Asia Pacific – Page 63 – Prologue Journal

Malaysia’s record 2025 budget to boost economy, welfare, as Anwar leverages political stability

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The budget aims to grow Malaysia’s appeal as a destination for hi-tech investments while also uplifting the country’s most vulnerable groups. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3282946/malaysias-record-2025-budget-boost-economy-welfare-anwar-leverages-political-stability?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore foils teen terror plot weeks before planned attack in public housing area

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The youth, 17, was less than a month away from executing his plan at the time of his arrest in August. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3282935/singapore-foils-teen-terror-plot-weeks-planned-attack-public-housing-area?utm_source=rss_feed

Any Philippine move to build ‘permanent’ shoal structure risks China’s retaliation: report

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Philippines could try to build a more ‘permanent structure’ to fortify its foothold at the Second Thomas Shoal, the report says. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282919/any-philippine-move-build-permanent-shoal-structure-risks-chinas-retaliation-report?utm_source=rss_feed

American reportedly kidnapped in southern Philippines by ‘men in black with M16 rifles’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One of the gunmen shot 26-year-old Elliot Onil Eastman in the leg before dragging him into a speedboat, police reports said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3282873/american-reportedly-kidnapped-southern-philippines-men-black-m16-rifles?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysians mock all-male circus act for conservative north

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Great British Circus Malaysia announced a male-only act for Kelantan state in an apparent bid to abide by strict Islamist guidelines. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3282857/malaysians-mock-all-male-circus-act-conservative-north?utm_source=rss_feed

Han Kang hopes that after Nobel Prize for Literature win her ‘life won’t change too much’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Han Kang, South Korea’s first Nobel Literature laureate, says win was a ‘joyful moment’ she ‘quietly celebrated’, but now it’s back to work. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3282831/han-kang-hopes-after-nobel-prize-literature-win-her-life-wont-change-too-much?utm_source=rss_feed

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake seeks strong win in election to advance crucial reforms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power, which holds only three seats currently, is aiming to win a parliamentary majority. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282810/sri-lankas-dissanayake-seeks-strong-win-election-advance-crucial-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korean court hailed for recognising misogyny as anti-feminist hate crime motive

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Korean court’s landmark ruling that a man who assaulted a short-haired female store worker was motivated by misogyny has been welcomed. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3282840/south-korean-court-hailed-recognising-misogyny-anti-feminist-hate-crime-motive?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un stresses troops to treat South as hostile foreign enemy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kim Jong-un said this week’s destruction of transport links with the South marked an end to an ‘evil relationship’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3282829/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-stresses-troops-treat-south-hostile-foreign-enemy?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s Lackluster Growth Continues, Signaling Why Beijing Acted on Economy

New York Times Falling prices, weak consumer spending and a housing market crash help to explain why the Chinese government is taking steps to stimulate the economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/china-gdp-third-quarter.html