Regions – Page 3434 – Prologue Journal

Malaysia Halts Festival After Kiss Between The 1975 Members

New York Times The episode comes as rights groups have warned of growing intolerance against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the country, where homosexuality is a crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/asia/malaysia-festival-the-1975-kiss.html

US commissions Navy warship in Australia, first ever in foreign port, response to China reach

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Australians can be proud that this ship … is being commissioned here for the first time in … history’, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said. It reflects ‘our shared commitment to upholding the rules-based…

A Story of Arab Loss Comes to Life at a Kibbutz in Israel

New York Times A museum founded by pioneering Zionists has been hosting a sweeping retrospective of Palestinian art. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/middleeast/arab-loss-art-kibbutz-israel.html

Japan Is Trying to Use Ammonia to Make Coal Cleaner

New York Times Japan says that by blending ammonia with coal in its boilers, it can make coal less damaging to the planet. But the technology faces many hurdles. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/asia/japan-coal-renewable-energy-ammonia.html

How Venezuela’s Oil Industry has Devastated the Environment

New York Times Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/americas/venezuela-oil-energy-environment.html

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.

New York Times Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/belarus-lukashenko-repression.html

Monkey nuts: chaos in Pakistan court as baby primate escapes during smuggling case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The animal, which was being presented as evidence, escaped from its handler and caused mayhem as court staff tried to tempt it down from a tree. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3228586/baby-monkey-causes-chaos-pakistan-court-during-smuggling-case?utm_source=rss_feed

Israeli forces fatally shoot another Palestinian teenager in West Bank

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 dead a Palestinian teenager and injured another during a raid on the northern occupied West Bank town of Sebastia. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/22/707486/Israeli-forces-fatally-shoot-another-Palestinian-teenager-West-Bank

Survivors of Myanmar’s scam mills talk torture, death, organ harvesting – and the battle to escape

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage smuggled out of the scam centres shows electrocutions, beatings and people being handcuffed and blindfolded, as rumours swirl of organ harvesting – and much more ‘going under the radar’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3228549/survivors-myanmars-scam-mills-talk-torture-death-organ-harvesting-and-battle-escape?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore vows to ‘get to bottom’ of racial discrimination allegations made by police officer before his death

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Before his death, Uvaraja Gopal detailed in a Facebook post what he said was a toxic work culture and added that he had sought help but was shunned. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228578/singapore-vows-get-bottom-racial-discrimination-allegations-made-police-officer-his-death?utm_source=rss_feed