Category: Asia Pacific
Brics challenge to the established economic order is no joke
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Not only are more countries keen to join the bloc, its push for reform of the global economic and financial system is gathering pace, and the economic heft of the economies involved means they…
Read MoreIndia’s Hindu-Muslim hate crimes are being tracked, by self-exiles Modi supporters wants silenced
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. For two years, Hindutva Watch has chronicled unreported hate crimes and violence against India’s religious minorities, earning it some powerful enemies. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3230868/indias-hindu-muslim-hate-crimes-are-being-tracked-self-exiles-modi-supporters-wants-silenced?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAustralia’s Albanese urges China to free jailed journalist Cheng Lei: ‘3 years too long’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Cheng ‘does not deserve this treatment’, adding Australia had pressed for her release at the highest levels. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3230881/australias-albanese-urges-china-free-jailed-journalist-cheng-lei-three-years-too-long?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePhilippine senate steps up bipartisan support for stronger stance against ‘brazen’ China: ‘stop bullying us’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public pressure and the Chinese Coast Guard’s actions against Philippine vessels and fishermen have prompted Philippine senators to take a firmer stance. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3230852/philippine-senate-steps-bipartisan-support-stronger-stance-against-brazen-china-stop-bullying-us?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia state polls: voting begins as PM Anwar Ibrahim faces first major popularity test
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anwar is hoping the Malay-Muslim majority has not deserted his unity government, even as the opposition Perikatan Nasional gains ground in voter outreach. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3230866/malaysia-state-polls-voting-begins-pm-anwar-ibrahim-faces-first-major-popularity-test?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Economy Battles Debt, Slowing Trade and Specter of Deflation
New York Times As China’s economy flashes indications of decline, the consequences pose perils for countries around the globe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/business/china-economy-trade-deflation.html
Read MoreIndia proposes sweeping overhaul of British-era colonial laws to remove ‘signs of slavery’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘These laws were made to strengthen the colonial rule, to protect colonial rulers, and the intention was to punish and not give justice,’ India’s home minister Amit Shah said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3230840/india-proposes-sweeping-overhaul-british-era-colonial-laws-remove-signs-slavery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia organiser seeks US$2.7 million from British band The 1975 whose same-sex kiss got music festival cancelled
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organisers of the Good Vibes Festival are demanding compensation for breach of contract from The 1975 after the event was cut short by the government due to singer Matty Healy’s behaviour on stage. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3230830/malaysia-organiser-seeks-us27-million-british-band-1975-whose-same-sex-kiss-got-music-festival?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHollywood blockbuster Barbie opens in Japan after atomic bomb controversy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ‘Barbenheimer’ tag, linking the film with Oppenheimer, sparked a backlash as Japan marked the memorials of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki earlier this month. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3230823/hollywood-blockbuster-barbie-opens-japan-after-atomic-bomb-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSubway sandwich chain in India takes away free cheese slice, offers sauce as inflation bites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US chain, which has about 800 outlets in India, now charges 40 cents extra for the slice but offers a free ‘cheezy’ sauce instead. And customers are not happy. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3230813/subway-sandwich-chain-india-takes-away-free-cheese-slice-offers-sauce-inflation-bites?utm_source=rss_feed
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