#Asia
MTR to hike penalties for abuse of concession fares http://dlvr.it/SqNg29 #asia #rail #china
#Japan’s #denial of #samesexmarriage, other #LGTBQ+ #protections looks #unconstitutional, yet another #judge #rules
The governing #LiberalDemocraticParty, known for its #conservative #values and #reluctance to promote #genderequality and #sexualdiversity, is virtually the main #opposition for #marriage #rights and other #recognition of #LGTBQ+ #equality.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Japan #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage
https://apnews.com/article/japan-lgbtq-marriage-discrimination-220757caec9a43164446a339b8af0e54
#Kaplan #painted #rainbowcolors ahead of #TelAviv's 30th #Pride #Parade
According to the event organizers, the #PrideParade brings in over 250,000 #attendees annually and is the largest #LGBT #parade in #Asia.
ICYMI: Phase 1 of Penang LRT will now stretch from airport to Tanjung Bungah http://dlvr.it/SqNMB0 #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: Bangkok's elevated Yellow Line to start offering free rides from Saturday http://dlvr.it/SqN699 #asia #rail #china
#Cryptocurrencies #Asia #Bitcoin #China #cryptocurrencyexchange US Bitcoin supply fell over 10% in the past year — Glassnode: Bitcoin (BTC) abandoned the United States during the 2022 bear market, new research suggests.
In a tweet on June 8, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode revealed some surprising conclusions about who is now using Bitcoin.
BTC supply moves to Asia
The past year has seen some seismic shifts in where Bitcoin is held and traded.
In its latest… https://btcnews.biz/cryptocurrencies/us-bitcoin-supply-fell-over-10-in-the-past-year-glassnode/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Imran Khan supporters say their businesses targeted in Pakistan
ICYMI: Kalka-Simla Railway to get new indigenously built modern coaches http://dlvr.it/SqMtfp #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: LCC expresses support for Trans-Borneo Railway ECONOMY Tuesday, 30 May http://dlvr.it/SqMtdn #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: JR East and JR West announce mainline ATO cooperation http://dlvr.it/SqMnKn #asia #rail #china
Manipur: Meiteis feel alienated, Kukis demand separation
India, China journalist visa row to strain already sour ties
Jakarta - Bandung HS opening could be delayed until January http://dlvr.it/SqMgQv #asia #rail #china
US Bitcoin supply fell over 10% in the past year — Glassnode - Bitcoin is increasingly active in Asia as U.S. supply share dwind... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-bitcoin-supply-fell-over-10-in-the-past-year-glassnode #cryptocurrencyexchange #unitedstates #btcprice #bitcoin #asia
At least 11 killed in Afghanistan mosque explosion
NEW Deep in Japan podcast "KUKAI THE UNIVERSAL with Professor Steve McCarty" on the life and times of Japan's great saint Kūkai, Esoteric Buddhism, and Zen. I discuss the book in terms of East Asian history, language education, and translation issues including voice. My philosophy is expressed as well, so comments would be much appreciated. Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903791/13001040
(or find it at Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, etc.).
More multimedia at https://japanned.hcommons.org/multimedia
or publications on Japan at https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology
#podcast #podcasting #Japan #India #China #Asia #Buddhism #religion #religions #philosophy #history #Tang #Nara #Heian #East Asia #AsianReligions #AsianHistory #language #languages #translation #voice #Sanskrit #Chinese #Japanese #JapaneseBuddhism #Zen
@religion @histodons @linguistics @philosophy
UN Myanmar special envoy set to depart — What now?
Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate’, study finds
India slams Canada for parade float showing ex-PM Gandhi’s murder
Monsoon reaches India’s Kerala after longest delay in seven years
Did you know name of one of the most vocal gibbons of the Bornean jungle #Siamang originates from several #indigenous languages in the Central Aslian group in SE #Asia? #WordOfTheDay #folklorethursday https://contentcatnip.com/2023/03/26/ancient-word-of-the-day-siamang/ via @contentcatnip
Bangladesh suffers long power cuts amid worst heatwave in decades
Untapped Mongolian coal will ship to China via rail http://dlvr.it/SqLMtF #asia #rail #china
‘Poor people don’t have friends’: A Pakistani widow’s life
Battery shunters to make J-TREC rolling stock deliveries http://dlvr.it/SqLLty #asia #rail #china
Afghan students feel abandoned as India restricts visas
How much plastic is in our oceans?
