Nithin Coca నితిన్

Asia-focused (🇯🇵🇲🇾🇮🇩 & #Tibet) global #journalist covering #environment, #energy #sustainability #HumanRights & supply chains. DM for Signal 🔑

Location: Usually #Japan, sometimes California or #Indonesia.

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2024-08-17 19:10:16

Evidence shows what we suspected about #TikTok is true - it goes promote #Chinese #CCP #disinformation about #Tibet #Uyghurs and #taiwan.
We need to regulate, and, at the very least, threaten a ban. Why should #TikTok have access to users around the world while foreign platforms and media outlets have no access to #China?
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tiktok-promotes-pro-china-bias-on-tibet-taiwan-uyghurs-study-08162024102338.html/ampRFA

2024-08-14 02:04:56

It strikes me that when I meet #Palestinians, they never deny what's happening to #Uyghurs - in fact, they often bring it up themselves.
Yet white tankies, environmentalists, and, sadly, leftist Indians, who claim to be in solidarity with #Palestine will regularly, here, on other social media, and in real-life, deny or try to justify #China's human rights crimes.

2024-08-12 03:35:37

It always amazes me how nonreligious #SouthKoreans are compared to how religious #KoreanAmericans are.
Not sure any other Asian diaspora in the US has such dramatically different religiosity from the heritage country.
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/946/939/461/353/057/original/045f4e6a7420a7f4.png

2024-08-08 12:26:02

It should not be a surprise that the environmental groups mentioned in this article as greenwashing #meat production are also the same ones with the largest operations in #China. #WWF, NatureConservancy and #EDF #EnvironmentalDefenceFund.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/362224/environment-groups-meat-industry-lies-global-warming-climate-change-wwf

2024-08-05 09:57:11

I would never have guessed #Bangladesh as the first major autocracy in Asia to see their leader deposed this year. Wow. Now, we wait to see what's next.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-protesters-call-march-dhaka-defiance-curfew-2024-08-05/

2024-08-03 01:31:12

Met a young Chinese-Indonesian yesterday in #Kyoto who was fluent in both #Hakka and #Hokkien. Was pleased to know that some of the younger generation in #Indonesia still speaks their heritage #Chinese languages.
Should be little surprise that he was from #Medan #Sumatra.

2024-07-30 23:53:02

One thing I can't stand about #bigtech and #streaming platforms is how easy they make it to sign up or add credit, but the ridiculous number of steps they put in to withdraw credit or unsubscribe.
Even #Kiva requires so much to withdraw, but will take your money with just an (accidental) click.

2024-07-23 07:18:57

There are emails from four different Tenzins in my inbox. 😅 #Tibet

2024-07-07 23:36:28

In one week, we've now had two elections in Europe (#France and #UK) where the far-right failed to meet expectations, while the left (#NFP and #Greens) exceeded expectations.
Yet, somehow, I don't think we'll see many articles about the rise of Europe's #left in mainstream media.

2024-06-29 14:09:31

Saw this posted over on LinkedIn.
Is it really true that the budget for #Tokyo alone is the same as all of #Indonesia???
"Tokyo has almost the same size of the budget as Indonesia or Sweden "

2024-06-26 13:03:29

Interesting tactic for the check-in staff in #Singapore to speak with each other in #Malay and assume that I can't understand, maybe because they saw my US Passport?

2024-06-04 08:28:01

A reminder that #capitalism could have preferred #democracy in #India to die, with no consideration for the lives of those - Kashmiris, Muslims, activists, journalists, indigenous communities - who would suffer under #BJP rule, especially if they got a 400+ seat mandate.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/stock-market-live-updates-today-4th-june-bse-sensex-nifty50-pm-modi-stocks-market-reaction-to-lok-sabha-election-results-2024/liveblog/110686035.cms

2024-05-27 23:42:08

A college sports world without #BillWalton and the #Pac12 just doesn't seem worth following anymore.
#RIPBillWalton.

2024-05-19 01:50:45

An #NGO in #Japan has been dealing with weeks of criticism & turmoil for having a foreign logo in a presentation they submitted to the government.
The reason? Essentially, copying & pasting of copyrighted images & not realizing they were watermarked. It could have been avoided w/ some basic #data and #security practices.
- Only use #CreativeCommons or your own photos/images/graphics.
- Clear metadata from any images you share publicly.
- Share PDFs, not powerpoints.

