South Korea-China Human Rights: A Chinese dissident, Dong Guangping, escaped China by inflatable boat and was detained in South Korea for suspected immigration violations, with his case likely to test Seoul’s China reset. Philippines Space Safety: The Philippine Space Agency warned of possible debris drop zones from China’s Long March 7A rocket off Northern Luzon, urging maritime and air operators to heed NOTAMs. India Elections & Citizenship: India’s Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and backed its power to scrutinise citizenship during roll revision. India Migration Crackdown: Hundreds of people fled India’s Bangladesh border after West Bengal ordered holding centres for undocumented migrants under the “detect, delete and deport” approach. India Aviation Costs: Air India and IndiGo cut domestic and some international flights for June-July as ATF prices and demand weakness squeeze margins. India Defence Industry Shift: India kick-started AMCA selection, bringing private firms into prototype work while keeping HAL out of the production framework. Philippines-Japan Investment: Marcos’ Tokyo roundtable secured about $3.4bn in Japanese investment pledges, targeting jobs, tourism and industrial upgrades. ASEAN Digital Push: Amazon plans to invest over $33bn across Southeast Asia through 2039 to expand cloud and AI infrastructure. China Energy Safety: China’s State Council set up an investigation team into a deadly Shanxi coal mine explosion. Cybersecurity in India: Anthropic flagged security risks in India’s digital infrastructure tied to banking, identity and passport systems. Ebola Watch: India reported no confirmed Ebola case, but isolated a suspected returnee in Gujarat and monitored another in Nagpur. Coal India OFS: Coal India’s offer-for-sale drew heavy bids and the government is set to use an oversubscription option, potentially selling up to a 2% stake. AMCA & Trade Talks: A US team will visit India June 1-4 to finalise an interim trade agreement details. Environment/NGO Funding: Carlsberg Malaysia pledged RM600,000 for forest biodiversity grants via NGOs through the Malaysia Forest Fund.