Asia Pacific – Page 1087 – Prologue Journal

Political squabbling prolongs air ticket price pain for Malaysian Borneo students coming home for Eid

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bickering between Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s allies about expensive airfares has done little to help Sabah and Sarawak’s undergraduates who have long faced peak season price gouging. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3217677/political-squabbling-prolongs-air-ticket-price-pain-malaysian-borneo-students-coming-home-eid?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Hotter and hotter’: prayers for rain as scorching heatwave bakes Asia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents across South and Southeast Asia suffer under soaring temperatures fuelled by climate change. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3217684/hotter-and-hotter-prayers-rain-scorching-heatwave-bakes-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan sees few recruits as low pay, bullying, sex abuse claims give military ‘negative image’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan’s Self-Defence Forces had its fewest conscripts in more than a decade, as only 4,300 people enlisted – less than half of the military’s target of 9,200 personnel. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3217657/japan-sees-few-recruits-low-pay-bullying-sex-abuse-claims-give-military-negative-image?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan wants to be bilingual by 2030, lifting English proficiency to take ‘another step’ to aid economy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taiwan has rolled out a plan for NT$30 billion (US$982 million) of spending over the next five years to help meet its goal of increasing English proficiency by 2030 as it aims to compete…

Singapore searches for men who hacked python to death with cleaver at market

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Animal welfare charity ACRES has appealed for information on the suspects caught on camera cheering and attacking the protected species at a market. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217660/singapore-searches-men-who-hacked-python-death-cleaver-market?utm_source=rss_feed

Indonesia’s Eid bonuses in spotlight after ‘thugs’ collect cash from street vendors

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesian employers are required to pay workers a bonus ahead of the nation’s biggest Muslim festival under a law that has been misused by some groups. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3217636/indonesias-eid-bonuses-spotlight-after-thugs-collect-cash-street-vendors?utm_source=rss_feed

Greenpeace says chip industry electricity consumption to more than double by 2030, meaning firms must cut emissions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Greenpeace East Asia says with electricity usage forecast to spike, the chip industry must work harder on reducing carbon emissions, according to new report. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3217640/greenpeace-says-chip-industry-electricity-consumption-more-double-2030-meaning-firms-must-cut?utm_source=rss_feed

South Asia is home to world’s highest number of child brides, new UN study finds

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. There are 290 million child brides in the region, which accounts for 45 per cent of the global total. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3217645/south-asia-home-worlds-highest-number-child-brides-new-un-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

K-pop star Moon Bin dead at 25

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The member of boy band Astro was found unresponsive in his apartment in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam neighbourhood. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3217655/k-pop-star-moon-bin-dead-25?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Thursday Briefing: India’s Population Milestone

New York Times Also, China’s nuclear buildup. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/briefing/india-population-china-nuclear-ukraine-propaganda.html