Regions – Page 108 – Prologue Journal

Thai sugar farmers, squeezed by climate change and health concerns, face bitter outlook

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Farmers say they feel besieged as global price collapse, Chinese ban on syrup imports and government’s fight against air pollution add to dilemmas. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3295242/thai-sugar-farmers-squeezed-climate-change-and-health-concerns-face-bitter-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed

Yemen to halt Red Sea operations if Gaza ceasefire implemented: Ansarullah

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Ansarullah resistance movement says it will stop its operations in the Red Sea in support of the Palestinian people if the Gaza ceasefire comes into effect on Sunday. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/19/741189/We-will-halt-Red-Sea-operations-if-Gaza-ceasefire-comes-into-effect-Ansarullah

Masahiro Nakai sex scandal puts Japan’s entertainment industry in crosshairs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observers say the former boy band member’s fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa’s decades of sexual abuse. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3295305/masahiro-nakai-sex-scandal-puts-japans-entertainment-industry-crosshairs?utm_source=rss_feed

Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian teen over alleged stabbing attack

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have shot and killed a young Palestinian man in Tel Aviv over an alleged stabbing attack. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/19/741184/Palestinian-teen-shot-dead-over-alleged-stabbing-attack-in-central-Tel-Aviv

London police arrest 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators on eve of Gaza truce

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. UK police arrested over 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a rally in central London on Saturday, just hours before the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip goes into force. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/19/741186/Uk-Police-Gaza-Ceasefire-Truce-London-Pro-Palestinian-Rally-Arrests

Jan. 18: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime on Saturday, January 18. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/19/741185/jan-18-axis-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation

These Rooms Give Young Indian Lovers Rare Privacy. Cue the Complaints.

New York Times A policy change by a popular hotel platform shows the tension between traditional values and modern ideals in India. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/world/asia/india-oyo.html

What the Philippines’ bid for a UN Security Council seat means for China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Manila would be able to raise South China Sea-related issues that could ‘embarrass’ Beijing and nudge it into a compromise, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295256/what-philippines-bid-un-security-council-seat-means-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia takes on Asean mantle but tempers expectations on Myanmar, South China Sea

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity of both crises. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295359/malaysia-takes-asean-mantle-tempers-expectations-myanmar-south-china-sea?utm_source=rss_feed

Yemen strikes sensitive Israeli targets; hits US aircraft carrier, forcing it to flee

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen’s Armed Forces successfully target two sensitive and strategic Israeli targets as well as the American aircraft carrier deployed off Yemen’s shores. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741175/Yemen-attacks-strategic-Israeli-targets-Eilat-Gaza-war-genocide