#asia
Ph education problem: low IQ students
Duterte's solutions:
mandatory military training
distribution of school bags
tree planting
Genius! 👏
'Incoming #Thai Government Vows Obedience to #US Foreign Policy: #Myanmar to be First Victim'
Dozens killed in clashes with troops in northeastern India
Jakarta - Bandung HSL testing and commissioning underway http://dlvr.it/Spmxzd #asia #rail #china
China deploys first intelligent heavy-haul freight train for coal transport http://dlvr.it/Spmv1J #asia #rail #china
India-UAE rail and port connection proposed http://dlvr.it/Spmrh6 #asia #rail #china
Recep Tayyip #Erdoğan is set for another five years as #Turkey’s president.
#turkeyelections #eu #europe #asia @geopolitics
https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-erdogan-set-for-election-victory/
To comply with local regulations, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by market capitalization, is transitioning to a new platform specifically designed for Japanese customers. The transition above will occur this summer, with the exact date yet to be determined. Binance informed its Japan-based users in a recent press release that it would launch a new platform compliant with Japanese regulations. With the advent… https://coinxposure.com/binance-shifts-to-new-platform-for-japanese-customers.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Binance #cryptocurrencyexchange #Asia
IPL final: Can Gujarat’s Gill spoil Chennai’s Dhoni ‘farewell’?
Photos: Chaos as India’s police break up wrestlers’ march
‘World is watching’: Indian police drag away protesting wrestlers
Its a form of #fascism thats happening in #dictator #Xijinping #CCP #PLA #China and has nothing to do with real #socialism or #communism.
The country is going back to its former emperor status un der #Xi
Let the truth be told.
#HongKong #Taiwan #Tiber #Tiananmen #EU #Europe #America #Guardian #DW #Bild #France24 #Asia #Africa #Australia #Times #India #journalists #NYT #Guardian #DW #Bild #Spiegel #Ukraine #Zelensky
#Russia China are the new #Axeofevil
Modi opens India’s new parliament as opposition boycotts
The activists confronting period taboos in Pakistan
Why do more than 800 million people live in hunger?
Indian official suspended for draining dam to retrieve smartphone
The U.S. has announced that it had reached an agreement with 13 other countries in the Indo-Pacific region — including Japan — to coordinate supply chains, despite the reservations of prominent industry groups. | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/28/business/us-indo-pacific-deal/?utm_content=buffer8c413&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #china #us #trade #eastasia #asia #ipef
What's this talk about someone asking if there are people who actually get off/on Betty Go Belmonte station of the LRT Line 2 in Metro Manila?
#philippines #QuezonCity #MetroManila #Trains #LightRail #Asia #TootSea
The Premier Volleyball League team Chery Tiggo has acquired university ace libero Jen Nierva and teammates spiker Cess Robles and setter Joyme Cagande.
#PVL #Philippines #Filipinos #UAAP #VolleyballPH #SportsPH #Rappler #JenNierva #Asia #TootSea
At least 11 killed in Pakistan avalanche
At least three killed in shooting at Iran-Afghan border
Binance kicks off transition to new platform in Japan - The move follows the acquisition of the regulated crypto exchange... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-kicks-off-transition-to-new-platform-in-japan #cryptocurrencyexchange #binance #japan #asia
India to build Asia’s largest wheel factory at a cost of $US 121m http://dlvr.it/Spk622 #asia #rail #china
Three Day Weekend Trip to Tokyo 🇯🇵 https://www.alojapan.com/827013/three-day-weekend-trip-to-tokyo-%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5/
We took a three day trip to Tokyo #Japan #tokyo #theglobalgs #familytravel #asia #travel #самолет #япония
#Tokyo #Tokyodestinations #Tokyotour #tokyotravel #Tokyotrip #Tokyovacation #東京
The whores of the #Dutch #establishment #Shell aka the #police show what they really are, slaves who oppress gor the #rightwing government.
#EU #Europe #America #Guardian #DW #Bild #France24 #Asia #Africa #Australia #Times #India #journalists #NYT #Guardian #DW #Bild #Spiegel #ExtinctionRebellion #Milieudefensie #Greenpeace #Letztegeneration
Update 1500 #climate #activists arrested #fuckRutte #fuckTheHaque
#TWitter withdraws from voluntary #EU agreement to combat #disinformation
Everyday the #tyrant #sociopath #billionaire "not so free speech"#Elon #Musk gives me more reasons to hate him.
The manipulator from #Tesla #Neuralink #SpaceX should be in a mental hospital for dangerous crazy men.
