Jaez
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He/Him. 🏳️🌈🇸🇬
Looking for more East and South-East Asian content.
I like taking photos of interesting places but I’m not that good at it.
Looking for more East and South-East Asian content.
I like taking photos of interesting places but I’m not that good at it.
The lesson is clear: No matter how idealistic they are, if traditional political parties & politics as usual can't solve ppls' real & pressing problems, an opportunistic right-wing extreme party will come along to harness ppl's anger & dark impulses to get political power.
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The lesson is clear: No matter how idealistic they are, if traditional political parties & politics as usual can't solve ppls' real & pressing problems, an opportunistic right-wing extreme party will come along to harness ppl's anger & dark impulses to get political power.
Japan’s latent xenophobia is well known, so this isn’t a surprise. But what’s new is that while previous right-wing parties have always been fringe groups, a new party inspired by western far-right groups has risen & is quite successful in courting voters. Things will get ugly.
Why Right-Winged Ideology Is Gaining Popularity In Japan | Insight | Full Episode
YouTube video by CNA Insider
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December 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Japan’s latent xenophobia is well known, so this isn’t a surprise. But what’s new is that while previous right-wing parties have always been fringe groups, a new party inspired by western far-right groups has risen & is quite successful in courting voters. Things will get ugly.
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This is the real face of Singapore: a country that values profits over people to the point where we allowed fucking awful shit like this to happen.
Migrant workers seen sitting in locked & caged lorry at Farrer Park, resident raises safety concerns
A chain hook appeared to be used to lock the compartment from the outside.
mothership.sg
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is the real face of Singapore: a country that values profits over people to the point where we allowed fucking awful shit like this to happen.
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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended its student union’s operations, a day after they hid a student message urging accountability for the Tai Po fire. In full: buff.ly/weCw7sD
Hong Kong Baptist University suspends student union after messages urging gov’t heed concerns on Tai Po fire | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended its student union’s operations. It came one day after union notice board messages urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal...
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended its student union’s operations, a day after they hid a student message urging accountability for the Tai Po fire. In full: buff.ly/weCw7sD
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The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
No words to add to this.
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong’s deadly fire
A powerful photograph captures the anguish of a man whose wife is missing after Hong Kong's deadliest fire since 1948. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
No words to add to this.
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An ASUS worker living in #Taiwan as a Chinese #spouse is discovered to run a pro-unification Facebook group. Has repeatedly reported her Taiwanese colleagues for violating *Chinese laws* to ASUS management, and reported the CEO for being pro-independence to the CCP. www.taisounds.com/news/content...
時間管理大師是她！中配錢麗「5行為」超離譜…染紅華碩控CEO台獨 | 政治焦點 - 太報 TaiSounds
陸委會副主委沈有忠今（30）日證實，陸配錢麗已經於今（2025）年8月遭廢止她的台灣身份與戶籍，回到居留狀態。「錢麗」兩字瞬間登上熱搜，其來頭不小，任職於科技大廠華碩（ASUS）供應鏈部門，也是工會成員，離譜的是，因不滿三立新聞報導華碩，竟指控公司支持台獨勢力媒體，還搬出中國法條，稱華碩已觸犯「分裂國家罪」，讓華碩相當頭痛輯傻眼。
www.taisounds.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
An ASUS worker living in #Taiwan as a Chinese #spouse is discovered to run a pro-unification Facebook group. Has repeatedly reported her Taiwanese colleagues for violating *Chinese laws* to ASUS management, and reported the CEO for being pro-independence to the CCP. www.taisounds.com/news/content...
Kathrina Mohd Daud's "The Witch Doctor's Daughter" is a coming of age story of a woman in Brunei in the 1990s. Unlike her supernatural adventure "The Fisherman King", this is more mundane, yet beautiful. Kathrina drew me in with her beautiful & descriptive writing that moves me emotionally. #booksky
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Kathrina Mohd Daud's "The Witch Doctor's Daughter" is a coming of age story of a woman in Brunei in the 1990s. Unlike her supernatural adventure "The Fisherman King", this is more mundane, yet beautiful. Kathrina drew me in with her beautiful & descriptive writing that moves me emotionally. #booksky
Seeing how the community of LGBTQ+ folks & allies in Malaysia came together to fight for the release of those caught in the police raid of a sauna in KL fills me with great respect & admiration. 🫡🏳️🌈
www.facebook.com/share/p/17Um...
I hope those men can recover from this traumatic ordeal.
www.facebook.com/share/p/17Um...
I hope those men can recover from this traumatic ordeal.
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Seeing how the community of LGBTQ+ folks & allies in Malaysia came together to fight for the release of those caught in the police raid of a sauna in KL fills me with great respect & admiration. 🫡🏳️🌈
www.facebook.com/share/p/17Um...
I hope those men can recover from this traumatic ordeal.
www.facebook.com/share/p/17Um...
I hope those men can recover from this traumatic ordeal.
