From arms buyer to hi-tech partner – China’s changing military weapons ties with Russia | South China Morning Post

From arms buyer to hi-tech partner – China’s changing military weapons ties with Russia | South China Morning Post: Beijing used to be Moscow’s biggest defence customer but the two countries are shifting towards more joint development projects

The Death Toll for Afghan Forces Is Secret. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

The Death Toll for Afghan Forces Is Secret. Here’s Why. - The New York Times: The Taliban is killing Afghan soldiers and police officers in record numbers. Last week, 400 were killed, officials say.

Thailand drops royal insult charges against six people for burning portraits of kings | South China Morning Post

Thailand drops royal insult charges against six people for burning portraits of kings | South China Morning Post: The country’s tough lèse-majesté laws have seen no fresh prosecutions this year in what one rights lawyer said ‘appears to be a new policy direction’

India launches first sex offenders register amid wave of assaults | South China Morning Post

India launches first sex offenders register amid wave of assaults | South China Morning Post: Government says the names of 440,000 convicted rapists, gang rapists, paedophiles and sexual harassers are already on the list

Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage, says Mahathir | South China Morning Post

Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage, says Mahathir | South China Morning Post: Prime minister rules out recognition of gay unions in Muslim-majority country

Regional CSOs Boycott Mekong River Forum Over Opposition to Lao Dam

Regional CSOs Boycott Mekong River Forum Over Opposition to Lao Dam: Thai and Cambodian groups say prior notification and agreement procedures for the Pak Lay hydropower project are not transparent.

Beat Richner, Doctor to Cambodia’s Needy Young, Dies at 71 - The New York Times

Beat Richner, Doctor to Cambodia’s Needy Young, Dies at 71 - The New York Times: Dr. Richner turned a war-ravaged pediatric hospital in Phnom Penh into a network of five medical centers that now serve one million patients a year.

Para Konglomerat di Belakang Jokowi dan Prabowo pada Pilpres 2019 - Tirto.ID

Para Konglomerat di Belakang Jokowi dan Prabowo pada Pilpres 2019 - Tirto.ID: Meraih jabatan presiden tak cuma butuh duit besar, tapi juga mampu memelihara jaringan patron dan sentimen pemilih.

China Detains, 'Disappears' Parents of Faulty Vaccine Victims

China Detains, 'Disappears' Parents of Faulty Vaccine Victims: The detentions follow an attempted protest on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during the China-Africa Forum earlier this month.

North Korea Shuts Down Illegal Cell Phone Access to Chinese Networks Amid Kim-Moon Summit

North Korea Shuts Down Illegal Cell Phone Access to Chinese Networks Amid Kim-Moon Summit: A ‘special investigative team’ is deployed to jam and locate the devices during the sensitive meeting.

China Mulls Purge of Foreign Content From Media, School Textbooks

China Mulls Purge of Foreign Content From Media, School Textbooks: The government is 'blocking off a channel' for Chinese citizens to find news and ideas that it doesn't approve of.

Chinese Dissident Couple Granted Bail But to Face Trial in Thailand

Chinese Dissident Couple Granted Bail But to Face Trial in Thailand: Wu Yuhua and her husband Yang Chong face charges of violating Thai immigration law.

Decoding Pandas’ Come-Hither Calls - The New York Times

Decoding Pandas’ Come-Hither Calls - The New York Times: During mating season, the solitary mammals bleat important information to each other through their dense bamboo habitat.

China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’ - The New York Times

China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’ - The New York Times: A U.S. military flight over the South China Sea brings harsh Chinese challenges in officially international space. Officers say a new era of risk is here.

Singapore, for Those Who Aren’t Crazy Rich - The New York Times

Singapore, for Those Who Aren’t Crazy Rich - The New York Times: In the hit movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” the country looks luxe. But it’s easy to have a great time (and eat memorably well) without spending much.

As U.N. Gathers, Taiwan, Frozen Out, Struggles to Get Noticed - The New York Times

As U.N. Gathers, Taiwan, Frozen Out, Struggles to Get Noticed - The New York Times: China’s clout has kept Taiwan out of the United Nations. But as the General Assembly convenes in New York, the democracy of 23 million still intends to be heard.

Fingers Point to China After Break-Ins Target New Zealand Professor - The New York Times

Fingers Point to China After Break-Ins Target New Zealand Professor - The New York Times: Prof. Anne-Marie Brady had conducted research into the breadth of the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in Western countries.

Cambodia Frees Australian Filmmaker Convicted of Spying - The New York Times

Cambodia Frees Australian Filmmaker Convicted of Spying - The New York Times: The arrest and conviction of James Ricketson came to symbolize a crackdown on journalists and opposition figures in Cambodia.

'Abuse and torture': The dark side of China's booming marine park business

'Abuse and torture': The dark side of China's booming marine park business: HORRIFYING scenes of abuse and torture of wild ocean animals have been uncovered in a disturbing investigation that explores the dark side of China’s booming aquarium business.

Shinzo Abe looks set to become Japan's longest-serving PM

Shinzo Abe looks set to become Japan's longest-serving PM: Shinzo Abe has extended his term in office for another three years, paving way for his premiership to be the longest for Japan

Tech hiring spikes across Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines - index

Tech hiring spikes across Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines - index: The Monster Employment Index (MEI) says tech talent hiring has increased in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines #employment

Canada's lawmakers call Rohingya crisis a 'genocide'

Canada's lawmakers call Rohingya crisis a 'genocide': Canada's House of Commons resoundingly voted in favour of a motion to call Burma's handling of Rohingya crisis a 'genocide

Philippines' Duterte's takes shot at foreign critics as 'human targets'

Philippines' Duterte's takes shot at foreign critics as 'human targets': Filipino President Duterte's latest quip involved making foreign critics of his war on drugs 'human targets' for soldiers

Indonesian city threatens firing top staff who do not pray

Indonesian city threatens firing top staff who do not pray: Indonesia's Palembang city tells top civil servants to perform prayers at mosques if they do not want to lose their jobs

Global push to cut deaths from cancer and heart disease wildly off course | Global development | The Guardian

Global push to cut deaths from cancer and heart disease wildly off course | Global development | The Guardian: Lack of progress in reducing early deaths from chronic diseases could cause majority of UN member states to miss 2030 deadline

Google may not read your Gmail messages, but third-party apps do | TechRadar

Google may not read your Gmail messages, but third-party apps do | TechRadar: Company insists it has put in place plenty of safeguards for your security and privacy, though.

Walmart reportedly warns Trump's trade war will hit regular Americans hard - AOL Finance

Walmart reportedly warns Trump's trade war will hit regular Americans hard - AOL Finance: Walmart sent a letter to the Trump administration about two weeks ago, asking it to reconsider the new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

China places top energy official, a senior Uighur, under investigation | Reuters

China places top energy official, a senior Uighur, under investigation | Reuters: of the country's most senior ethnic Uighur officials, head of the energy administration and a former governor of the restive region of Xinjiang, under investigation for suspected graft.US

Ford seeks to shift balance of power in Kavanaugh drama - CNNPolitics

Ford seeks to shift balance of power in Kavanaugh drama - CNNPolitics: Christine Blasey Ford is seeking answers to a question that could define the rest of her life -- one that deterred her from going public weeks ago with sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Unclean environment – TheTLS

Unclean environment – TheTLS: Between late 1965 and early 1969, a campaign to eradicate communism in Indonesia led to the killing of at least 500,000 people. The systematic killings began as a military clash, when a left-leaning group from the Air Force, together with the palace guard of Sukarno, captured and killed six right-wing generals, who had allegedly been …