Asia Pacific – Page 65 – Prologue Journal

Canada seeks to woo Asean but doubts remain over its strategy -‘a total failure’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ottawa is keen to step up its engagement with Asean countries as it deals with the fallout in its relations with India and China. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282727/canada-seeks-woo-asean-doubts-remain-over-its-strategy-total-failure?utm_source=rss_feed

Tourist’s torii gate pull-up stunt in Japan sparks outrage and debate on visitor etiquette

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Chilean gymnast apologised after a video of the stunt elicited widespread condemnation from Japanese social media users. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3282720/tourists-torii-gate-pull-stunt-japan-sparks-outrage-and-debate-visitor-etiquette?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia to give 49 ageing Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war effort

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s M1A1 Abrams tanks were due to be decommissioned, but will instead be sent to Ukraine to bolster its ground forces. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3282718/australia-give-49-ageing-abrams-tanks-ukraine-war-effort?utm_source=rss_feed

India hits out at Canada’s ‘cavalier’ Trudeau in Sikh murder row

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Relations between India and Canada deteriorate after the two countries expelled each others’ envoys. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3282711/india-hits-out-canadas-cavalier-trudeau-sikh-murder-row?utm_source=rss_feed

He Didn’t See Daylight for Five Years

New York Times Here are some basics from the Times investigation into Bangladesh’s secret military prison, the “House of Mirrors.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/asia/bangladesh-prison-takeaways.html

Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison

New York Times In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/asia/bangladesh-disappeared.html

Former Seoul Police Chief Acquitted in Halloween Crowd Crush Case

New York Times Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/asia/seoul-police-chief-acquitted-halloween.html

Malaysia nepotism claims swirl as daughter of disgraced Najib gets government role

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nooryana Najwa Najib, the daughter of Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM Najib Razak, has landed a key role at Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282691/malaysia-nepotism-claims-swirl-daughter-disgraced-najib-gets-government-role?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan’s new PM Shigeru Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Yasukuni shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism by China and South Korea. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3282677/japans-new-pm-shigeru-ishiba-sends-offering-yasukuni-war-shrine?utm_source=rss_feed

Prabowo’s sea wall plan ‘not the cure’ for Indonesia’s land subsidence issues, experts say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prabowo to court Chinese investment for project that critics say will only increase exposure to climate risks instead of reducing flood hazards. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3282651/prabowos-sea-wall-plan-not-cure-indonesias-land-subsidence-issues-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed