Asia Pacific – Page 1304 – Prologue Journal

Is 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

She 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

Thailand’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…

Thailand’s tricky consignment law leaves Hongkonger with US$120,000 hole in her pocket after Phuket developer goes under during Covid-19

Your 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

Killing 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

Killing on Live TV Renews Alarm About India’s Slide Toward Extrajudicial Violence

A 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

Indian ex-politician Atiq Ahmed and brother shot dead live on TV

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Atiq Ahmed, a convicted criminal facing many other charges, and his brother were killed while handcuffed and surrounded by police, apparently by 3 people posing as reporters. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3217246/indian-ex-politician-atiq-ahmed-and-brother-shot-dead-live-tv?utm_source=rss_feed

Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region say they killed 9 army soldiers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. West Papua National Liberation Army spokesperson confirms attack after Jakarta did not respond to request for negotiations. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217237/rebels-indonesias-papua-region-say-they-killed-9-army-soldiers?utm_source=rss_feed