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The Star
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (June 3, 2025)
Malaysia: * PM immunity: High Court to rule on legal questions referral tomorrow * King appoints Muhammad Shahrul Ikram as Malaysia's new ambassador to the US * King presents instrument of appointment of new Malaysian ambassador to the US * AGC refutes Dr M's claim that Anwar's pardon was invalid * Teen girl allegedly raped after travelling over 300km to meet man from social media * EPF registers investment income of RM18.31bil in 1Q * RM7mil allocated for drought mitigation in Malaysia's rice granaries * S'gor MB continues to dismiss talk of Cabinet appointment * Court freezes more than RM750mil in assets linked to Daim's wife, family * Selangor Umno Youth urges Tengku Zafrul to step down from minister's post * Malaysia's manufacturing PMI slightly higher at 48.8 in May 2025 - S&P Global * Look Ma, we made it!: Summer Game Fest 2025 to feature nine M'sian-made video games * Over two million vehicles expected to enter Kelantan over Aidiladha * Braille manual launched to aid vision-impaired haj pilgrims, says Mohd Na'im * No untoward incidents reported in Sabah's east coast in recent years, says Hajiji A member of the personnel stands guard on the bow of Russian Navy corvette Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, which is docked at Tanjung Priok Port during a port visit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. -- AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana Singapore: * Singapore's SMRT to be fined RM9.9mil for six-day train service disruption last September * Stifling heat in Singapore could ease as onset of SW monsoon brings breezier weather * Is it ghost fire or alien jellyfish? Rare red sprite lightning in Tibet dazzles social media * Health Ministry debunks fake news on Singapore doing first Covid-19 autopsy and jailing those unvaccinated * President Tharman praises Indian music star A.R. Rahman for helping Singapore musicians * This Grab driver's S$60-a-week refreshment gesture is winning hearts in Singapore * Singaporean singer Shahfiq, who died in 2024 accident, remembered in brother Syaz Smooth's new EP * Singaporean radio DJ Germaine Tan engaged to Zouk Group's chief executive Andrew Li * Sengkang murder: Man charged over death of woman believed to be his mother * Beach Road slashing: Man gets 19 years' jail, caning for attempted murder of wife * Asian shares post modest gain, dollar holds drop Indonesia: * Indonesia submits key document in bid to join Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development * Prabowo slams corrupt Indonesian officials, warns foreign NGOs * Bali drug trial of three Brits facing death penalty begins * Indonesia doubles wage subsidies, cancels electricity discount in stimulus shake-up * Indonesia, China, tourism pact aims to nurture future industry leaders * Jakarta governor Pramono's first 100 days a mixed bag * Oil edges up as geopolitical concerns and weaker dollar support * Jakarta's energy plan may sideline renewables - long awaited plans may be sidelined despite containing a huge amount of planned green power Civil servants offers alms to Buddhist monks to celebrate the 47th birthday of Thai Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Narathiwat in southern Thailand on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. -- Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP Thailand: * China rolls out special Asean visa for 10 South-East Asian countries and also adds Timor Leste in list * Badminton -- Something amiss as Ratchanok's name missing from registration list for Indonesian Open * Anwar, Paetongtarn propel Malaysia-Thailand ties to new heights * Wild elephant with a sweet tooth raids Thai grocery store * 1.6 million people fall ill daily from unsafe foods, a warning from WHO * Border tensions rise as Thaksin court ruling looms June 13 * Thai tourists visit troops at temple on Cambodian border to show support amid rising tension * Thailand: Stalled cash handout scheme sours voters on ruling party Philippines: * China lodges stern representations over US-Japan-Australia-Philippines' hype over so-called 'China-threat' * Sara Duterte should be convicted, groups clamour outside Senate * Philippines keeps Cabinet mostly unchanged after 'bold reset' call * Manila says may sign agreements with Beijing to reduce tensions in South China Sea * HIV cases in Philippines surge 500%, prompting call for health emergency * EU pact to set up security dialogue in the Philippines A US army General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle UCAV taxis past a Philippine Air Force cargo plane at Zamboanga International Airport in southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. -- Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP Vietnam * Vietnam to sign agriculture deals with US worth US$2bil; country has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States * Vietnam firms to sign MoUs to buy US$2bil of US farm produce * US made 'tough' requests to Vietnam in trade talks: Sources * Hanoi pilots special mechanisms to develop urban railway network * Traditional Vietnam tailoring village weaves cultural heritage into economic growth * Plotting victory over Vietnam - It has been over 10 years since Malaysia defeated Vietnam on the football pitch Myanmar: * Over 5.8 million students return as schools reopen nationwide in Myanmar * Myanmar junta says extends temporary ceasefire to June 30 * Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation * Over 1,800 people arrested in crack down on Asia-based scam operations Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen gesturing during a joint congress between the Senate and the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh. -Photo by Handout / CAMBODIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / AFP) Cambodia: * Hun Sen warns: Without ICJ, Cambodia/Thai border could become like Gaza * Thailand asks military to be patient at Thai-Cambodian border * Redemption ride to Cambodia * ICJ bid to end border row between Thailand and Cambodia Laos: * Laos continues efforts to improve equitable education * First mango shipment from Laos to China signals agricultural trade era * Laos to develop AI infrastructure with green energy Brunei: * Brunei's finance system stable in 2024, says its central bank * Brunei immigration enforcement ops nets seven foreign nationals * Brunei witnesses signing of convention to support global mediation efforts Supporters wait for Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, on the day of the