Category: Asia Pacific
Key Asean members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thailand’s prime minister invited Myanmar’s junta-appointed Foreign Minister Than Shwe to the talks, despite criticism over failing to honour agreement to talk with opponents linked to ousted Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3224513/key-asean-members-skip-thai-hosted-myanmar-talks-amid-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreReaders in Asia: Tell Us About Your Hometown’s Foods
New York Times We may include your response in the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/18/world/asia/asia-food-nostalgia-readers.html
Read MoreSingapore doctors concerned about increase in cheap botched aesthetic procedures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Doctors are seeing increasing numbers of people seeking to correct procedures and warn it’s not worth patients risking infection or even death just to save money. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3224510/cheap-botched-aesthetic-procedures-rise-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan PM Kishida support rate dives to 40.8 per cent amid ID card push and childcare promises
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A poll showed that 71.6 per cent of citizens were worried about the expanding use of My Number cards following personal information leaks, and 66.3 per cent had no or low expectations from the…
Read MoreIndonesian Official Accused of Enslaving People
New York Times Families in Indonesia thought they were sending their sons to a rehab facility run by a powerful local official. Those who stayed there say it was a brutal human slavery operation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/18/world/asia/indonesia-slavery-drugs.html
Read MoreMassive fire on Philippine ferry at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flames and black smoke billowed from 2 decks of the M/V Esperanza Star that caught fire at dawn while travelling from Siquijor to Bohol province – all 65 passengers and 55 crew members on…
Read MoreMore South Koreans snap up plunging yen, flock to Japan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An increasing number of South Koreans are investing in yen and making trips to the neighbouring nation that they say are cost-effective. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3224481/more-south-koreans-snap-plunging-yen-flock-japan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan’s fetishists find a safe haven for their sexual preferences at Tokyo’s Department H: ‘I come here to be myself’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Department H is a monthly fetish event at the Tokyo Kinema Club, with themes ranging from April Fool’s Day and sumo wrestling to ‘June brides’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3224364/japans-fetishists-find-safe-haven-their-sexual-preferences-tokyos-department-h-i-come-here-be-myself?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAir hostess needed surgery after severe turbulence hit Singapore to London British Airways flight
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The plane was forced to returned to the city state because of the turbulence at 30,000 feet. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3224475/air-hostess-needed-surgery-after-severe-turbulence-hit-singapore-london-british-airways-flight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Saudi Arabia is teeing up for global golf and disrupting the West’s dominance
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Middle Eastern country, renowned for its oil and dubious human rights record, is using huge amounts of wealth to fund the sport. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3224382/how-saudi-arabia-teeing-global-golf-and-disrupting-wests-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed
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