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AirAsia flight attendant on Cambodia plane enthralls passengers with ‘sweet’ rendition of Ed Sheeran’s Perfect

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The male crew member belted out the British star’s 2017 hit to entertain passengers on a flight from Cambodia to Vietnam. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227816/airasia-flight-attendant-cambodia-plane-enthralls-passengers-sweet-rendition-ed-sheerans-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed

El Nino upsets India’s food supplies, threatening to send prices soaring: ‘prices will shoot up worldwide’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bad weather means India’s ban on wheat exports is unlikely to be lifted and it’s now considering halting rice shipments, exacerbating food shortages at a time of tight global supply. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3227680/el-nino-upsets-indias-food-supplies-threatening-send-prices-soaring-prices-will-shoot-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed

Floods and Landslides in South Korea After Heavy Rain

New York Times The deaths occurred on Friday and Saturday, the authorities said. Seven others were injured. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/asia/south-korea-floods-rain.html

Singapore jails plumber who broke into woman’s flat after hearing ‘porn sounds’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vong Sarain was sentenced to three weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one count of housebreaking. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227810/singapore-jails-plumber-who-broke-womans-flat-after-hearing-porn-sounds?utm_source=rss_feed

What next for Cambodia’s US ties, China trade deals after Hun Sen’s certain electoral win?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Washington’s distrust of Hun Sen and concerns about a possible Chinese military presence in Cambodia have affected Phnom Penh’s attempts to improve ties. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227712/what-next-cambodias-us-ties-china-trade-deals-after-hun-sens-certain-electoral-win?utm_source=rss_feed

UN raises concerns over Syria aid route from Turkey, cites ‘unacceptable issues’

Jerusalem Post Syria gave its approval on Thursday for the UN to use Bab al-Hawa for another six months, but with several conditions. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-750126

Putin Says Wagner Can Keep Fighting for Russia, but Without Prigozhin

New York Times As Russia’s president reasserts control after a failed mutiny, he wants to sideline the Wagner leader while keeping its fighters — who have started training troops in Belarus — working for him. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/putin-wagner-prigozhin-ukraine.html

Nepali, Indonesian farm workers in UK trapped by ‘systemic’ recruitment debt bondage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rights groups say as long as UK does not resolve the seasonal job recruitment issue ‘on a systemic level’, the problem will move ‘from one country to another’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3227786/nepali-indonesian-farm-workers-uk-trapped-systemic-recruitment-debt-bondage?utm_source=rss_feed

Voices from the Arab press: The French far-right tsunami is coming

Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-749969

Israel forces clash with Palestinians protesting land grab policy

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces clash with Palestinians protesting the regime’s land grab policy across the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/14/707061/West-Bank-Israeli-forces-have-once-again-attacked-Palestinians-protesting-against-the-regime-land-grab-policy