"Reports reaching Col. Relly Arnedo, Bulacan police director, identified the fatalities as Miseon Kim, Park Misoon, Jinoh Kim, Rosalinda Capinlac and Allen Bulandos, the driver of the SUV."
#Bulacan #Philippines #Luzon #RoadAccidents #Korean #Vacation #Tourists #Travel #SUV #Deaths #Filipinos #CentralLuzon #Asia #TootSea
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/06/08/2272299/3-koreans-2-pinoys-dead-bulacan-road-mishap
MTR: Getting it right from day one http://dlvr.it/SqKRcq #asia #rail #china
TRANSLATION :
#Military_blogs
Military observer Urich on the events in the Middle East for June 7
- The Turkish lira has gone into "free float".
- Blinken on a visit to Saudi Arabia.
- China swallows up Iraq's energy sector.
#Asia #World
Middle East in Ukrainian
https://t.me/MiddleEastinUkrainian
ORIGINAL :
#Мілітарні_блоги
Військовий оглядач Urich про події на Близькому С
Media : https://ukraine.osintukraine.com/media/2023-06-07/465976.jpg
Archive : https://ukraine.osintukraine.com/2023-06_13.html#465976
Indian wrestlers halt protest after minister assures swift probe
Pakistan army vows to punish ‘planners’ of violent protests
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan accused in lawyer murder case
From 13 stores in Taiwan in 2019, Huawei now only has 1 store in the country. I guess the Taiwanese don't like Huawei either.
#Huawei #Android #Mobile #Smartphones #Asia #Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/06/07/2003801166
Tear gas, water cannon fired on protesting Sri Lankan students
Row around Sri Lanka’s holiest tree shows how fake news travels
Why a map in India’s new parliament has riled its neighbours
Temperaturile au atins niveluri record în 🌏#Asia de Sud-Est, în primăvară. Specialiștii avertizează că a fost vorba despre un val extrem de căldură ce se manifestă o dată la 200 de ani, dar va avea loc mai des din cauza schimbărilor climatice.
ICYMI: Singapore launches tenders to operate new lines http://dlvr.it/SqH30z #asia #rail #china
Air India to send reserve plane for passengers stranded in Russia
High Speed: The Chinese network is still expanding http://dlvr.it/SqGx4M #asia #rail #china
I hope this new ride hailing service by Air Asia succeeds in competing with Grab so prices go down.
"But unlike Grab, which is known for hiring drivers in a different business model, Fernandes’ will-be ride-hailing business would be unique in that it will employ full-time drivers, inclusive of benefits such as insurance."
#Grab #AirAsia #Philippines #TootSea #Asia #Business #Apps #Transport #RideHailing
https://www.noypigeeks.com/tech-news/airasia-ride-hailing-firm-philippines/
China-Russia rail bridge into 24 hours operation http://dlvr.it/SqGBNg #asia #rail #china
Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system to connect with Barra later this year – Secretary http://dlvr.it/SqGBLz #asia #rail #china
Macau's LRT operation will not be directly awarded to MTR, secretary guarantees http://dlvr.it/SqGBNR #asia #rail #china
From #PrideMonth to #dragonboat #races: Here are 8 events in #HongKong you don’t want to miss in June.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SoutheastAsia #Hongkong #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hong-kong-events-june-2023
This new Ph health secretary likes saying things that offend people. Attention-seeker, maybe?
#Philippines #Filipinos #Health #Ministers #Secretaries #Departments #Offensive #Asia #TootSea #Government #Controversy
ICYMI: Bangkok's Airport Rail Link still suffering big losses from drop in passenger numbers http://dlvr.it/SqFRsb #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: KL Sentral LRT station gets a rebranding http://dlvr.it/SqFR9d #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: Don’t overlook Labuan in Trans-Borneo Railway project, says group http://dlvr.it/SqFR8D #asia #rail #china
New trials show increased survival rates for a range of cancers
“The fishmonger”
Even at night, the temperature can be pretty high in Hong Kong, hence the rather light clothing of this fishmonger in a night market in Wan Chai.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/the-fishmonger/
📅 9 August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 4000, ƒ/6.3, 1/80s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
More than 100 bodies remain unclaimed after India rail disaster
Kazakhstan is a bridge between the North, South, East and West
Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in murder’: Judge
Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis
Afghan provincial governor killed in car bombing
Russia faces a new neighbourhood threat: China
Uighur siblings in India jail since 2013 face deportation threat
🧜🏽♀️ La nueva adaptación de "La Sirenita", con Halle Bailey como protagonista, no despega en países de #Asia como #China o #Corea ante las quejas de los espectadores (y hasta de algún medio oficial en el caso chino) por la actriz elegida para el papel de Ariel.
