Asia Pacific – Page 48 – Prologue Journal

North Korean intervention in Ukraine is the last thing the world needs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pyongyang sending troops to fight in Ukraine would signal North Korea’s evolution from an isolated pariah state to a tangible threat to international security. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3283321/north-korean-intervention-ukraine-last-thing-world-needs?utm_source=rss_feed

Friday Briefing: Stars Rally for Harris

New York Times Plus, an interview with the Taliban’s most fearsome leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/briefing/harris-ceasefire-gaza-afghanistan-taliban.html

Najib issues public apology, without accepting full blame, for Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The jailed former prime minister’s partial apology comes as the government considers sentencing reforms that may enable his early release. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3283731/najib-issues-public-apology-without-accepting-full-blame-malaysias-imdb-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed

Leaving Singapore: a look at Lee Hsien Yang and 6 others who chose asylum

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Among the asylum seekers were blogger Amos Yee, the late former prosecutor Francis Seow and pro-Palestinian activist Ang Swee Chai. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3283721/leaving-singapore-look-lee-hsien-yang-and-6-others-who-chose-asylum?utm_source=rss_feed

India Evacuates 1 Million as Tropical Cyclone Dana Nears

New York Times With the storm forecast to make landfall by early Friday, residents in parts of West Bengal and Odisha States took shelter in thousands of camps. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/world/asia/india-tropical-cyclone-dana.html

How Powerful Is North Korea’s Military?

New York Times The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and politically empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/world/asia/north-korea-military-capability.html

Cambodia Journalist Who Exposed Scams Is Released on Bail

New York Times Mech Dara spent three weeks in detention after he was charged for posts he made online. He still faces a charge of “incitement to provoke social chaos.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/world/asia/cambodia-journalist-scams-bail.html

Indonesia drove Chinese ship out of disputed waters. Is Beijing ‘testing’ Jakarta’s resolve?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts warn incursion could have a ‘hidden message’ after Chinese coastguard ship found to have ‘disrupted’ survey in North Natuna Sea. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3283688/indonesia-drove-chinese-ship-out-disputed-waters-beijing-testing-jakartas-resolve?utm_source=rss_feed

Nuclear weapons proliferation is not necessarily bad news

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nuclear arms on both sides of tensions can prevent escalations into outright war, as has been the case in South Asia. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3283416/nuclear-weapons-proliferation-not-necessarily-bad-news?utm_source=rss_feed

A man’s world? Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Gender inequality may not be a top issue in the snap election, but polls suggest the ruling, scandal-hit LDP may lose its long-held majority. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3283675/mans-world-japan-makes-tepid-push-gender-gap-politics-election-nears?utm_source=rss_feed