Archive - Politics of Asia Sentinel

Prabowo’s Flagship Lunch Program Under Fire

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

Mar 20

Sulu Sultanate’s Sabah Claim Resurfaces

Philippine Foreign Affairs official brings up discredited affair

Mar 18

Whistleblower Challenges Singapore’s Reputation for Arbitration Impartiality

Bogus Russian coal mine forms basis of bias allegations

Mar 18

Russia’s Narrow Path in Southeast Asia

Narrow niche built on arms sales, energy exports, pragmatic diplomacy

Mar 17

Vietnam’s Coming National Elections

Critics say they are secure but suspect

Mar 14 • Our Correspondent

Hidden Tensions in Beijing’s Two Sessions

Xi’s control of the military not total, say analysts

Mar 13 • Our Correspondent

Philippine Court Erases Final Duterte Bid to Crush Journalist Ressa

With former president now in jail, specious case disappears

Mar 11 • Our Correspondent

Too Much at Stake to Cancel Beijing Powwow

What Trump and Xi want from each other

Mar 11

Pakistan’s Two-Front Nightmare

With Iran conflagration next door, Afghanistan blows up

Mar 9

Gen Z Takes Charge in Nepal

Rapper-turned-mayor to be new premier

Mar 9 • Our Correspondent

China Plays a Canny Game Over Iran

There are times to hit the mute button

Mar 5 • Philip Bowring

A Wary Nepal Readies For Polls Amid Heavy Security

Massive 2025 riots generate new politics

Mar 3

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