Asia Pacific – Page 1064 – Prologue Journal

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance scraps Resso, its free music streaming service in Indonesia, India, Brazil

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Available in India, Indonesia and Brazil, the Spotify-like Resso will continue only as a paid-for service from May 11. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219284/tiktoks-chinese-owner-bytedance-scraps-resso-its-free-music-streaming-service-indonesia-india-brazil?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Best deal wins’: Malaysia not ruling out China’s Huawei as it eyes second 5G network

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kuala Lumpur says it will honour the contract for Sweden’s Ericsson to roll out the first network, but says what comes next is up to ‘entity B’ and the ‘free market’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3219300/best-deal-wins-malaysia-not-ruling-out-chinas-huawei-it-eyes-second-5g-network?utm_source=rss_feed

Alleged Thai serial killer fed ‘herb capsules’ to people she swindled: police

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is believed to have borrowed money from people ‘because she has a lot of credit card debt’, police said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219298/alleged-thai-serial-killer-fed-herb-capsules-people-she-swindled-police?utm_source=rss_feed

$59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund

New York Times The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/asia/bikini-atoll-resettlement-fund.html

Top Thailand PM candidate Paetongtarn ‘Ung-Ing’ Shinawatra resumes campaign just 2 days after giving birth

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Paetongtarn Shinawatra said her new baby boy wouldn’t affect her ability to rally support for her Pheu Thai Party with just under two weeks to go before the polls. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219278/top-thailand-pm-candidate-paetongtarn-ung-ing-shinawatra-resumes-campaign-just-2-days-after-giving?utm_source=rss_feed

Man sues Indonesian airport owners for negligence after wife dies in lift shaft

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Aisiah Sinta Dewi Hasibuan’s family called the Kualanamu airport after she told them she was trapped in a lift, but it refused to check CCTV records, citing protocol. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/3219287/man-sues-indonesian-airport-owners-negligence-after-wife-dies-lift-shaft?utm_source=rss_feed

Laos urged to launch probe as pro-democracy activist’s death sends ‘chilling’ message

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, an administrator of a Facebook page openly critical of the communist government, was shot dead point-blank. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3219259/laos-urged-launch-probe-pro-democracy-activists-death-sends-chilling-message?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore study finds extra belly fat in Asians affects their ability to learn and remember

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Nanyang Technological University study found that Asians with an excess amount of visceral fat tend to have poorer cognitive performance, which affects their ability to think, learn and remember. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3219255/singapore-study-finds-extra-belly-fat-asians-affects-their-ability-learn-and-remember?utm_source=rss_feed

In surprise move, Malaysia raises benchmark interest rate to 3 per cent

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bank Negara Malaysia lifted its overnight policy rate by 25 basis point on Wednesday, citing a need to manage persistent inflation. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219244/surprise-move-malaysia-raises-benchmark-interest-rate-3-cent?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea’s Yoon rates his performance of ‘American Pie’ at White House: ‘I sang very well’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yoon said he was ‘taken aback’ when Biden asked him to sing. But he did not need much cajoling to take the mic at the White House state dinner. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3219234/south-koreas-yoon-rates-his-performance-american-pie-white-house-i-sang-very-well?utm_source=rss_feed