Asia Pacific – Page 155 – Prologue Journal

Modern slavery in Australia’s diplomatic heart: envoys’ abuse of domestic workers exposed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Recent court rulings reveal harrowing stories of abuse and neglect at the hands of envoys operating under diplomatic immunity in Canberra. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3277535/modern-slavery-australias-diplomatic-heart-envoys-abuse-domestic-workers-exposed?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s UOB wants to dominate US$2 trillion trade finance market in Southeast Asia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. UOB has only 1 per cent of the trade financing market in the region, leaving a huge room for the bank to build its dominance. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3277665/singapores-uob-wants-dominate-us2-trillion-trade-finance-market-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

Monday Briefing: Judge Postponed Trump’s Sentencing

New York Times Plus, rural women in China fighting for land rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/briefing/trump-sentencing-venezuela-west-bank.html

Fugitive Televangelist Wanted by F.B.I. Is Caught in the Philippines

New York Times Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/world/asia/philippines-pastor-kingdom-trafficking.html

Typhoon Yagi’s Vietnam death toll rises to 14, including family of 4 killed in landslide

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The typhoon left a trail of destruction and two dozen people dead across southern China and the Philippines before ravaging Vietnam. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3277682/typhoon-yagis-vietnam-death-toll-rises-14-including-family-4-killed-landslide?utm_source=rss_feed

Southeast Asia is starting the work of fixing a broken world order

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As UN reform remains elusive and ongoing crises escalate, several trends in Southeast Asia offer a picture of multilateralism done right. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3277481/southeast-asia-starting-work-fixing-broken-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippines arrests celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, also wanted in US, for sex crimes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The pastor – former President Rodrigo Duterte’s spiritual adviser – is accused of sex trafficking and sexual abuse, and is on the FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list in the United States. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3277680/philippines-arrests-celebrity-pastor-apollo-quiboloy-also-wanted-us-sex-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed

Breast cancer rises among Asian-American, Pacific Islander women, faster than many other groups

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The reasons are unclear, say experts, but ‘one of the hypotheses we’re exploring is the role of stress’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3277670/breast-cancer-rises-among-asian-american-pacific-islander-women-faster-many-other-groups?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea Sends More Trash Balloons South

New York Times Hundreds of propaganda balloons ferrying trash have landed in South Korea in recent days, where officials say they typically do not pose a threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/world/asia/north-korea-balloons-again.html

‘Extremely serious’: India tops global plastic waste emissions with 9.3 million tonnes, study shows

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts say lack of infrastructure for proper waste collection is a primary cause, call for industry-specific policies to address crisis. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3277553/extremely-serious-india-tops-global-plastic-waste-emissions-93-million-tonnes-study-shows?utm_source=rss_feed