Asia Pacific – Page 951 – Prologue Journal

Thai police frustrated with Bangkok airport’s delay with CCTV footage of passenger’s amputated leg

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The delay is weighing on the government’s hopes for a swift conclusion of the investigation to safeguard the tourism sector’s image. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3226648/thai-police-frustrated-bangkok-airports-delay-cctv-footage-passengers-amputated-leg?utm_source=rss_feed

China Reels From Floods and a Bruising Heat Wave

New York Times Heavy rains and heat waves have affected parts of China and the Asia Pacific region this week. More of the same was in the forecast. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/world/asia/china-asia-flooding-building-collapse.html

Malaysia to hold state polls in August in crucial test for PM Anwar

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The regional polls will not directly impact Anwar’s two-thirds majority in parliament, but any significant losses for his coalition could lead to questions about his leadership and destabilise his ruling bloc. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226631/malaysia-hold-state-polls-august-crucial-test-pm-anwar?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippine lawmaker urges ban on ‘Barbie’ film over disputed South China Sea map

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It follows a similar move by Vietnam over a scene showing a map of the ‘invalidated nine-dash line’ that China uses to assert claims in the South China Sea. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226623/philippine-lawmaker-urges-ban-barbie-film-over-disputed-south-china-sea-map?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: Philippines coastguard accuses Chinese ship of cutting off patrol boat in ‘very dangerous’ manoeuvre

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The latest near miss in the South China Sea follows a tense face-off in April when a Chinese coastguard ship was witnessed blocking a Philippine vessel as it carried journalists near a Manila-claimed atoll.…

India’s last tribe of literal headhunters mourn the passing of ‘simpler times’, call today’s generation ‘too privileged’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The last survivors of a bygone age lament the passing of ‘simpler times’, when Konyak warriors in the Myanmar borderlands severed the heads of their enemies to keep as trophies. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3226608/indias-last-tribe-literal-headhunters-mourn-passing-simpler-times-call-todays-generation-too?utm_source=rss_feed

That North Korean Rocket That Set Off Panic In Seoul? It Was a Dud.

New York Times After analyzing debris from the North’s recently failed rocket launch, South Korea concluded that the isolated country’s satellite technology was useless. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/world/asia/north-korea-spy-satellite-useless-failure.html

Malaysia to work with Meta on wiping ‘undesirable content’ from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The social media giant, which also owns WhatsApp, has agreed to work with Malaysian police on combating online crime and controversial posts touching on subjects relating to race, religion and royalty. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226604/malaysia-work-meta-wiping-undesirable-content-facebook-instagram-whatsapp?utm_source=rss_feed

Indonesian gold miner Amman Mineral’s US$711 million IPO Asia’s biggest outside China this year

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amman Mineral is the biggest newcomer to Indonesia’s stock exchange since GoTo Group in April 2022. IPOs in Jakarta have raised US$2.2 billion since the start of the year, surpassing activity in Hong Kong.…

Cambodia’s anti-Facebook vendetta hits new highs with ban, blacklisting of oversight board members

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The blacklisting is the latest twist in a row that has seen Cambodia’s long-time leader Hun Sen, once a prolific Facebook user, switch to rival social media platform Telegram. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226591/cambodias-anti-facebook-vendetta-hits-new-highs-ban-blacklisting-oversight-board-members?utm_source=rss_feed