Category: Asia Pacific
Scam kingpin holds China, Turkey passports, bought 8 condos in Malaysia: police
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The head of an international scam ring that targeted online gamers from China was arrested during raids in Kuala Lumpur. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300323/scam-kingpin-holds-china-turkey-passports-bought-8-condos-malaysia-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy urban renewal in Malaysia has stoked racial tensions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Debate rages as opposition claims government wants to seize homes of the nation’s poorest. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300316/why-urban-renewal-malaysia-has-stoked-racial-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTumult in Singapore’s Kwek dynasty as battle for CDL’s US$18 billion empire deepens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Succession battle erupts into public view amid accusations of corporate governance lapses and a lawsuit between patriarch Kwek Leng Beng and his son. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300301/tumult-singapores-kwek-dynasty-battle-cdls-us18-billion-empire-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore’s space technology dreams to take flight with US$45 million development boost
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore firm also signs deal with LeoLabs to explore possibility of building a radar and the region’s first space situational awareness centre. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300274/singapores-space-technology-dreams-take-flight-us45-million-development-boost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFBI says North Korea stole US$1.5 billion from crypto exchange ByBit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to the company, a hacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3300298/fbi-says-north-korea-stole-us15-billion-crypto-exchange-bybit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese-Indonesian group backs Prabowo as austerity drive bites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia was rocked by student protests last week over President Prabowo Subianto’s education budget cuts. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300267/chinese-indonesian-group-backs-prabowo-austerity-drive-bites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange
New York Times Plus, the female gaze behind the camera. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/briefing/israel-hamas-ukraine-minerals-sudan-plane-crash.html
Read MoreDrake Postpones 4 Australia and New Zealand Tour Dates
New York Times Dates for Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland were postponed for a “scheduling conflict,” representatives for the rapper said. The tour coincided with the release of his latest album. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/arts/music/drake-postpone-australia-new-zealand.html
Read MorePhilippine police rescue Chinese student whose finger was cut off by kidnappers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The kidnappers, who included former Filipino police officers and soldiers,. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300265/philippine-police-rescue-chinese-student-whose-finger-was-cut-kidnappers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth Korea’s annual military drill with US to go on, AI models to be deployed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The announcement comes weeks after the two allies held joint air drills, prompting North Korea to slam them for the ‘provocative’ moves. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300261/south-koreas-annual-military-drill-us-go-ai-models-be-deployed?utm_source=rss_feed
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