Sitemap - 2016 - Asia Sentinel
Journalist Deaths Down Globally
Bitter Battle Starts Over India's Tata Group
Modinomics Bites Christies Sale
Philippines’ Duterte a Drug User Himself
India Gets its Guns – 30 years late
Trump’s Uncomfortable ‘Bargaining Chip’ Across the Strait
Anwar Appeal Loss a Blow for Awakening Malaysian Opposition
Australia-US Immigration Deal is "One-off"
Is the TPP Dead or Merely Comatose?
Is the Philippines Tiring of Duterte?
South Korea’s Park Isn’t Going Easily
Beijing Loses Patience with Hong Kong’s Leung
Duterte’s Long Game: Marcos Family Return, Critics say
China Adventurism Grows in Pakistan’s Gwadar Area
India Loses a Charismatic Actress- Politician
Danger to Democracy Increases in Hong Kong
Thailand’s New King: Who is he Really?
India’s Judicial Activists Strain Constitutional Mandate
Massive Jakarta Rally Aimed at Indonesia’s President?
Malaysia’s sedition crackdown continues, political cartoonist held
What happened at the UN Marrakech Climate Talks?
India Eases Defense Blacklist Ban
Cambodia’s Capital City Reaches for the Sky
India’s ‘Post-Truth’ Answer to Crisis
UN Marrakech Climate Talks End with Little Action
Malaysia Protest Peaceful, Crackdown Continues
Malaysian Police Sweep Up Opponents Ahead of Rally
Veteran Malaysian Diplomat Sounds Alarm over Tyranny
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democrats Make a Mess of Things
Violence Against Myanmar’s Rohingya Spreads to Aid Workers
Beset by Scandal, Malaysia Sentences Another Critic
South Korea’s Park Faces Existential Question of Survival
Currency Chaos in India Aimed at Corruption
Working Around US Pledge to Leave Climate Pact
Trump Oil: Good for What Ails You!
Marrakech Climate Talks Thrown into Confusion by US Election
Pakistan Begins to Learn Chinese Development Cost
President-elect Trump’s Humanitarian Agenda
George Soros Becomes Malaysia’s Bogeyman Again
Taipei Leans Toward China Peace Deal
Can the World Meet its Climate Change Commitments?
UK’s May runs into EU-style blockages in New Delhi
Jakarta Governor Beset by Religion (and Politics)
Judicial Independence Under Rising Threat in Hong Kong
Malaysia’s Najib Tilts to China
Extra Virgin or Greasy Harlot?
Indian Women Take On their Predators
South Korea’s President Faces Crisis over Spiritual Mentor
Hong Kong’s Democrats Chafe Against Beijing
Cambodia’s Illegal Logging Crisis
Patriarch of India’s Tata Takes Back his Empire
Beyond Vietnam’s ‘Great Fish Kill’
Malaysia’s Najib Erases Predecessor’s Economic Vision
Can South Korean Agriculture Survive Free Trade?
China’s Latest Taiwan Strategy: Divide and Conquer
South Asian Art Prices Recover in London
In the Philippines, Who is the Real Duterte?
Deep Questions Surround Thai Succession
Ten Years on, Mongolian Beauty’s Murder Remains Unexplained in Malaysia
Thailand Faces Uncertain Future Under Erratic Pretender
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, 1927-2016
Former Philippines President Ramos Loses Patience with Duterte
BPO Fraud in India on the Rise
Malaysia: Crackdown on Free Speech Intensifies
Indonesia Presents Google With Huge Tax Bill
Southeast Asia Grapples with Renewable Energy
Kashmiri 12-Year-old’s Death Does Little to Reduce Kashmiri Tensions
Is China’s High Savings Rate a Curse?
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung’s Days Numbered?
