Category: Regions
India says it hopes Beijing will allow its journalists to continue to work in China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Indian statement came two days after China said it had taken ‘appropriate’ action in response to India’s treatment of Chinese journalists. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3222802/india-says-it-hopes-beijing-will-allow-its-journalists-continue-work-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSenegal Blocks Some Social Media After Ousmane Sonko Is Sentenced
New York Times Demonstrators had battled with the police to protest a two-year prison sentence given to a leading opposition figure. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/world/africa/senegal-ousmane-sonko.html
Read MoreVietnam detains prominent climate activist on tax evasion accusation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hoang Thi Minh Hong, founder of defunct NGO Change, which aimed to tackle some of the country’s most urgent environmental issues, has been taken into custody. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222798/vietnam-detains-prominent-climate-activist-tax-evasion-accusation?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUAE keeping rights activists in jail past end of sentences – UN document
Jerusalem Post The dissidents are part of the so-called “UAE94” – a group of 94 lawyers, rights advocates and academics tried in 2013. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-745024
Read MoreIn South Asia, drones are connecting remote villagers to life-saving services ‘like never before’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Asia is betting on drones to connect to remote areas that were previously barely accessible for even essential services. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222749/south-asia-drones-are-connecting-remote-villagers-life-saving-services-never?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI about user data
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The tech company should minimise the sensitive data it collects for machine learning, Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission said, as regulators around the world scramble to draw up rules governing the use of AI.…
Read MoreVoices from the Arab press: From the Gulf to the Red Sea
Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744851
Read MoreLebanon’s Hezbollah says not linked to accused in peacekeeper killing
Jerusalem Post A court document identified the accused as linked to Hezbollah and their ally, the Amal movement. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-745022
Read MoreUS military continues to smuggle crude oil from Syria: Report
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Two convoys of US military vehicles have reportedly smuggled crude oil from fields in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/02/704550/US-military-smuggles-new-batches-of-crude-oil-from-Syria-Hasakah-to-Iraq-Report
Read MoreAre Galaxy, MGM casinos betting on Thailand amid Macau shift?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With the potential for Thailand and the UAE to legalise casinos in coming years, operators are seeking to get a head start. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222769/are-galaxy-mgm-casinos-betting-thailand-amid-macau-shift?utm_source=rss_feed
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