presidential election, near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. -- Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji AseanPlus: * 279 foreigners denied entry into M'sia, most in a single day since 2023, says AKPS * The trade war - Trump and Xi will likely speak this week, White House says * Millions of South Koreans vote in presidential poll overshadowed by martial law crisis * South Korea votes for new president after martial law turmoil * Liberal Lee Jae-myung projected to win South Korea election overshadowed by martial law crisis * Taiwan influencer known for eating cosmetics dies, fans fear poisoning or heart attack * Beyond dancing and somersaults, humanoid robots in China aim higher * New warmth between the Taliban and India, as visa restrictions eased for Afghans * Fugitive capybara caught by China zoo after two months on the run * Deadly fire hits South Korean sewing factory, leaving one dead, four injured * Toyota Industries receives buyout offer from Group Companies * HK actor Joel Chan spotted at nightclub in KL after filming in Malaysia * US commerce secretary expects India trade deal soon * Mongolia PM loses parliament confidence vote, resigns * Australia raises minimum wages by 3.5% as inflation eases * Climbing one of China's most popular mountains, Huangshan * South Korean delivery workers allowed rare pause in services to vote in snap election * Australian woman accused of triple mushroom murders breaks down in court * Countdown to BTS: Inside Big Hit Music's high-stakes plan for group's full reunion * Over 100 inmates escape from a Pakistan prison after an earthquake evacuation in Karachi * Hong Kong leader says sudden removal of China's top official in the city was normal * HK actress Grace Wong's daughter born in same month as her and husband * Australian scientists use underwater robots to explore remote reefs in South Pacific expedition * TSMC says tariffs have some impact but AI demand robust * Coinbase breach linked to customer data leak in India, sources say * BYD May sales highest so far this year after week of steep discounts * Cancer-stricken HK actor Peter Pang working hard to recoup RM270K in living & medical expenses * HK celebrity couple Bowie Cheung, Benjamin Yuen expecting their second child * Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement * Malbatt 850-12 hosts Gawai, Kaamatan celebration in Lebanon, promotes cultural diplomacy * Cricket - Asia Cup in limbo after India-Pakistan clashes
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
In This Novel, Most Abortions Are Illegal. A Clinic Worker Fights Back.
Though the decision to seek an abortion is an inherently private one, walking into an abortion clinic in the United States can be an uncannily public act. A patient may have to dodge protesters trying to block her path to the building, or hide her face as they brandish photos of fetal remains. This disconnect between the politicization of female bodies and the personal experience of inhabiting them is darkly fitting: Roe v. Wade derived the right to abortion from the right to privacy; after Roe was overturned, individual lives became a matter of communal interest. It is a disconnect that haunts 'State Champ,' the sixth book by the novelist, poet and nonfiction writer Hilary Plum. The novel follows Angela Peterson, a 28-year-old receptionist at an abortion clinic in an unnamed Midwestern state where a 'heartbeat law' has recently banned most abortions after six weeks. After Angela's boss, Dr. M, is sentenced to at least 12 years in prison for violating this law, a jobless Angela takes up residence in the defunct clinic and stops eating. Reporters show up to interview and photograph her. The novel takes the form of her hunger strike journal, which she jots on exam table paper. In the public imagination, Angela passes for a noble dissenter. In private, the snarky former state-champion runner with a history of D.U.I.s, a hearty sexual appetite and disordered eating is less saintly. Protest doesn't come naturally to her: She is 'not much of a sign waver.' She struggles to articulate the 'goals' of her self-sacrifice. Does she expect it to free Dr. M? Is starving herself a spiritual act? Or is she just a garden-variety 'anorexic slut,' as she puts it? 'State Champ' admirably resists the interpretive clarity the world craves from Angela. This feels true to the lived experience of protest: It can be alienating to translate the yearning to possess your own body, whether by aborting a fetus or starving yourself, into a public message. 'The law is over here, it's up here, it's on the surface,' Angela tells one journalist. 'When someone gets pregnant, it has to do with her up-here life, but it's really a conversation the body is having with other bodies, including itself. … The law can't get at what this is about.' So, during her 39-day strike, Angela communes not with the outside world but with an inner one. Her own inner conversation, driven by self-deprivation, engages with a long lineage of isolated, unraveling female narrators, from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' to Clarice Lispector's in 'The Passion According to G.H.' Plum's contributions to this canon are often funny, and pleasantly odd: 'Janine's boobs were her whole point of view,' Angela thinks about her nemesis, an anti-abortion activist with a penchant for handing out baby dolls to the clinic's patients; 14 days into her fast, Angela muses, 'My hunger strike is ovulating.' But Angela's mental state never quite approaches the madness of her predecessors' (Gilman's protagonist is subsumed into the walls that confine her; Lispector's devours the insides of a dead cockroach and abandons language altogether). And as Angela grows increasingly delirious with hunger, Plum fragments her prose into a kind of self-conscious poetry that strains beneath the weight of the plot. But the pleasure of this book lies not in its plot or even in its characters (Angela is more voice than character), but in the intimacy of its setting: the clinic that increasingly becomes the estranged Angela's entire world. When the six-week ban came down, 'the phones were ringing and the clock was ticking,' Plum writes, 'like some supreme clock somewhere or every little clock everywhere, I was getting a feeling like everyone's personal biological clock was in me, like that kids' movie where a crocodile swallowed an alarm clock and he's coming for you.' As Angela points out, the judicial system may not be able to comprehend the ungovernable parts of our bodies and minds, to hear those ticking clocks inside us — but a novel can.
