Category: Asia Pacific
Singapore TikTokker confesses to plagiarising eating-disorder essay: ‘I am so sorry’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Brooke Lim rose to fame as an influencer known for teaching people how to write essays. This week, that all came crashing down around her when she confessed to plagiarising a part of her…
Read MoreBritish tobacco group’s Singapore subsidiary admits selling to North Korea, violating US sanctions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. British American Tobacco Plc agreed to pay more than US$635 million to US authorities after a Singapore subsidiary pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate sanctions by selling tobacco products to North Korea and commit…
Read MoreJapan visa changes could lead to residency for workers from Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam. But will they be welcome?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As a demographic crisis looms, Japan’s immigration bureau is proposing visa changes to allow more foreign workers. Yet observers caution the government to weigh the impact of an influx carefully. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3218328/japan-visa-changes-could-lead-residency-workers-philippines-indonesia-vietnam-will-they-be-welcome?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAustralia wants to enter the ‘missile age’. That will cost US$2.7 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About US$1 billion will be spent on buying long-range missiles like the US-made HIMARS, a government statement on Wednesday showed. The rest will go towards domestic manufacturing of the projectiles and other weaponry. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3218371/australia-wants-enter-missile-age-will-cost-us27-billion?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore executes citizen for conspiracy to smuggle 1kg of cannabis
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at Changi Prison Complex on Wednesday. His execution came despite a concerted local and international effort to persuade the Singapore government to grant him clemency. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3218367/singapore-executes-citizen-conspiracy-smuggle-1kg-cannabis?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAs Pakistan hurtles from crisis to crisis, military intervention rears its ugly head
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A brewing constitutional crisis has raised fears that Pakistan’s all-powerful military could now step in, as the practically bankrupt South Asian nation struggles to secure the latest tranche of an all-important bailout. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3218296/pakistan-hurtles-crisis-crisis-military-intervention-rears-its-ugly-head?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan’s largest airline reneges on promise to honour cut-price tickets sold in error
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One Hong Kong resident had snagged US$250,000 worth of tickets for only US$17,000, including a first-class round-trip flight from Indonesia to Aruba in the Caribbean for just US$890. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218361/japans-largest-airline-reneges-promise-honour-cut-price-tickets-sold-error?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn India, PM Modi’s BJP courts a rising election power: women
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Female turnout at national elections rose from 53 per cent in 2004 to 67 per cent in 2019, edging ahead of male percentage turnout for the first time, and is expected to rise to…
Read MoreYour Wednesday Briefing: Biden’s Re-Election Bid
New York Times Also, Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive and South Korea’s president visits Washington. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/briefing/biden-2024-ukraine-counteroffensive-asia.html
Read MoreGood vibrations: Thailand’s Democrat Party makes sex toy election pledge
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The royalist Democrat Party is seeking to woo voters ahead of next month’s general election with a pledge to legalise sex toys. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218304/good-vibrations-thailands-democrat-party-makes-sex-toy-election-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed
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