast

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thousands of soldiers were sent to Manipur state after a protest march by a tribal group turned violent on Wednesday. Authorities imposed an internet blackout and issued shoot-on-sight orders in ‘extreme cases’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3219658/death-toll-rises-54-after-ethnic-clashes-indias-remote-northeast?utm_source=rss_feed

How the Asian Development Bank can be a key player in turning billions into trillions for climate finance

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific will leverage lending on mutual guarantees, a first for a multilateral development bank, boosting the pot for climate finance. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219379/how-asian-development-bank-can-be-key-player-turning-billions-trillions-climate-finance?utm_source=rss_feed

No reason to think New Zealand is shifting its position on China and Aukus

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has left China off his travel itinerary despite calling a visit to Beijing a ‘high priority’ in January. Put in context amid the demands of domestic politics, though, this…

Afghan foreign minister begins talks with China and Pakistan on rare visit abroad

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amir Khan Mutaqi is barred by sanctions from leaving Afghanistan but was granted an exemption for a trip to Islamabad to meet his neighbouring counterpart. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3219650/afghan-foreign-minister-begins-talks-china-and-pakistan-rare-visit-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed

Dozens Killed in Ethnic Clashes in India’s Manipur State

New York Times Violence erupted over a question of who gets to claim special tribal status. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/asia/ethnic-clashes-indias-manipur-state.html

Sri Lanka frees a thousand prisoners to mark Buddhist holiday

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The pardons on Vesak day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, apply only to those convicted of minor offences. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219635/sri-lanka-frees-thousand-prisoners-mark-buddhist-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed