Category: Asia Pacific
India’s Hindu hardliners slam Oppenheimer sex scene featuring holy book: ‘it amounts to waging a war’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An official has urged director Christopher Nolan to cut a scene featuring the Bhagavad Gita, calling it an ‘assault on religious beliefs of a billion tolerant Hindus’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3228781/indias-hindu-hardliners-slam-oppenheimer-sex-scene-featuring-holy-book-it-amounts-waging-war?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTyphoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
New York Times Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan. https://www.nytimes.com/article/typhoon-doksuri-philippines-china.html
Read MoreTyphoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
New York Times Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/world/asia/typhoon-doksuri-philippines-china.html
Read MoreSingapore jails national service deserter for 6 years after he holed up in Britain for over 2 decades
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Soh Choon Wee last reported for national service duty in 1992. He returned to Singapore in 2021 on the advice of his mother because of Covid – and now faces six-and-a-half years in prison.…
Read MoreHeatwaves to hit China once every 5 years as global extreme weather events multiply, study finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The results of the World Weather Attribution study paint a grim picture for the planet’s future unless more is done to phase out fossil fuels. ‘Tens of thousands of people will keep dying’, one…
Read MoreTurkey deals with Saudi Arabia, UAE herald new security ties amid US shift to counter China, Russia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The deals represent a rapid change in Turkey’s complex relationship with the Gulf, which is now back on a more friendly footing after years of rivalry. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228724/turkey-deals-saudi-arabia-uae-herald-new-security-ties-amid-us-shift-counter-china-russia?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan bakes as residents warned of once-in-a-decade, life-threatening temperatures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The national weather agency says the stifling heat will last until at least early August, with spot temperatures likely to cross 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3228770/japan-bakes-residents-warned-once-decade-life-threatening-temperatures?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOn both the South China Sea and drug war probe, Philippines should stick to right side of international law
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Ferdinand Marcos Jnr administration wants to hold fast to the rule of law on the South China Sea but ignore probes into the country’s war on drugs. Cherry-picking compliance with international law damages…
Read MoreIn South Korea where birth rates are the world’s lowest, a lawmaker fights to eradicate ‘no-kid zones’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The emergence of an increasing number of facilities barring children is infuriating parents like Yong and, she says, inadvertently thwarting decades of government policy to boost birth rates. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3228706/south-korea-where-birth-rates-are-worlds-lowest-lawmaker-fights-eradicate-no-kid-zones?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew arrest warrant issued for ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pakistan’s election commission has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the former PM, local news reported on Monday. Khan has faced a multitude of charges since his ousting in April last year, including corruption,…
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