Asia Pacific – Page 908 – Prologue Journal

4 dead in India Hindu-Muslim clashes near Delhi, including police officers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hundreds of riot police sent to affected area in the latest of several violent outbreaks between majority Hindus and minority Muslims since PM Narendra Modi took office in 2014. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3229634/4-dead-india-hindu-muslim-clashes-near-delhi-including-police-officers?utm_source=rss_feed

Kerala Lottery: India Sanitation Workers Win $1.2 Million Lottery

New York Times The winners, who are sanitation co-workers in India, each make just a few dollars a day. The jackpot will help them pay off crippling debts. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/india-kerala-lottery-jackpot.html

India’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims like sending them ‘back into killing field’: rights group

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A report by rights group Fortify Rights showed Indian authorities beating Rohingya refugees, denying them due process rights, and indefinitely detaining them. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229615/indias-treatment-rohingya-muslims-sending-them-back-killing-field-rights-group?utm_source=rss_feed

Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns

New York Times The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/business/economy/solar-xinjiang-china-report.html

Anger Over ‘Barbenheimer’ in Nuclear-Scarred Japan

New York Times The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/japan-barbenheimer.html

A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State

New York Times A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/uyghur-memoir-tahir-izgil.html

Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Partial Pardon in Myanmar

New York Times The civilian leader, who was ousted in a coup in 2021, has been serving a 33-year prison sentence. Five of the 19 convictions against her have now been overturned, state television said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-pardon-myanmar.html

Typhoon Khanun Threatens Japan and China on Heels of Doksuri

New York Times Typhoon Khanun was barreling through the Pacific days after an earlier tropical cyclone, Doksuri, brought death and destruction to the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/typhoon-khanun-japan-china-doksuri.html

Myanmar junta postpones election it promised to hold after seizing power in 2021 coup

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Myanmar’s military had pledged to hold elections by this month after overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. But the generals now say there’s too much violence. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229580/myanmar-junta-postpones-election-it-promised-hold-after-seizing-power-2021-coup?utm_source=rss_feed

Man in Japan pays US$14,000 to turn himself into a lifelike dog

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Toco’ enlisted a company that makes costumes for television to make him a fur suit resembling a rough collie. He now creates YouTube videos wearing it and frolicking around on all fours. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3229574/man-japan-pays-us14000-turn-himself-lifelike-dog?utm_source=rss_feed