Regions – Page 44 – Prologue Journal

Thailand’s plan to legalise casinos opposed by most citizens: poll

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many Thais also objected to the government’s plan to legalise online gambling, according to the poll by Nida. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3296320/thailands-plan-legalise-casinos-opposed-most-citizens-poll?utm_source=rss_feed

Hamas slams Israel for delaying implementation of Gaza ceasefire, prisoner swap

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has criticized Israel for delaying the implementation of the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/26/741609/Hamas–Israel-delaying-implementation-of-Gaza-ceasefire-deal,-prisoner-exchange

India, a Big Source of Illegal Migration, Hopes to Navigate the Trump Storm

New York Times Fear and uncertainty are rippling through India, which sends more undocumented migrants to the United States than any other country outside Latin America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/asia/india-illegal-immigration-trump.html

New Leaders in Lebanon Face Test as Israel Is Poised to Keep Troops There

New York Times Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, challenging the political momentum of Lebanon’s new president and prime minister. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah.html

South Korean aims to bring home abductees from the North with the help of drones

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Choi Sung-ryong, whose father was executed by North Korea, wants to pressure a pro-Pyongyang association in Tokyo over the abductees. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3296204/south-korean-aims-bring-home-abductees-north-help-drones?utm_source=rss_feed

Hamas, PIJ greet 70 Palestinian prisoners in Cairo who were released in ceasefire deal

Jerusalem Post As part of the agreed hostage-prisoner exchange deal, Israel released 200 terrorist prisoners on Saturday, according to Arab media reports. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839235

Hamas believes West Bank to be ‘next’ theater of war between Israel, resistance

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas believes the Israeli-occupied West Bank to be the “next” area of main confrontation between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian resistance. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/26/741600/Hamas-next-war-Israel-West-Bank

As Indonesia’s army expands under Prabowo, is society the target?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Critics question if the Indonesian military is quietly reasserting the broad ‘dual function’ influence it once had over civilian affairs. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3296206/indonesias-army-expands-under-prabowo-society-target?utm_source=rss_feed

In the South China Sea, Indonesia tests the limits of non-alignment

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As Jakarta deepens military and coastguard cooperation while rejecting Beijing’s sweeping claims, can it maintain a precarious equilibrium? https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3296199/south-china-sea-indonesia-tests-limits-non-alignment?utm_source=rss_feed

Trump lifts ban on transfer of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US president lifts a ban on transfer of a single shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to the occupied Palestinian territories, which had been frozen by his predecessor. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741596/United-States-Trump-lifts-ban-Israel-2000-pound-bombs-war-genocide-Gaza