Asia Pacific – Page 923 – Prologue Journal

Monkey nuts: chaos in Pakistan court as baby primate escapes during smuggling case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The animal, which was being presented as evidence, escaped from its handler and caused mayhem as court staff tried to tempt it down from a tree. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3228586/baby-monkey-causes-chaos-pakistan-court-during-smuggling-case?utm_source=rss_feed

Survivors of Myanmar’s scam mills talk torture, death, organ harvesting – and the battle to escape

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage smuggled out of the scam centres shows electrocutions, beatings and people being handcuffed and blindfolded, as rumours swirl of organ harvesting – and much more ‘going under the radar’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3228549/survivors-myanmars-scam-mills-talk-torture-death-organ-harvesting-and-battle-escape?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore vows to ‘get to bottom’ of racial discrimination allegations made by police officer before his death

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Before his death, Uvaraja Gopal detailed in a Facebook post what he said was a toxic work culture and added that he had sought help but was shunned. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228578/singapore-vows-get-bottom-racial-discrimination-allegations-made-police-officer-his-death?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore matchmaker ‘preaches the gospel’ in helping Asian men find Vietnamese brides

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mark Lin has matched some 1,000 couples in 31 years, in a business viewed by some critics as akin to human trafficking. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3228518/singapore-matchmaker-preaches-gospel-helping-asian-men-find-vietnamese-brides?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia bans pop group The 1975 after singer Matty Healy kisses male bandmate onstage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The British singer criticised Malaysia’s anti- LGBT laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald at a music festival in Kuala Lumpur. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228574/malaysia-bans-pop-group-1975-after-singer-matty-healy-kisses-male-bandmate-onstage?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s Government Offers Love, but Entrepreneurs Aren’t Buying It

New York Times The government’s new 31-point guidelines meant to inspire confidence feel empty to businesspeople after a three-year clampdown and no concrete changes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/business/china-private-enterprise.html

Inside the Chinese-run crime hubs of Myanmar that are conning the world: ‘we can kill you here’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Shwe Kokko to KK Park, a slew of brutal criminal enterprises now dot the Moei River at the Thai border, where unsuspecting victims from around the globe are trafficked, tortured and forced to…

Indonesians slam US$13,000 wedding for dogs clad in Javanese attire

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two Alaskan Malamutes donned traditional Javanese outfits at a fake ceremony in Jakarta, sparking an uproar about the owners ‘wasting money and defying God’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228556/defying-god-indonesians-slam-us13000-wedding-dogs-clad-javanese-attire?utm_source=rss_feed

India Reels From Shortage of Tomatoes, a Culinary Staple

New York Times “We have stopped eating tomatoes in salad,” one shopper said, “and we are not making any tomato-based vegetable dishes.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/asia/india-tomatoes-shortages-climate-change.html

Chinese ship shadows ‘biggest ever’ Australia-US joint military exercise, defence official says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Chinese ship is currently off the east coast of Australia and is expected to shadow the drills involving 30,000 troops and participants from 11 other countries, according to an Australian defence official. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3228535/chinese-ship-shadows-biggest-ever-australia-us-joint-military-exercise-defence-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed