Asia Pacific – Page 936 – Prologue Journal

Nepali, Indonesian farm workers in UK trapped by ‘systemic’ recruitment debt bondage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rights groups say as long as UK does not resolve the seasonal job recruitment issue ‘on a systemic level’, the problem will move ‘from one country to another’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3227786/nepali-indonesian-farm-workers-uk-trapped-systemic-recruitment-debt-bondage?utm_source=rss_feed

BYD proposes $1 billion India plan to build EVs, batteries

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that China’s BYD Co (002594.SZ) has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company. The post BYD proposes $1 billion India plan to build EVs, batteries appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/byd-proposes-1-billion-india-plan-to-build-evs-batteries/

Russia ‘not constructive’ at Asean talks, US says, shows no change on Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his counterpart Sergey Lavrov focused on attacking Washington and ‘attributed every problem in the world’ to the US. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227796/russia-not-constructive-asean-talks-us-says-shows-no-change-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed

Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif launches US$3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The countries already signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art Hualong One reactor, and China gave Pakistan a US$5 billion to help unlock a bailout from the IMF. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project?utm_source=rss_feed

How Ong Beng Seng, the ‘prince of a thousand deals’ who charmed Singapore, got caught up in Iswaran corruption probe

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tycoon Ong Beng Seng has been entrenched for decades in the Singapore establishment and is known to have a colourful persona and aggressive dealmaking skills. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3227768/how-ong-beng-seng-prince-thousand-deals-who-charmed-singapore-got-caught-iswaran-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed

Indians abuzz as nation blasts lander, rover to moon’s south pole

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The launch is India’s first major mission since PM Narendra Modi ’s government revealed policies to spur investment in space launches, satellite-based businesses. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227766/indians-abuzz-nation-blasts-lander-rover-moons-south-pole?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Lonely’ Japanese woman arrested after making nearly 3,000 fake emergency calls

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hiroko Hatagami, a 51-year-old unemployed resident of Matsudo city, said she made the 2,761 calls because she craved attention. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3227764/lonely-japanese-woman-arrested-after-making-nearly-3000-fake-emergency-calls?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore narrowly avoids recession but not ‘out of the woods’ yet

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Not ‘out of the woods completely … it’s ‘still a half full, half empty kind of situation’, economist says. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227740/singapore-narrowly-avoids-recession-not-out-woods-yet?utm_source=rss_feed

Risk, Regulation and Personal Responsibility in Australia’s Last Frontier

New York Times Setting off fireworks in the Northern Territory, with a sense of time running out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/australia/fireworks-regulations.html

India’s Modi awarded top honour by France’s Macron for ‘unwavering friendship’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Emmanuel Macron awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi the grand cross of the Legion d’Honneur, the highest grade of France’s order of merit. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227721/indias-modi-awarded-top-honour-frances-macron-unwavering-friendship?utm_source=rss_feed