"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World" by Joshua Kam is a delightful supernatural romp from KL to Pahang. An Orthodox cantor & a divinity postgrad student on holiday gets roped in by an immortal Arab & a Chinese sea goddess for a mission to save Malaysia's soul. #booksky
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World" by Joshua Kam is a delightful supernatural romp from KL to Pahang. An Orthodox cantor & a divinity postgrad student on holiday gets roped in by an immortal Arab & a Chinese sea goddess for a mission to save Malaysia's soul. #booksky
Fierceland (Omar Musa): I like it. The writing is superb and flowy, the story is gripping, & the themes are current. It's a story of family, nation building, modernisation at all costs, greed, & trauma suffered by those affected directly & indirectly.
#booksky
www.penguin.sg/book/fiercel...
#booksky
www.penguin.sg/book/fiercel...
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Fierceland (Omar Musa): I like it. The writing is superb and flowy, the story is gripping, & the themes are current. It's a story of family, nation building, modernisation at all costs, greed, & trauma suffered by those affected directly & indirectly.
#booksky
www.penguin.sg/book/fiercel...
#booksky
www.penguin.sg/book/fiercel...
This is a good documentary of a grandfather who was in the anti-Japanese resistance Force 136 in Malaya during WW2 and the possible PTSD he suffered from.
It reminds me of the stories told to me by close relations who lived through it.
It reminds me of the stories told to me by close relations who lived through it.
Of Espionage & Spies: Inside Singapore's WW2 Resistance Movement, Force 136 | Through Time
YouTube video by CNA Insider
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is a good documentary of a grandfather who was in the anti-Japanese resistance Force 136 in Malaya during WW2 and the possible PTSD he suffered from.
It reminds me of the stories told to me by close relations who lived through it.
It reminds me of the stories told to me by close relations who lived through it.
One of my favourite things in HK...
This is where Hongkongers go for authentic local food
YouTube video by South China Morning Post
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of my favourite things in HK...
"Utama" by Ng Yi-Sheng is a creative imagination of the back story of Sang Nila Utama, the founder of ancient #Singapore who may or may not have existed. TBH, I don't know what to make of this retelling that is in the style of old semi-legendary histories of the region.
#booksky
#booksky
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Utama" by Ng Yi-Sheng is a creative imagination of the back story of Sang Nila Utama, the founder of ancient #Singapore who may or may not have existed. TBH, I don't know what to make of this retelling that is in the style of old semi-legendary histories of the region.
#booksky
#booksky
Tight & well written. Kathrina Mohd Daud creates a fantastical tale in the small sultanate of Brunei with spiritual elements drawn from the people in Brunei's immediate vicinity. Its hero is flawed & didn't get all that he wants, but it was a satisfying end.
#booksky
#booksky
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tight & well written. Kathrina Mohd Daud creates a fantastical tale in the small sultanate of Brunei with spiritual elements drawn from the people in Brunei's immediate vicinity. Its hero is flawed & didn't get all that he wants, but it was a satisfying end.
#booksky
#booksky
HDB in #Singapore is public housing for the masses. All Singaporeans who make up a "family unit" according to government definition can apply for one regardless of wealth status. Hence, you can have residents with multiple luxury cars that can cost over several hundred thousand dollars.
HDB family with Mercedes E200, Audi A4, Alfa Romeo, Toyota MR; 2,000 such homes own at least 3 cars
Why 2,000 HDB households in Singapore own three or more cars - for practical reasons and lifestyle preferences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
HDB in #Singapore is public housing for the masses. All Singaporeans who make up a "family unit" according to government definition can apply for one regardless of wealth status. Hence, you can have residents with multiple luxury cars that can cost over several hundred thousand dollars.
I like the premise of “The Java Enigma” by Erni Salleh. Creating a fantastical back story of Borobudur & the ancient Buddhist monuments in S.E.A., she has created a historical mystery that is engaging. The ending was weak but it felt like a prelude to a part 2. #Booksky
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I like the premise of “The Java Enigma” by Erni Salleh. Creating a fantastical back story of Borobudur & the ancient Buddhist monuments in S.E.A., she has created a historical mystery that is engaging. The ending was weak but it felt like a prelude to a part 2. #Booksky
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That opening note is like a time machine.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
That opening note is like a time machine.
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This 3logy by Meihan Boey is a great read. Weaving together spiritual/supernatural traditions from the Malay archipelago (as well as the ancestral homelands of its immigrant communities) and the west, she has created a gripping tale that's hard to put down; weaknesses aside.
#booksky #Singapore
#booksky #Singapore
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This 3logy by Meihan Boey is a great read. Weaving together spiritual/supernatural traditions from the Malay archipelago (as well as the ancestral homelands of its immigrant communities) and the west, she has created a gripping tale that's hard to put down; weaknesses aside.
#booksky #Singapore
#booksky #Singapore
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Not usual. And thus very newsworthy, and worth reading.
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Not usual. And thus very newsworthy, and worth reading.
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Marriage equality champion Chi Chia-wei waving a pride flag 🏳️🌈
"We stand for Palestine" 🇵🇸
"Abolish the surgery requirement for changing legal genders" 🏳️⚧️
"We stand for Palestine" 🇵🇸
"Abolish the surgery requirement for changing legal genders" 🏳️⚧️
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Marriage equality champion Chi Chia-wei waving a pride flag 🏳️🌈
"We stand for Palestine" 🇵🇸
"Abolish the surgery requirement for changing legal genders" 🏳️⚧️
"We stand for Palestine" 🇵🇸
"Abolish the surgery requirement for changing legal genders" 🏳️⚧️
