Category: Regions
Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
New York Times Tens of thousands of people from dozens of nations have been trafficked to cyberfraud hubs in Myanmar, where they must con victims or endure brutal punishment. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/asia/scam-center-torture-abuse.html
Read MoreScam kingpin holds China, Turkey passports, bought 8 condos in Malaysia: police
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The head of an international scam ring that targeted online gamers from China was arrested during raids in Kuala Lumpur. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300323/scam-kingpin-holds-china-turkey-passports-bought-8-condos-malaysia-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy urban renewal in Malaysia has stoked racial tensions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Debate rages as opposition claims government wants to seize homes of the nation’s poorest. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300316/why-urban-renewal-malaysia-has-stoked-racial-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePossible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill
New York Times The search in Manitoba uncovered possible human remains from two victims of a serial killer, a devastating case that spotlighted an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/canada/canada-serial-killer-landfill-search.html
Read MoreTumult in Singapore’s Kwek dynasty as battle for CDL’s US$18 billion empire deepens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Succession battle erupts into public view amid accusations of corporate governance lapses and a lawsuit between patriarch Kwek Leng Beng and his son. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300301/tumult-singapores-kwek-dynasty-battle-cdls-us18-billion-empire-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore’s space technology dreams to take flight with US$45 million development boost
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore firm also signs deal with LeoLabs to explore possibility of building a radar and the region’s first space situational awareness centre. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300274/singapores-space-technology-dreams-take-flight-us45-million-development-boost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePalestinian prisoners freed as Hamas releases bodies of Israeli captives
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A number of Palestinian prisoners are freed by the Israeli regime as Hamas hands over the bodies of four Zionist captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross for transfer to the…
Read MoreFBI says North Korea stole US$1.5 billion from crypto exchange ByBit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to the company, a hacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3300298/fbi-says-north-korea-stole-us15-billion-crypto-exchange-bybit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTrump sparks outrage with AI-generated ‘Gaza Riviera’ video
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US President Donald Trump ignites a firestorm of controversy even among his own hardline fanatics after sharing an AI-generated video portraying a so-called vision for the Gaza Strip’s future. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743567/United-States-Trump-Gaza-Riviera-video-Israel-genocide-Netanyahu
Read MoreChinese-Indonesian group backs Prabowo as austerity drive bites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia was rocked by student protests last week over President Prabowo Subianto’s education budget cuts. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300267/chinese-indonesian-group-backs-prabowo-austerity-drive-bites?utm_source=rss_feed
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