En ambos países aseguran que el haber elegido a una sirenita negra "traiciona la imagen original de la historia de Hans Christian Andersen" y critican con dureza a Disney por ello.
📷 Disney Korea
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s ‘hot zone for climate threats’
Bangladesh facing more power cuts amid fuel shortage
Pakistani motorcyclist completes ‘friendship tour’ of India
They wait for bodies of loved ones killed in India train crash
India, US agree on road map for defence industry cooperation
Amnesty calls for global action to mitigate heatwaves in Pakistan
Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume
China scaling back spending in Southeast Asia, report says
Pakistan ex-PM accuses military of trying to destroy his party
Signalling system error led to deadly train crash: India minister
India train disaster: What we know so far
'Bell-isimo' (Kingdom of Siam, 2022) -- Ancient Ruins of Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Thailand
#asia #southeastasia #thailand #ancient #ruins #ayutthaya #siam #rainforest #jungle #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #bangkok #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearofart #bipocart
‘King’ Modi’s sceptre and the wrestlers without rights
Marcos' Maharlika Investment Fund will mean more taxes and more loans. "A sovereign wealth fund will be good if we have surplus funds. The problem is we don't have any," a former central bank official said.
#Philippines #Scam #Corruption #Economy #Finance #Filipinos #Asia #TootSea #Investing
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/31/Guinigundo-diverting-public-funds-to-Maharlika.html
#Malaysia really, really wants to attract #digitalnomads to #Asia!
China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse.
The AP "found paying back that debt is consuming an ever-greater amount of the tax revenue needed to keep schools open, provide electricity and pay for food and fuel."
China has sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison for espionage.
CBS News reports on John Shing-wan Leung: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-shing-wan-leung-american-citizen-sentenced-life-in-prison-china/
Filipinos have no sense of noise pollution. They watch FB videos on their phones in high volumes even in night bus rides. They play loud karaoke in residential areas until the wee hours. When traveling, they talk and laugh as if the rest of the world were supposed to listen. Why are we like this?
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Loud #Noise #Pollution #Smartphones #PetPeeves #Annoying #Filipinos
“Tian Tan Buddha”
The Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha) is a large bronze statue of Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. The statue is sited near Po Lin Monastery and symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/tian-tan-buddha/
📅 16th August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 250, ƒ/8, 1/80s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
Deadly combo of extreme heat and air pollution grips parts of Southeast Asia.
NBC News reports on a growing public health crisis: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/deadly-combo-extreme-heat-air-pollution-grips-parts-southeast-asia-rcna83419
#HeatWave #Climate #ClimateChange #Pollution #AirQuality #Asia
“Chung Wui Mansion”
Nestled in the old Hong Kong district of Wan Chai, the Chung Wui mansion sits right in the middle of an intersection, similar to New York’s Flat Iron Building, but with a lot more pastel flair.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/chung-wui-mansion/
📅 9th August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 125, ƒ/6.3, 1/500s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C (111.38F).
A climate scientist told AFP: "I believe this record will be repeated many times. It confirms that extreme climate models are being proven to be true.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/07/vietnam-records-highest-ever-temperature-of-441c
More brownouts expected in Luzon, Philippines this month as the Ph Department of Energy calls on the National Grid Corporation, 40 percent owned by China, to do its job.
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Power #Energy #BlackOuts #PowerOutage #Luzon #Energy #TransmissionLines #SecurityThreat #PhilStar
https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/05/09/2265011/doe-says-more-yellow-alerts-likely-may
#Vietnam has reported a record-high temperature of 44.1C (111.38F), as weather experts and authorities told the population to remain indoors during the hottest parts of the day.
Scientists have said #GlobalWarming is aggravating adverse weather.
Neighbouring countries registered record temperatures during a heatwave in #Asia in April: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/07/vietnam-records-highest-ever-temperature-of-441c?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
More and more, being a billionnaire just means evading taxes, which means that most rich people are basically law breakers. Yet, we still idolize them. I guess we also want to be rich (criminals) .
#Villar #Filipinos #Wealth #Rich #Society #Billionnaires #Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Taxes #Crime
Victims of human trafficking were rescued in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines. They were forced to work 18 hours a day to convince people to invest in cryptocurrencies.