Viet Protests Flare Again Against Taiwanese Polluter
Former HKU Law Dean Charges Chief Executive with Political Interference
1MDB, Criminal Probe Separate Key Aide from Malaysia Tycoon’s Empire
Fossil Fuel Industry Knew the Climate Damage it was Causing
China’s Rising Pile of Infrastructure Debt
Controversies Haunt Jokowi’s Tax Amnesty Program
India Looks to Counter Chinese influence in Myanmar
The disgrace of Filipino Cleanup Efforts Post-Haiyan
India strikes terror camps in Pakistan alongside non-military offensive
Scandal at Thai Wind Concern Threatens US$2 billion IPO
Illegal Viet Rice Floods Cambodia Market
India Seeks a Place at the Arms Bazaar
India Places $8.6 billion Jet Order Amid Failed Defenses
Japan’s Female Troika: Potential Prime Ministers
The Aging Dilemma for Asian Populations
Economics Claims an Important Vietnam Media Voice
India Caught in Another Defense Scam
Philippine President Duterte Sows Chaos Internationally
Cambodia Goes After Opposition Well in Advance of Elections
Indonesian Leader Names Dodgy Spy Chief
Former PM Mahathir Adds to Malaysia’s Muddled Political Mix
The Invisibility of Older Women
Thai Media Magnate Pays the Price for Backing Wrong Royalist Faction
Defense Units of Five Countries at Sea over Scorpene Hack
Beijing Rivalry Plays Itself Out in Hong Kong
Delhi Warily Tilts to Washington
Myanmar’s Panglong Peace Summit Kicks Off
Singapore Succession a Troubling Issue
Thailand’s Notorious ‘Da Torpedo’ Goes Free
Taiwan Seeks Kuomintang’s Fabled Riches
The Naming of Seas is a Practical Matter
Claiming Dominance, China Sheds Pretense of Peaceful Rise
Another Scorpene Submarine Scandal
West Enables China’s Suffocating Embrace of the Sri Lankan Economy
Arms Race Threatened on India-China border
Bangladesh Prepares to Hang Another Opposition Leader
Why Low Interest Rates Cripple Capital Investment
Indonesia’s Fire Season: Bad but Not As Bad
Najib's Mystery Millions Caught in US Seizure?
Can a Hero’s Burial for Marcos be Legally Stopped?
World's Mind Made Up on US Presidential Race
China’s ‘Thought Police’ Tighten Screws on Hong Kong
Aung San Suu Kyi Goes to China
International Financial Community Grows Leery of Malaysia
Singapore Passes Expanded Contempt of Court Law
US Citizenship Costs Indonesian Energy Minister His Job
Philippines’ President Duterte Earns his Cowboy Spurs
Tension Grows Between Japan and China over Islets
China’s Export Glut Threatens World Economy
Book Review: Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century
Hong Kong Debaters Win on Points
A Cheaper Currency Can’t Rescue the Chinese Economy
Executed Indonesian Drug Dealer’s Tale of High-Level Help
A Sensible Answer to Southeast Asia’s Drug Problems
Contradictions in Philippine President Duterte’s War on Drugs
Donald Trump Says the Korea FTA is a Disaster. Not True.
Singapore Continues War on Dissent
Junta Wins Thailand’s Farcical Election
Polio Nearly Eradicated Despite Pakistani, Afghan Suspicions
Thailand Awaits a Rigged Referendum
Indonesia’s Complicated Relations with China
More Fake Soft Power for China
India at last takes a leap forward on tax reforms
A Robbery Tells the Story of Philippine Legal Ineffectiveness
Malaysia’s Mahathir Seeks to Lead New Party Against Najib
A Tide of Immigrants in the UK’s Birmingham
Brexit and Korea: Pandora’s Box?
The Duterte in the Eye of the Beholder
Jakarta’s Governor Drinks the Kool-Aid
Malaysia May Have Known Fate of Doomed MH370
Myanmar Government Delivers Broad Economic Outline
Theresa May Dares to Risk Upsetting China
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tightens the Screws on his Enemies
Proxy War Between China Leaders Enmeshes Hong Kong Publishers
Desperate to Survive, Malaysia’s PM Sells his Country to China
Jokowi Reshuffle Drops Reformers, Allows Politics
Is Singapore Prepared for its Future?
China May Try Cash to Buy Off Philippines
Cambodia’s Stateless Vietnamese
Najib’s Spectacular Carnival of Thievery
US Sells Only Illusions of Success in Afghanistan
S.H.Raza’s Death: Sunset of India’s ‘Progressives’
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Finally in Danger?
