Aug 18, 2018
Doklam a year on: Bhutan more worried about India than China | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
Doklam a year on: Bhutan more worried about India than China | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: New Delhi must realise there are few takers in Bhutan for the logic that India’s military commitment gives it ownership over Thimphu’s security and economic decision-making
Tech talk tops agenda as Malaysia’s Mahathir meets Jack Ma at Alibaba’s Hangzhou HQ | South China Morning Post
Tech talk tops agenda as Malaysia’s Mahathir meets Jack Ma at Alibaba’s Hangzhou HQ | South China Morning Post: Mahathir also visited the carmaker Geely, where he witnessed the signing of a deal between the Hangzhou-based company and Malaysian firm Proton
US criticises Vietnam for jailing peaceful activists and calls for human rights to be upheld | South China Morning Post
US criticises Vietnam for jailing peaceful activists and calls for human rights to be upheld | South China Morning Post: Despite sweeping economic reforms over the past 30 years, Vietnamese government tolerates no challenge to its one-party rule
How the Najib scandals derailed the future of Malaysia's rail network
How the Najib scandals derailed the future of Malaysia's rail network: Public transit programs in the Kuala Lumpur region made significant gains under Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak, but revelations about the nexus of infrastructure projects and corruption leave the future of rail development in question.
Malaysia repeals controversial, short-lived 'fake news' law
Malaysia repeals controversial, short-lived 'fake news' law: Malaysia's new government has scrapped the controversial Fake News law that imposed hefty fines and jail time for offenders
A New Era for Hun Sen’s Cambodia? | The Diplomat
A New Era for Hun Sen’s Cambodia? | The Diplomat: The election outcome all but completes the country’s transition to a one-party state.
Young professionals are leaving Hong Kong in droves in search of better lives where family, friends, and fun comes first | South China Morning Post
Young professionals are leaving Hong Kong in droves in search of better lives where family, friends, and fun comes first | South China Morning Post: City’s 20-somethings are turning their backs on what parents class as success to build lives that don’t revolve around the avaricious accumulation of wealth
Macau: the incredible poverty at the heart of world’s richest place | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
Macau: the incredible poverty at the heart of world’s richest place | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: Macau, which is expected to have the highest per capita income in two years, may be soaring to new heights of wealth, but for many in the shadows of its shimmering casinos life is lived paycheque to paycheque
Hundreds of ingredients go into just one cup of this Kashmiri tea
Hundreds of ingredients go into just one cup of this Kashmiri tea: A tea made with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and other spices along with Kashmiri saffron and almonds, kehwa has been around for hundreds of years.
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown - The Washington Post
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown - The Washington Post: The un-celebrity president: Thirty-seven years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
Trump warnings grow from forgotten Republicans
Trump warnings grow from forgotten Republicans: The ranks of forgotten Republicans are growing. Some were forced out, such as Tim Pawlenty, a former two-term Minnesota governor who lost this week's bid for a political comeback. Some, such as the retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chose to leave on their own.
The Sarah Huckabee Sanders of the Philippines - POLITICO Magazine
The Sarah Huckabee Sanders of the Philippines - POLITICO Magazine: Harry Roque used to be a human rights lawyer. Now he speaks for a president who attacks the free press and is leading a brutal extrajudicial drug war.
Gridlock, putrid waterways: is Jakarta Asian Games ready? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
Gridlock, putrid waterways: is Jakarta Asian Games ready? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: Indonesia’s capital has scrambled to prepare for this weekend’s pan-Asian multi-sport event, but organisers insist that whatever is left on the to-do list is minor – critics disagree
She’s Trying to Pull an Ocasio-Cortez. Her Target: Pete King. - The New York Times
She’s Trying to Pull an Ocasio-Cortez. Her Target: Pete King. - The New York Times: Liuba Grechen Shirley, a Democratic newcomer campaigning as a working mother, is trying to take down New York’s most visible Republican congressman.
Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister - BBC News
Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister - BBC News: The former cricket star has taken office after more than 20 years on the political sidelines.
Gmail's 'Confidential Mode' arrives on mobile devices
Gmail's 'Confidential Mode' arrives on mobile devices: Google's big Gmail redesign was revealed this past April (with G Suite customers getting the first look). It became default for everyone starting in July. One o...
Kofi Annan, Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80 - The New York Times
Kofi Annan, Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80 - The New York Times: Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, he projected himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and moral arbiter, despite a series of failures and scandals.
Aug 17, 2018
The fault lines between rich and poor in Lombok quake - New Mandala
The fault lines between rich and poor in Lombok quake - New Mandala: Notes from a research trip interrupted by Indonesia’s most deadly earthquake in years.
Laos dam collapse: survivors tell devastating tales as blame shifts to government’s aggressive growth model | Post Magazine | South China Morning Post
Laos dam collapse: survivors tell devastating tales as blame shifts to government’s aggressive growth model | Post Magazine | South China Morning Post: On July 23, floodwaters from a failed dam swallowed entire villages, killing 39 people and displacing thousands. Are innocent villagers paying the price for country’s ambitious dream of becoming the ‘battery of Asia’?
The Rohingya lists: refugees record those killed in Myanmar | South China Morning Post
The Rohingya lists: refugees record those killed in Myanmar | South China Morning Post: Group has painstakingly pieced together, name-by-name, only record of Rohingya Muslims allegedly killed in army crackdown, but list has its flaws
Aug 16, 2018
'Disaster Capitalism': Corporations cashing-in on typhoon tragedy in Philippines
'Disaster Capitalism': Corporations cashing-in on typhoon tragedy in Philippines: FIVE years after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan ripped through central Philippines, vulnerable victims are facing another threat from the very corporations tasked with helping them.
A New Malaysia? #3: reform roadblocks with Bridget Welsh & Shamsul AB - New Mandala
A New Malaysia? #3: reform roadblocks with Bridget Welsh & Shamsul AB - New Mandala: Two leading scholars on the ideological and institutional legacies Pakatan Harapan inherits from the BN regime.
Hey immigration haters, it's not just migrants draining Australia's resources
Hey immigration haters, it's not just migrants draining Australia's resources: If Australia were to allow zero tourism, it could accommodate roughly 900,000 more migrants. Of course, stopping tourism isn't a great idea. So why should we stop immigration?
Philippines: Duterte offers to resign, suggests military junta in his place
Philippines: Duterte offers to resign, suggests military junta in his place: TIRED and frustrated by embedded corruption throughout the Philippines government, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he was ready to resign from the top spot and prefers his replacement is a military junta over his vice president.
Asia's best food experiences, according to Lonely Planet
Asia's best food experiences, according to Lonely Planet: If you're heading to any of these places in Asia, make sure to look up the best restaurants or street food vendors selling the best versions of these dishes. You won't regret it!
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