2024-05-09 07:16:50

#Indonesia is getting spyware from #Israel (and elsewhere). Is this why the government has been fairly quiet on #Gaza?
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/unravelling-a-murky-network-of-spyware-exports-to-indonesia/

2024-05-08 06:48:31

Does #Microsoft #Word no longer allows people to open .ODT files? Have, a few times, had to safe .ODT files as .DOCX via LibreOffice so that Word users could open it.
.ODT is an open source file format, so its a deliberate choice for Word to not be compatible.
Why do people pay for a shitty product that lacks such basic functionality?

2024-04-12 01:48:43

A pleasant surprise that #Bangladesh's civil society isn't so #Whatsapp-centric like #India or #Malaysia. They check emails! and use @Signal!

2024-03-08 07:32:43

I'm considering the future of my #newsletter #AsiaUndercovered, and seeking a collaborator who wants to work with me on a revamp and relaunch.
anyone interested? Details here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nithincoca_asia-undercovered-activity-7171761613056667648-9u0E
#Journalists #Journalism #Asia #SEAsia #SEAToots

2024-03-04 08:14:36

Euphemisms in a #climate talk - in one #SEAsian country, "anti-corruption" drive is creating "policy uncertainty" that harms progress on the #energytransition.
Of course, the "anti-corruption" drive they are referring to is the arbitrary arrest of environmentalist and human right defenders by an increasingly #authoritarian government.
#ContextMatters

2024-02-29 01:51:30

While I'm happy to see this, I wonder if it will matter. It seems like a #fatwa to do something positive never gets as much attention - or action - as the ones to do something negative...
(Obviously, this is not unique to #Islam)
#Indonesia #Climate #Environment
https://econusa.id/en/ecoblogs/mui-damaging-the-environment-is-haram/

2024-02-19 02:11:38

This chart explains, quite clearly, why I have so few #Indonesian male friends.
#smoking #Indonesia #gender #health
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/955/713/870/888/307/original/900e64c8d94a3c7b.jpg

2023-12-29 10:21:42

It's amazing how often, here, I'll see someone post "only in Japan they do X" or "X only happens in #Japan" and, I"ll point out that, yes, X exists/happens in other Asian countries.
I often feel like a lot of #expats aren't even aware that Japan is in #Asia.

2023-12-10 03:13:45

Interesting how the people who go "but China is doing XXX and XXX for solar/wind/EVs!" get suddenly silent when I ask about #Uyghur forced labor in #solar and #EV supply chains.
Somehow, this bothers me even more than the tankies genocide denial.
#climate #COP28

2023-11-14 10:50:47

Got a press release that expresses "surprise" that #China has joined a group formed by #Russia #Iran & #SaudiArabia and is opposing action on #plastics
What is there to be surprised about when it comes to authoritarian governments standing together? These are China's allies - why expect them to take a different stance just cause its a #environmental issue?
This is what's wrong with the #climate movement.

2023-10-06 05:56:29

IMO, if a client wants me to use a certain software product or quite, like #GoogleDocs or #Office365, then they should setup an account for me under their domain or account.
That's logical, right? Why does that seem so perplexing to them?

2023-09-20 22:41:51

Seeing an email chain of journalists sharing #bluesky invites & profiles, and wondering what is exactly the reason so many are deciding that's the platform to switch too?
Sadly, mot many mentions of Mastodon anymore...

2023-08-28 23:50:24

Disappointed, but not surprised, that most #journalists have given up trying to run a cooperative or self-governed instances on the #Fediverse for another corporate platform (#Bluesky) where they have no control and can be sold as a product to advertisers.
I'm staying here.

2023-08-06 15:54:42

Over the last 2+ years, everytime I got a press release or saw a Tweet about a global ranking or report from an ngo or non-profit, I checked to see if it included #Taiwan or not, and added it to a spreadsheet.
I found that #climate & #environment groups were the most likely to erase Taiwan or include it as part of #China, while #humanrights and #pressfreedom NGOs all included Taiwan.
Wrote about this, with insights from Taiwanese experts, for @npub1kpe…twsq
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/06/why-are-the-worlds-climate-and-environment-ngos-trying-to-erase-taiwan-from-the-map/

2023-07-12 04:38:54

Great read for those interested in South Indian condiments. Had no idea about the diversity & multiplicity of styles and processed of #Telugu #Avakaya, a type of #pickle made from raw #mango.
https://thesouthfirst.com/featured/why-avakaya-is-sacred-in-telugu-households/

2023-06-07 13:58:41

Been working on this for ~8 months, but my McGraw Center supported piece, looking at the social and #environmental impacts of the supply chains for two key ingredients (#coconut & #cacao) in plant-based meat, is finally out, in #Vox.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23746037/plant-meat-beyond-impossible-sustainabilility-coconut-cacao