US Probe Veers Close to Najib Family
India’s Supreme Court blocks Two BJP Political Coups
China Slapped Down on South China Sea for Environmental Issues
Myanmar’s Best Chance for Internal Peace
The Riddle of Singapore’s Stalled Productivity
South China Sea Ruling Greets an Unsure New Filipino Administration
Hague Court Decision a Gift to South China Sea Nations
China’s Case for Claiming South China Sea Demolished
Reproductive Tourism in India: No Child’s Play
Cuba braces itself for a second US invasion
Hong Kong Anti-Graft Watchdog Under Threat
China Out-Pivots the US to the Middle East and Iran
Analyst's Murder Highlights Cambodian Misrule
Islamic State and Southeast Asia
North Korea Exports Slave Labor to EU, Report Says
India’s Modi Reshuffles Cabinet: Gains, Surprises
Myanmar’s Illegal Wildlife Supermarket
Globalisation: Is BREXIT the Tipping Point?
Unilever Concert Deaths Test Philippine President Duterte’s Drug War
The Cost of Indonesia’s 2015 Fires
Duterte’s Federalism: False Promise
Macau’s Downturn Deepens, Continues
Brain optional, scientists say, and I have to agree
Viet Steel Mill Owners Acknowledge Huge Fish Kill
Philippines’ New President Shakes up the South China Sea
Chaos in Myanmar’s Jadeite Industry
Malaysian PM Snares Another Political Enemy
Will China Bullying Hurt Taiwan’s Economy?
South Korea Shipbuilding Industry Faces Crisis
Malaysian PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Consolidates Power
Ramadan Lunch Raid Spotlights Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
Cops Already Acting on Philippine President-elect’s Death-to-Thugs Vow
A Gay Indian Artist Shakes up London’s Tate Gallery
China South Sea Myth Backfires
Singapore’s Nanny State Kicks Out Foreign Support for LGBTs
Out of China - Scariest Superbug of All hits US
Reform Recedes in Malaysia as Voters Abandon Opposition
China Finds a Friend in Australia
Filipino Politicians Rush for Presidential Perks
Australia Foreign Debt Reaches Crisis Proportions
HK Concert Cancellation a Flash Point with Beijing
Thai Junta’s Charter Referendum in Doubt
Malaysia is China's 'Weak Link' in Checkmating ASEAN
4 TALES THAT PROVE OUR BRAINS ARE SWITCHED OFF AND IN OUR POCKETS
HK’s Unpopular Chief Exec May Face Competition from Bureaucrats
Thai Junta to Crack Down Harder on Internet Users
Malaysian By-elections Likely to Ratify Najib Leadership
What a Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone Means for Southeast Asia
US Cruising Around the South China Sea: No Strategy
Indonesia About to Introduce Draconian Islamic Certification Law
Southeast Asia Stumbles on Biofuels
Differences between Westerners and Easterners
Singapore Shocks its Neighbor to the North
Official Religious Orthodoxy Driving Malaysia to Extremes
Philippines Gets Ready for the Duterte Ride
Two Veterans, Three Countries, Much Damage
‘Talibanization’ for Malaysia?
Something Fishy with Thailand’s Fishing Industry
Dodgy Donors Dog India’s Litfest Circuit
Japan Enters South China Sea Dispute
Indonesia Opens the Door – a Bit – to More Foreign Investment
4 true stories about taking risks
'Really Pissed Off:' Vietnam’s Environmental Disaster
Global Climate Change: Impossible Goals?
Expect More China-Taiwan Tensions
Malaysia’s Opposition: The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Questions over Duterte’s Philippine Cabinet
BJP, 2 women regional politicians top India’s state polls
Book Review: CEO, CHINA – The Rise of Xi Jinping
Taiwan’s Outgoing President May Face Charges
Indonesia’s Oldest Party Picks a Shakedown Artist
Duterte Likely to Go His Own Way on Energy
Leicester City Cinderella Story Authored by Thai Oligarch
With Obama Coming, Viet Leaders in a Dilemma
Post-Paris: Call for Deeper Commitment to Slow Climate Change
Malaysia Silences Critics as Najib Heads for UK
Philippine Vice President Not Settled Yet
The consequences of Japan’s shrinking
Thoughts about persuasive speech
Indonesian Child Rape Case Sparks Public Outrage
Thailand: Making Merit While Escaping the Law
China’s Taxman May Axe HK Economy
Thai Facebook Users Under Threat
Southeast Asia’s Rivers Run Dry
Anti-Coal Movement Grows in Philippines
Malaysia Losing its Grip on East Malaysia?
