Asia Pacific – Page 99 – Prologue Journal

Is China downplaying ‘restrained’ clash with Vietnamese fishermen near Paracel Islands?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vietnam says Chinese personnel boarded a local fishing boat on Sunday and beat the crew with iron bars, seriously injuring four of them. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280944/china-downplaying-restrained-clash-vietnamese-fishermen-near-paracel-islands?utm_source=rss_feed

Plan to make South Korea dog meat-free faces resistance from farmers, vendors

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Stakeholders argue the government’s compensation and transition plans are unrealistic amid calls for concrete exit strategies. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3280923/plan-make-south-korea-dog-meat-free-faces-resistance-farmers-vendors?utm_source=rss_feed

Daim Zainuddin’s wife steps into spotlight amid Malaysia’s corruption probe against couple

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Naimah Khalid claims the ‘trumped-up [corruption] charges’ against her and her husband, Daim Zainuddin, were ‘instigated by Anwar Ibrahim’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280922/daim-zainuddins-wife-steps-spotlight-amid-malaysias-corruption-probe-against-couple?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan calls Russia’s denial of alleged airspace intrusion ‘extremely regrettable’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Moscow also rejected Tokyo’s protest over the incident, which was made through diplomatic channels. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3280911/japan-calls-russias-denial-alleged-airspace-intrusion-extremely-regrettable?utm_source=rss_feed

S. Iswaran, Ex-Singapore Minister, Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

New York Times The sentence for S. Iswaran, the former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week, was longer than what prosecutors had sought. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/world/asia/singapore-iswaran-jail.html

Indonesia’s move to rehabilitate Suharto reopens wounds, draws condemnation

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesian legislators have removed the dictator’s name from a corruption decree and proposed to award him a national hero status. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280904/indonesias-move-rehabilitate-suharto-reopens-wounds-draws-condemnation?utm_source=rss_feed

2 Killed as Typhoon Krathon Drenches Taiwan Before Landfall

New York Times Heavy rain has caused landslides and floods. The authorities have evacuated nearly 10,000 people and closed schools and offices for a second day. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/world/asia/typhoon-krathon-taiwan-rain.html

In Japan’s Countryside, Century-Old Firms Learn to Embrace Foreign Workers

New York Times Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign workers to stay. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/business/japan-immigrant-workers.html

Singapore’s ex-transport minister Iswaran sentenced to 12 months in jail for receiving gifts, obstructing justice

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 62-year-old is the first person in Singapore to be prosecuted for this offence since the city state’s independence in 1965. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3280877/singapores-ex-transport-minister-iswaran-jailed-12-months-receiving-gifts-obstructing-justice?utm_source=rss_feed

Indonesia and Philippines must clean up their nickel mines

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A US report on worker exploitation adds urgency to the call for reform of an industry already battling accusations of environmental abuse. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3280646/indonesia-and-philippines-must-clean-their-nickel-mines?utm_source=rss_feed