US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

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US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

By SCMP

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.

1. Okinawa governor seeks deadline to relocate 9,000 US Marines amid safety concerns

A Marine Corps pilot prepares for a vertical landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault carrier during their operation in the waters off Japan’s Okinawa on March 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters
A Marine Corps pilot prepares for a vertical landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault carrier during their operation in the waters off Japan’s Okinawa on March 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters

2. Anwar’s ‘problematic’ appointment of Thaksin as adviser stuns Mahathir

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and his daughter and PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok in August. Photo: AP
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and his daughter and PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok in August. Photo: AP

3. Hopes high Mary Jane Veloso will get clemency upon her return to Philippines

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on December 15, 2024. Photo: AP
Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on December 15, 2024. Photo: AP

  

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