The Philippines and the Politics of Failure
Davao and the President the Philippines Might Get
Viet Fish Kill Spawns Political Crisis
Can Food Trucks Replace Hong Kong’s Dai Pai Dongs?
Political Rivalry in India Endangers Defense
Singapore’s Opposition Figurehead Trounced Again
Could Duterte Control the Philippine Congress?
Malaysian PM Basks in State Electoral Victory
Indonesia Prepares for New International Condemnation
Dispiriting Year for Press Freedom in Asia
Book Review: Metamorphosis: Studies in Social and Political Change in Myanmar
Philippine Islamic Peace Process at Risk
1Malaysia Development Bhd. Nears a Sorry End
A New Global ‘Patrimonial’ Art Emerges
Singapore’s ‘Jolly Hangman’ About to Strike
The Mytsone Dam: Myanmar’s NLD Dilemma
My position on gender and toilets
Brunei silenced on South China Sea claims
Obituary: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1967-2016)
India Tries to Repair Scandal-Scarred Defense Procurement
Streamed Durex Sex Ad Frustrates Chinese
Huge Fish Kill Tests Vietnam’s New Regime
Thai Junta to Prosecute Corruption Protesters
Malaysia Appoints Professional to Lead Bank Negara
40 Years On, Laos Still Covered with Unexploded Ordinance
Malaysia’s 1MDB Default: What Were They Thinking??
I'm outing myself: I identify as a potato
Thailand Expats Rattled by New Visa Form
The Group Behind Canadian Execution by Philippine Militants
Cambodian Parliamentary Immunity in Danger
Malaysia’s Bomohs: Witch Doctors in Modern Society
Sarawak Election Cast as Referendum on Malaysian PM
Malaysian Tycoon Dismembers HK Paper for Beijing
‘Make in India’ Resonates with Chinese Corporates
Australia and the Cringe Mentality
Viet Stock Markets Start to Catch Up
A Veteran Singaporean Foe Challenges the PAP
What if the US Tilt Doesn’t Work?
Saudi Statement ‘Clearing’ Malaysian PM a Red Herring
Myanmar’s New Democracy’s First Task: Ethnic Conflict
Mix of Challenges for Philippine Birth Control Law
Does Delhi care as Kashmir erupts again?
Indonesia’s Feared Anti-terrorism Squad Under Fire in Hunt for ISIS
Opinion: Don’t Let Radical Islam Colonize Malaysia
Opinion: Climate Change and Violence
An Icon of Singaporean Resistance Dies
Hong Kong Now Wants Silence from Business Critics
Thai New Year Awash in Groping and Road Deaths
Fish, Tourists New Pawns in China Battle Over Taiwan
Singapore’s Lawsuit-Happy Lee Family
Party Infighting Undermines Korean Democracy
China to Take Scarborough Shoal Next?
MONDAY MOANING BLUES: THOUGHTS ABOUT SILENCE
Lots of Malaysians in Panama Papers
Political Fallout from El Nino
Sour Anniversary Looms for Indonesian Environmental Disaster
South China Morning Post Shows its New China Stripes
Thailand’s Junta Tightens the Screws on Shinawatra Country
Malaysian Parliamentary Panel Whitewashes Najib
ADB Says Asia Heads for ‘New Normal’ Growth
Malaysia Auditor General’s 1MDB Report Classified
Bangladesh’s Khaleda on the Ropes?
