Asia Pacific – Page 23 – Prologue Journal

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s elite and the state-funded schools that shaped them

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. These institutions, designed to prepare future leaders, have been both revered and criticised for perpetuating elitism in Malaysian society. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3284864/anwar-ibrahim-malaysias-elite-and-state-funded-schools-shaped-them?utm_source=rss_feed

Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.

New York Times Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/03/world/asia/india-sikh-separatism.html

Japan grounds its V-22 Osprey fleet again after flight incident

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The incident happened during a joint military exercise featuring US and Japanese forces. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284985/japan-grounds-its-v-22-osprey-fleet-again-after-flight-incident?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia to slash billions off student debt amid cost of living pressures

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s prime minister also announced plans to make medicines cheaper and help make rent more affordable. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3284981/australia-slash-billions-student-debt-amid-cost-living-pressures?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea’s missile test days before US election sends powerful message

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No isolated act of aggression, the missile test was a calculated show of a strengthened alliance and a preview of mounting challenges. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3284698/north-koreas-missile-test-days-us-election-sends-powerful-message?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A white paper from Pyongyang lays the blame for tensions squarely with South Korea’s president. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284978/north-korea-says-souths-president-has-raised-risk-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed

Hougang hearts and minds: the story of a politically peculiar Singapore town

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. How an unexpected Workers’ Party victory in 1991 laid the foundation for an enduring opposition stronghold in PAP-dominated Singapore. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3284857/hougang-hearts-and-minds-story-politically-peculiar-singapore-town?utm_source=rss_feed

Robot retrieves 1st melted fuel from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactor

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Around 800 tonnes of fatally radioactive molten fuel remains in the plants, and the mission is a step in a long-term clean-up operation. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284970/robot-retrieves-1st-melted-fuel-japans-fukushima-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=rss_feed

Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83

New York Times He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/science/richard-cash-dead.html

India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canadian officials implicated Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, in a broader campaign targeting Canadian Sikh activists. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3284951/india-denies-minister-plotted-anti-sikh-attacks-canada?utm_source=rss_feed