Archive - Asia Sentinel

The Syndrome of Trembling Pens

How prison is constructed in the writer’s mind before the gavel falls

5 hrs ago • Our Correspondent

Holiday Greetings from Asia Sentinel

A note of thanks to our readers as we pause for the holidays and look ahead to the year to come

Dec 25

2025 a Bad Year for Journalists Globally

Numbers of journalists, media professionals killed spike amid growing antagonism

Dec 24 • John Berthelsen

Vietnam’s Death Penalty Revision

Is it a step forward or a safe exit for a few privileged?

Dec 24 • Our Correspondent

Can China End the Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict?

Squabble’s consequences beyond the two countries’ borders

Dec 23

The Bondi Attack And a False Narrative

The recurring myth of “terror training camps” in the Philippines

Dec 23

Trump’s Tariffs and the Secondary Global Damage

EU nations, others start to face rising demands for protection

Dec 22 • Philip Bowring

Epstein Advised Former Top Morgan Banker on China Strategy

Former top Chinese officials, UAE Sultan, former Prince Andrew, former UK official Mandelson linked to China business in newly released files

Dec 22

Turbulence Hits Indian Skies

Flight cancellations by India’s largest flight operator, IndiGo, threw the domestic aviation sector into chaos early this month

Dec 19

Strains Showing in Vietnam as Tô Lâm Concentrates Power

Short-term unpredictability but long-term pragmatism

Dec 18

Global Female Genital Mutilation Rises by 15 percent in Eight Years

Asian nations turn to modern clinical versions of female circumcision

Dec 17

Beleagured Viet Conglomerate’s SLAPP Strategy Against Critics

Government more eager to help than prudent

Dec 16 • Our Correspondent

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