Category: Asia Pacific
Japan marvels at heroics of fishermen who subdued PM Kishida’s smoke-bomb attacker
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The fishermen sprang into action as soon as they saw an object flying overhead towards Japan’s prime minister. Their heroics prompted many online to wonder if they were plain-clothes police officers. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3217281/japan-marvels-heroics-fishermen-who-subdued-pm-kishidas-smoke-bomb-attacker?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese engineer arrested in Pakistan for ‘insulting Allah’ in Ramadan row, provoking angry mob
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A source involved in the arrest said scores of infuriated Pakistani labourers descended on the engineer’s office, apparently intent on attacking him, following a heated dispute about the slow pace of work during Ramadan.…
Read MoreIs China’s move to resolve Australia barley row masking a ‘strategic’ bid to join the CPTPP?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The move will help achieve several goals for Beijing, including putting a ‘bilateral irritant’ to bed and improving its global trade image, observers say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3216963/chinas-move-resolve-australia-barley-row-masking-strategic-bid-join-cptpp?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreShe died 4 days after getting her Covid booster jab. Singapore paid her family in the Philippines US$169,000
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Filipino Ontal Charlene Vargas died of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart. A coroner ruled it was likely related to the vaccine she had received. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217275/she-died-4-days-after-getting-her-covid-booster-jab-singapore-paid-her-family-philippines-us169000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThailand’s tricky consignment law leaves Hongkonger with US$120,000 hole in his pocket after Phuket developer goes under during Covid-19
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Attracted by Phuket’s serene waters and tourism appeal, Swiss national Reda Abouhanine bought a unit in a resort project in 2017. Construction came to a standstill in 2020 due to the pandemic, and never…
Read MoreThailand’s tricky consignment law leaves Hongkonger with US$120,000 hole in her pocket after Phuket developer goes under during Covid-19
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Attracted by Phuket’s serene waters and tourism appeal, Swiss national Reda Abouhanine bought a unit in a resort project in 2017. Construction came to a standstill in 2020 due to the pandemic, and never…
Read MoreYour Monday Briefing: Fighting in Sudan
New York Times Also, an extrajudicial killing on live TV in India. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/briefing/sudan-fighting-india-killing-asia.html
Read MoreKilling of Atiq Ahmed in India Renews Alarm About Extrajudicial Violence
New York Times The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/asia/atiq-ahmed-shot-india.html
Read MoreKilling on Live TV Renews Alarm About India’s Slide Toward Extrajudicial Violence
New York Times The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/asia/killing-on-live-tv-renews-alarm-about-indias-slide-toward-extrajudicial-violence.html
Read MoreA Japanese Island Where the Wild Things Are
New York Times In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/asia/japan-shodoshima-yokai.html
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