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/210166/twitter-trekt-zich-terug-uit-vrijwillig-eu-akkoord-dat-desinformatie-bestrijdt.html
#EU #Europe #America #Guardian #DW #Bild #France24 #Asia #Africa #Australia #Times #India #journalists #NYT #Guardian #DW #Bild #Spiegel
'Tiki Hut Sunset' (Isara, 2022) -- Bungalow Beach Resort, Ko Lanta, Thailand
#asia #southeastasia #thailand #beach #sunset #kolanta
#landscape #island #tropical #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearofart #bipocart
Cate Blanchett: From Oscar-winning acting to refugee advocacy
Embarking on a solo travel can be an incredibly transformative and eye-opening experience. And when it comes to seeking spiritual enlightenment and inner growth, Asia stands as a treasure trove of sacred destinations. #Travel #solotravel #Asia #thailand #Bali
Read More:- https://theroguetraveller.com/top-spiritual-destinations-in-asia-for-solo-travelers/
2022 Flagship phones on sale
iPhone 14 Pro (P70,990)
Asus ROG Phone 6 (P47,995)
Samsung Galaxy S22 (P58,392)
#Philippines #Filipinos #Phones #Flagship #Sale #Discount #Asia #TootSea #Yugatech #iPhone #Samsung #Asus #Smartphones #Mobile
https://www.yugatech.com/mobile/2022-flagship-phones-that-are-still-great-in-2023/
ICYMI: Milestone reached in construction of India’s Anji Khad Bridge http://dlvr.it/SphpKn #asia #rail #china
ICYMI: Taipa-Barra LRT connection operational by year-end – Macau's Secretary for Transport and Public Works http://dlvr.it/Sphjn8 #asia #rail #china
Davao City was not as safe a place as other people want you to believe.
#Philippines #Asia #TootSea #Crime #Rape #Murder #Mindanao #DavaoCity
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/murdered-raped-davao-city-architect-bragas-burial/
#Weather #Alert: Super #TyphoonMawar Barrels Toward #ThePhilippines as a #Category5 #Monster #Storm, Intensifies in #Pacific after Pounding #Guam: #Asia #Manila #Popocatepetl https://bit.ly/3oAi2ye
ICYMI: Taiwan High Speed Rail signs $US 898m fleet contract with Hitachi and Toshiba http://dlvr.it/Sph4Ly #asia #rail #china
#journalism #DataJournalism #DataStorytelling #Asia
'Kontinentalist, a Singapore-based media that tells data stories about Asia, is launching Lapis, a no-code data storytelling tool that facilitates real-time collaboration and long-term community building, in December. ... Interested journalists can sign up to be one of the first on the new platform or help shape the tool as an alpha tester.'
https://ijnet.org/en/opportunity/new-data-storytelling-tool-available-journalists-asia
ICYMI: Indian PM Modi launches railway projects worth Rs 8,200 crore in Bengal http://dlvr.it/Spg8wS #asia #rail #china
Vama Veche. 👮#GardaDeCoastă a interceptat o ambarcațiune neinscripționată în care se aflau 47 de migranți din 🌍#Africa și 🌏#Asia, printre care și copii. A fost adusă în Portul #Constanța.
BRI and Central Asia: this is what the region has to offer http://dlvr.it/SpfzyS #asia #rail #china
Second Pakistani journalist missing, family alleges abduction
‘War on women’: Taliban curbs on Afghan females a ‘crime’
The #ClimateCrisis is a #WaterCrisis
"#Asia’s 10 major #river systems that play a vital role in the economies and #energy security of 16 countries are facing significant disruptions because of #ClimateChange, a new report warns as it calls for urgent action to safeguard regional #water flow.
Out of the 10 rivers, only Amu Darya does not flow through China."
They serve:
46% of electricity capacity in
16 countries
1.9 billion people
$ 4.3 tn of GDP
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/river-systems-05252023133208.html
Pakistan slaps travel ban on ex-PM Imran Khan amid row with army
#asien #gender #feminismus #originalinhalt #geburtsrate #patriarchat #korea #yoon #asia #feminism #originalcontent #birthrate #patriarchy #southkorea #yoon
Die Anzahl der Angriffe auf Frauen nimmt zu, da sich immer mehr Frauen weigern, die traditionelle Rolle der Mutter und Ehefrau zu übernehmen, und sich dabei auf die erdrückenden Bedingungen berufen, die das traditionelle patriarchalische System Südkoreas vorgibt.
Climbers to mark 70 years of Everest summit amid climate concerns
Karnataka has shattered Modi’s aura of invincibility
#SuperDeluxe to #Awe: Ring in '#PrideMonth' with 5 #LGBTQIA+ themed #Southern #Indian #films that celebrate #love
There have been several such #movies in the #industry that are hailed for their #accurate #portrayals of the LGBTQIA+ #community. Here's a list of a few South movies!
