Asia Pacific – Page 1063 – Prologue Journal

Even as China Reopens, Security Visits Spook Foreign Businesses

New York Times Fears are growing that the Communist Party’s increasing focus on control over information about markets and companies is behind the questioning of firms. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/business/china-foreign-business-security.html

India’s growing population has become a burden for struggling mothers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. India’s birth rate has fallen in recent years, except in the state of Bihar, where many people believe that having more children is considered a way to get more earning members for the family.…

Singaporean with wife-sharing fantasy gets 29 years’ jail for letting 5 men rape his spouse

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 42-year-old conspired with five other men to have his wife drugged and raped over a period of eight years. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219357/singaporean-wife-sharing-fantasy-gets-29-years-jail-letting-5-men-rape-his-spouse?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore man accused of suffocating 3-month-old baby girl to death with pillow

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The incident happened last year at a flat where Mustaqim Rosli had frequent contact with the victim. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219349/singapore-man-accused-suffocating-3-month-old-baby-girl-death-pillow?utm_source=rss_feed

Laos pro-democracy activist survives gun attack after initial reports of his death

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anousa ‘Jack’ Luangsouphom, whose social media posts openly rebuked the government, was shot last week in the cheek and chest at a cafe in Vientiane. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3219342/laos-pro-democracy-activist-survives-gun-attack-after-initial-reports-his-death?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan and South Korea’s dispute over islands flares up ahead of Kishida-Yoon meeting

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A South Korean opposition politician visited Dok-do, known in Japan as Takeshima, days before scheduled get-together; analyst says timing was more about ‘embarrassment’ than sovereignty. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3219265/japan-and-south-koreas-dispute-over-islands-flares-ahead-kishida-yoon-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed

Bali bombing: witness testimony could have helped free Indonesia’s Hambali, lawyer says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Convicted Bali bomber Iman Samudra said Hambali was not involved in the attacks, according to his lawyer James Hodes. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3219289/bali-bombing-witness-testimony-could-have-helped-free-indonesias-hambali-lawyer-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Thursday Briefing: Explosions over the Kremlin

New York Times Also, American miscalculations in Sudan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/briefing/russia-ukraine-drone-kremlin-asia.html

Who is Ajay Banga, the next president of the World Bank?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Indian-born US executive – hailed by some as the ‘face of change’ at the global lender – has big plans for meeting the challenge of climate change. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3219312/who-ajay-banga-next-president-world-bank?utm_source=rss_feed

A South Korean Horror Story, Long Suppressed

New York Times The story of a brutal sex trade built for American soldiers shows how women have been exploited in service of political and economic goals. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/asia/south-korean-comfort-women-suppressed.html