Regions – Page 107 – Prologue Journal

Freed Myanmar scam workers desperate to go home: ‘I can finally escape this hell’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 7,000 people endure heat and mosquito bites at a squalid camp in Myawaddy as repatriation process slows. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300339/freed-myanmar-scam-workers-desperate-go-home-i-can-finally-escape-hell?utm_source=rss_feed

Thursday Briefing

New York Times President Trump’s relationship with Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/briefing/trump-europe-hostages.html

7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses

New York Times The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/business/7-eleven-buyout-bid-collapse.html

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

New York Times A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/asia/scam-centers-myanmar-thailand-china.html

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

New York Times Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the European Union. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/europe/trump-eu-allies.html

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

Scam 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

Why 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

Possible 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

Tumult 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