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SouthAsia #India #Movies #Representation #Culture
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/super-deluxe-to-awe-ring-in-pride-month-5-lgbtqia-themed-south-films-that-celebrate-the-spirit-of-love-1222804
Malaysian PrimeMinister #DatukSeriAnwar confirms #Swatch #Confiscation was due to #LGBT #symbol on watches
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Malaysia #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/anwar-confiscation-was-due-to-lgbt-symbol-on-watches-EC11023052
the beauty of Amakusa, Kumamoto, JAPAN ASMR 🌴☀ https://www.alojapan.com/825289/the-beauty-of-amakusa-kumamoto-japan-asmr-%f0%9f%8c%b4%e2%98%80/
#amakusa #asia #asmr #Inspiring #Japan #Kumamoto #Kumamotodestinations #Kumamototour #Kumamototravel #Kumamototrip #Kumamotovacation #palmtrees #relax #thebestplacetovisit #travel #熊本
This plant is called Cassia Fistula from #India and Southeast #Asia.
By Prasad Menon K Krishna
#Nature #NatureLovers #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer
'Twin Luminaries' (2022) -- The Petronas Towers, Downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
#kl #kualalumpur #malaysia #metropolis #asia #petronastowers #twintowers
#landscape #cityscape #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearofart #bipocart
Pakistan minister defends trial of Khan supporters in army courts
Sixteen civilians face military trial in Pakistan over protests
As the case of #GreenOnionBae goes to show, the commie rulers in #Vietnam are just as pathetic and thin-skinned as those in #China.
Even some witty sarcasm is answered with full #repression and accusations of "anti-state propaganda" while the real issue is a member of the ruling commie party eating an over-prized gold-leaf steak in the #London restaurant of wannabe-kitchen maestro Salt Bae.
Freedom for Green Onion Bae!
#civicrights #civilliberties #censorship #Asia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/25/noodle-vendor-who-parodied-salt-bae-jailed-in-vietnam-for-anti-state-propaganda
Bangladesh promises free, fair polls after US warns of visa curbs
India’s opposition to boycott new parliament inauguration by Modi
Ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI hit by more resignations in Pakistan
Ex-Nepal ministers among 30 charged in US-bound refugee scam
CFP: 10th Australasian Cliometrics Workshop at the University of Adelaide Nov 6 2023.
Please send proposals (extended abstracts/papers) to Florian Ploeckl florian.ploeckl@adelaide.edu.au by July 16.
ECRs & grad students encouraged to apply.
Contact florian.ploeckl@adelaide.edu.au for more detail.
@econhist @economics @devecon @ecosocio @sociology @politicalscience @geography @demography @datasociety @epiverse #history #histodons #australia #nz #asia #pacific #economics #econtwitter #clio #cfp
Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing
Pakistan considering banning Imran Khan’s party: Defence minister
Why have dozens of leaders quit Imran Khan’s party in Pakistan?
The 82-year-old female architect working to flood-proof Pakistan
First double amputee to climb Everest says will work for disabled
Albanese fetes India’s Modi, sidesteps questions about rights
Will our information be compromised by this use of AI in the cell towers? I hope we can get an expert opinion about this in the fediverse.
#AI #Telecom #CellphoneTower #Algorithm #Philippines #Asia #TootSea #GlobeNetwork #SmartNetwork #SIM #DataPrivacy
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan still missing in Pakistan
Overseas Indians cheer for Modi at rally in Australia’s Sydney
As India holds G20 meet, ‘brutal’ Kashmir media crackdown slammed
An expert explains what just 1℃ of #warming could mean for people who work #outdoors around the world.
"The places where Parsons worries most about #workers are tropical #SouthAmerica, Sub-Saharan Africa, #Pakistan and northern #India, #Bangladesh, #Cambodia, southeast #Asia, eastern #China, #Indonesia and northern #Australia.
“These are places where the hottest parts of the day are so hot that people shouldn’t be doing work at all if it’s heavy labour,” he says."
Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail from anti-terrorism court
India makes government lab tests mandatory for cough syrup export
'Glowing Sky, Menara' (2022) -- Humid Sunset, Downtown KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
#kl #kualalumpur #malaysia #metropolis #asia #menara
#landscape #cityscape #sunset #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #forest #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearofart #bipocart
#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
Be thankful
Cambodian child
Peace is a Cambodian little girl we met on our life changing trip. Follow the link below to hear our heart breaking encounter.
ART: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/peace-rebecca-herranen.html
#artwork #photography #fineart #Photographie #childhood #children #lifechanging #eastasia #asia #hunger #eyes #soul #peace #travel #ayearforart #buyintoart #artmatters #gratitude #photo #emotion #life #artist #photographer #fineartphotography #wallart #family
This is the third painting of my crayfish series.
Crayfish sounds like the word laugh in mandarin, so it symbolizes happiness and joy. Sometimes its auspiciousness also represents good fortune and long life.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/crayfish-with-banana-leaf-no-cally-birgit-moldenhauer.html
#Paintings #Chinese #Art #ChinesePainting #Watercolor #Ink #BuyIntoArt #ChineseArt #AYearForArt #Crayfish #MastoArt #Art #Asia #China