389 Vietnamese
143 Indonesians
129 Filipinos
40 Nepalese
25 Malaysians
7 Burmese
5 Thai
2 Taiwanese
#Philippines #Pampanga #CentralLuzon #Asia #TootSea #HumanTrafficking #Cryptocurrencies #Scam #Fraud #Rescue #Crime #ASEAN #Rappler #Crypto #cryptocurrency
https://www.rappler.com/nation/human-trafficking-victims-rescued-clark-may-4-2023/
Why do Filipinos call it "brownout" and not blackout?
#SeriousQuestion #FilipinoEnglish #StrangeWords #Filipinism #Languages #Vocabulary #Philippines #Filipinos #GlobalEnglish #English #WorldEnglish #Asia #TootSea
Will having the world’s biggest population make this the “Indian Century?"
Vox says "numbers can only go so far for the world’s new most populous nation."
Just another day in the Asia with our so-called "friendly" neighbor.
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #UNCLOS #MaritimePatrol #Bully #Navigation #Sea #Ocean #WestPhilippineSea
Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.
AP reports: https://apnews.com/article/singapore-death-penalty-drugs-execution-b6751a70ba999a963e5719069f3538d5
Climate graphic of the week: Asia’s prolonged April heatwave concerns scientists
‘Exceptional’ conditions raise fears about a hotter 2023
Herrera said the ferocious temperatures amounted to the “worst April #heatwave in #Asia'n history ongoing in more than a dozen countries”. He noted on Friday that record temperatures were also widespread in South #America, while #Japan was experiencing “exceptional heat”.
https://www.ft.com/content/b1b07514-f1c0-4f1b-88ce-974379ce4d64
#Japanese #LGBTQ #activist #groups are urging the #government to enact an #antidiscrimination #law and #legalize #samesexmarriages ahead of a #summit of the #GroupofSeven leading #industrialized #nations being hosted by #Japan in May
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Asia #Japan #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-04-21/japan-lgbtq-groups-urge-government-to-guarantee-equality
Food security is not topical in the US/West but it's more prominent in Asia. The farmer base of Asia is in duress as many are small plot farmers. As they age out and are subject to increasingly marginal yields, the societal stability of the world's factory is a bit tenuous. None of this is made better by the large Panda to the North.
1 hr video (long for me!)
Running on Empty: https://youtu.be/QU0B1pZ995g
The Philippine Supreme Court decision to stop the release of Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant was based on the people’s right to balanced and healthful ecology. The genetically modified orgqnisms are patented to transnational agrochemical corporation Syngenta.
#Philippines #GMO #Biosafety #Food #GeneticEngineering #Asia #TootSea #Syngenta #Environment #Agriculture
As Filipinos pay their taxes this month, please remember that the president has not paid for his.
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Tax #TaxEvader #Criminal #EstateTax #Politicians
Mughals, RSS, evolution: Outrage as India edits school textbooks
Trump and Putin involuntarily furthered China's rise to the Asian superpower
(9/n)
"...a #terrorist militia in August 2021, and his growing involvement in the #Ukraine war after failing to deter a #Russian invasion of that country, have put the #US in a *weakened* position.
#Taiwan’s fall would significantly advance #Beijing’s hegemonic ambitions in #Asia, not least by enabling #China to break out of the “first island chain” that runs from the #Japanese archipelago,..."
(1/22)
"Under President #Xi #Jinping, #China seems determined to achieve hegemony in #Asia, which explains its stealth border aggression against India in April 2020 that has resulted in continuing military standoffs along the #Himalayan border...
#Biden’s preoccupation with #Russia...bleeding it on the #Ukrainian battlefields, limits his...strategic space to deal with the threat from a globally expansionist China. The #US...is in no position to...take on Russia and China..."
Paktodon.asia is a server for the Global South, let's welcome them to the Fediverse!
:Fediverse: https://paktodon.asia
Official description: "Paktodon.Asia is the online public square for the Global South - a safe 'azad' mastodon server for ordinary citizens, students, and activists, to share, learn, grow, and collaborate in. Though we are all pakistani, Paktodon.Asia is open to friends from across the world!"
#FeaturedServer #Asia #GlobalSouth #Pakistan #Pakistani #Mastodon #Fediverse
#Vietnam to introduce #landmark new #bill making it easier for #trans #people to #change #their #gender
The proposed #law would allow people the right to change #genderidentity, request a different gender identity to the one assigned at birth and the right to choose a #medical #intervention #method for #gender-reaffirming #surgery
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Asia #Vietnam #Transitioning #ComingOut
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/10/vietnam-trans-rights-bill-change-gender/
Military training required even for foreign students in Ph universities. What stupidity is this?
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Universities #College #Education #Laws #Bills