• 03/17/2025

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

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Singapore 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

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Malaysia 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

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China’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

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Inside 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…

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Russia 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

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Indonesians 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

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William 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

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Russia 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

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Overlooked 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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