Category: Asia Pacific
Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy barred from running for office for 25 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The opposition figurehead, who has lived in self-exile in France since 2015, had called on Cambodian voters to void their votes when they go to polling stations on Sunday. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228062/cambodias-sam-rainsy-barred-running-office-25-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMurders spike in Malaysia’s Melaka state amid spate of rapes and gang robberies
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Murders in the state shot up an unprecedented 150 per cent in the first six months, while unarmed gang robberies were up 88 per cent and rapes increased 17 per cent, according to police…
Read MoreModi and India’s Diaspora: A Complex Love Affair Making Global Waves
New York Times Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to fuse his image to the economic and political power of Indians abroad. They voice both pride and worry in return. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/asia/india-diaspora.html
Read MoreMystery giant golden cylinder puzzles Australia after washing up on remote beach
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police have been guarding the strange object since it was first reported to them on Sunday. Authorities don’t believe the cylinder came from a commercial aircraft, but it could be fallen space debris. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3228051/mystery-giant-golden-cylinder-puzzles-australia-after-washing-remote-beach?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan beach sees 4 dolphin attacks in 1 day. Was it ‘a form of play or amusement’?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No fewer than four people were attacked by dolphins at Suishohama Beach on Sunday, according to reports. One victim in his 60s was left with broken ribs and a mauled hand. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3228048/japan-beach-sees-4-dolphin-attacks-1-day-was-it-form-play-or-amusement?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan-Saudi Arabia ties: a green-energy gambit or was ‘everything about China’?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo has agreed to help give Saudi Arabia’s solar-power capabilities a technological boost as it eyes Beijing’s growing reach in the Middle East warily. But analysts say the Japanese PM wields ‘relatively little influence’…
Read MoreIn Vietnam, Hanoi’s incense artisans keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Younger generations are losing interest in the profession but the trade is unlikely to disappear as incense is a ‘core element of spiritual life’ in Vietnam. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228033/vietnam-hanois-incense-artisans-keep-core-100-year-tradition-alive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhere Is Qin Gang, China’s Foreign Minister? Beijing Won’t Say.
New York Times Qin Gang has not made a public appearance in three weeks. The Communist Party’s habitual secrecy around top officials has fueled speculation over the reasons for his absence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/asia/china-foreign-minister-qin-gang-absent.html
Read More‘Not enough being done’: South Korea tunnel tragedy, flood deaths cast doubt on readiness for extreme weather
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The country’s pledge for better preparation for intense downpours and flooding has not been followed, and spending should focus on prevention not recovery, experts urge after at least 40 people lost their lives in…
Read MoreIndia wants G20 to focus on Global South issues, but Ukraine war ‘cannot be avoided’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. India has refused to use its G20 presidency to discuss additional sanctions on Russia but observers say New Delhi has to play a balancing act and work towards a consensus. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228012/india-wants-g20-focus-global-south-issues-ukraine-war-cannot-be-avoided?utm_source=rss_feed
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