Category: Regions
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
Read MoreSingapore matchmaker ‘preaches the gospel’ in helping Asian men find Vietnamese brides
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mark Lin has matched some 1,000 couples in 31 years, in a business viewed by some critics as akin to human trafficking. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3228518/singapore-matchmaker-preaches-gospel-helping-asian-men-find-vietnamese-brides?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia bans pop group The 1975 after singer Matty Healy kisses male bandmate onstage
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The British singer criticised Malaysia’s anti- LGBT laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald at a music festival in Kuala Lumpur. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228574/malaysia-bans-pop-group-1975-after-singer-matty-healy-kisses-male-bandmate-onstage?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Government Offers Love, but Entrepreneurs Aren’t Buying It
New York Times The government’s new 31-point guidelines meant to inspire confidence feel empty to businesspeople after a three-year clampdown and no concrete changes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/business/china-private-enterprise.html
Read MoreInside the Chinese-run crime hubs of Myanmar that are conning the world: ‘we can kill you here’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Shwe Kokko to KK Park, a slew of brutal criminal enterprises now dot the Moei River at the Thai border, where unsuspecting victims from around the globe are trafficked, tortured and forced to…
Read MoreRussia Batters Ukraine’s Ability to Export Grain in Black Sea Confrontation
New York Times Russia held exercises demonstrating its power to sink ships and stop those that try to run its blockade. For Ukrainian food exports to resume, Moscow said, a list of demands must be met. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-grain-shipping.html
Read MoreIndonesians slam US$13,000 wedding for dogs clad in Javanese attire
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two Alaskan Malamutes donned traditional Javanese outfits at a fake ceremony in Jakarta, sparking an uproar about the owners ‘wasting money and defying God’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228556/defying-god-indonesians-slam-us13000-wedding-dogs-clad-javanese-attire?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWilliam Majcher, Retired R.C.M.P. Officer, Charged With Spying for China
New York Times The officer was also charged under Canada’s Security of Information Act with helping Beijing “identify and intimidate’’ an individual. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/canada/majcher-canada-spy-china.html
Read MoreRussia Raises Interest Rates, Trying to Cool Wartime Economy
New York Times With the ruble weakening and the government spending ever more money on the war in Ukraine, Moscow took unexpectedly sharp action to curb inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/russia-interest-rate-inflation.html
Read MoreOverlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player
New York Times She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/obituaries/lily-parr-overlooked.html
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