Archive - Asia Sentinel

Who Wanted Lin Bing-wen Dead?

Gaming Tycoon’s assassination involves Taiwan’s intertwined politics and underworld

12 hrs ago

Former Chinese Graft Watchdog Wang Could Fall Next

Investigation of Wang’s former secretary seen as political rather than corruption

16 hrs ago • Our Correspondent

Shipping Containers: New Threat Multiplier

Option for new regional and global missile campaigns

Mar 26

Cracks in the Sand: Gulf Monarchies’ Economic and Geopolitical Peril

Consequences will be profound and potentially destabilizing

Mar 26

Bhutan’s ‘Mindfulness City’ to Link to India by Rail

‘GMC’ prescribed as bridge between spiritual past and digital future

Mar 25

Southeast Asia’s Race For Data Farms Stresses Resources

Strains hit both electricity grids and water supplies for cooling

Mar 25 • John Berthelsen

Trump Administration’s Global Trade War Fizzles

China wins out even as exports to US fall steadily

Mar 24 • Philip Bowring

Iran Conflict Exposes Limits of US Naval Reach

Shortcomings extend beyond gulf region

Mar 23

Li Ka-shing’s Firm Slugs it out With Panama Over Canal Ports

Legal dispute part of tussle between US and China over Latin American ports

Mar 23

Worrying Picture for Buddhism Worldwide

Pew Research Center says religion is shrinking

Mar 22

The Perils of Assassination

Exchanging an enemy you know for one you don’t know is a risky proposition

Mar 20

Prabowo’s Flagship Lunch Program Under Fire

Calls grow louder for Indonesia to halt free meals plan as economic pressures mount

Mar 20

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