Regions – Page 3572 – Prologue Journal

Dalai Lama asking a young boy to ‘suck my tongue’: a Tibetan tradition or abuse?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many social media users have termed the Dalai Lama’s behaviour as ‘creepy’ and ‘disgusting’, but Tibetans say their culture has been misconstrued and hypersexualised. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3217863/dalai-lama-asking-young-boy-suck-my-tongue-tibetan-tradition-or-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed

Japanese ship Montevideo Maru that sank with 979 Australians found in South China Sea after 81 years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Civilians from 13 other countries were also aboard the vessel found off the Philippines after it was sunk by a US submarine in 1942. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3217964/japanese-ship-montevideo-maru-sank-979-australians-found-south-china-sea-after-81-years?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia faces pressure to ‘innovate’ chip sector as US-China rivalry gives Vietnam a boost

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With increasing competition from countries like Vietnam, Malaysia should ‘double down’ on its advantage to stay ahead, say analysts and insiders. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3217933/malaysia-faces-pressure-innovate-chip-sector-us-china-rivalry-gives-vietnam-boost?utm_source=rss_feed

Voices from the Arab press: Iran and the temptations of dollarization

Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739816

The Aukus gamble: can Australia rely on US alliance to secure its future in Asia amid rising China?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s ruling Labor Party is still clinging to the idea of a US-led global order, despite criticism of the risks and cost of Aukus project. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3217859/aukus-gamble-can-australia-rely-us-alliance-secure-its-future-asia-amid-rising-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Pentagon Speeds Up Tank Timeline for Ukraine but Resists Calls for Jets

New York Times The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/europe/us-ukraine-tanks-jets.html

Satellite Images of Sudan Show a Large Food Market Burned in Darfur

New York Times A Times analysis of satellite imagery shows how a displaced persons camp lost a key source of food and supplies amid a fight for control of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/africa/sudan-darfur-fires.html

Southeast Asia’s post-Covid Ramadan bazaars grapple with high rent, rising e-commerce

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Stallholders of the historic Muslim tradition in Southeast Asia, can’t compete with cheaper Chinese e-commerce products and the challenge of soaring rents. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217948/post-covid-ramadan-bazaars-grapple-high-rent-rising-e-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Indian Matchmaking,’ It’s Time to Break Up

New York Times The Netflix dating show claims that tradition can find love where modernity has failed. But all it does is reinforce age-old prejudices. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/magazine/indian-matchmaking-season-3-netflix.html

Germany Names Panel to Investigate 1972 Munich Olympics Attack

New York Times The commission’s creation stems in part from an agreement made last year to reassess German failures in handling the attack by Palestinian militants, which killed 11 Israeli athletes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/europe/germany-1972-munich-olympics-attacks.html