Opinion: Cambodian Rice Industry Endangered by Bad Policy
Latest Thai Constitution Draft a Non-Starter
China’s Overseas Investments Come with Baggage
Beijing Blows Hot Over Hong Kong’s Nationalist Party
Thai Junta Turns Law Enforcement Over to Soldiers
Modi Government Wraps e-Commerce in Red Tape
The Lie at the Center of the Singapore Legend
The Challenges to Democracy in Myanmar
Tata Hit by the Latest of India’s Failed Foreign Takeovers
Jakarta Governor Seeks to Break Indonesia’s Political Mold
The Rehabilitation of Erap Estrada
Johor Sultan Says Be Malay Not Arab
Palm Oil Giant Suspended from Environmental Certification
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate – London Matter of Taste April 21 to May 3
Singapore Extends Crackdown on Internet Journalism
US Returns to the Philippines in Force
India’s BJP’s Swings to Jingoism
Provoked by China, Jakarta Backs Away From South China Sea Dispute
Indonesian Gas Field Decision Shows Joko’s Indecision
Hard Cheese! Authentic is the New Luxe
Leading Vietnam Blogger Draws Five-Year Sentence
Negative Interest Rates: Insidious Killers
Blocked Site’s Closure Underscores Malaysia's Press Freedom Crisis
Indonesian Economy Brightens Up
Atmospheric CO2 Levels Flatten for Second Straight Year
Malaysia Watches Warily for Central Bank Governor’s Replacement
Japan PM Abe's Influence Grows Across ASEAN
The Plight of Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers
Besieged Singaporean Blogger Again Turns to Crowdfunding
God and the Philippine Election
Who Covered Up Malaysian Banker’s Assassination?
Breaking Sri Lanka’s Economic Gridlock
'Crooks vs Crooks' Under Thai Military
Return of the Arc of Democracy
China-Taiwan Tunnel a Nonstarter, Taipei Says
State Capitalism and the Threat to Democracy
Influential Malaysian Website Closes Down
THE DAY 16 WOMEN ESCAPED THEIR MARRIAGES
US, India Hope to Resurrect Moribund Nuke Deal
Good Times Fade for Indian Tycoon Mallya
Lights Going Out for Free Press in Southeast Asia
Christian Asylum Seekers in Thailand Face Persecution
Singapore Threatens Online News Site
South Africans Want Arms Factory in Hong Kong
Philippine Court Clears Poe to Run for President
China SOEs Snap Up Overseas Chinese Media
China’s National People’s Congress Deals with a New Mao
Malaysia’s Opposition Coalition: Maybe Not so Grand
Freed Indian Student Assails BJP
Myanmar’s National League for Democracy Consolidates Power
Malaysian Political Enemies Unite Against Najib
UN, US Call for Answers on Malaysian Press Blockages
The Globe Catches the Japanese Disease
Power, Najib’s Money and Malaysia’s Corrupt System
Politics May Block Huge Indonesian Gas Field
Can China’s Infrastructure Bank Transform the Region?
HK By-election Turns Into Referendum, Beijing Loses
India’s Arun Jaitley launches pro-poor rural budget
New Press Crackdown in Malaysia
Thaksin Rolls Dice in Bid to Check Thai Military
The Jakarta IS Attacks and the Year Ahead
Singapore, Hong Kong Catch Cold from Neighbors
Najib is Indictable, M'sia's Anti-graft Body Believes
Indonesian Supreme Court Nixes Acquittal of International School Teachers
Thai Junta Threatens Exiled Critic Pavin’s Family
Manny Pacquiao Kicks Off Regional LGBT Debate
NGOs Urge EU to Keep Thai Feet to Fire on Fishery Slavery
China Contractors Wreck Myanmar Villagers’ Lives
Indonesia's Jokowi Blocks Move to Weaken Anti-Graft Body
Cats Fighting Under the Blanket in Thailand
Japan: Business Cycle Disappears
Smart pets harm my self-esteem
Malaysia’s Najib-Mahathir ‘Guerrilla War’ Heats Up
Hong Kong Adopts Beijing Confrontation Tactics
India’s Modi Government Stumbles on Repression
Indonesia May Drop Mining Export Ban
US Jet Fighter Deal with Pakistan Rumbles India
Opinion: Epidemic of Top Thai Cop ‘Suicides’ Continues
Budget Axe Falls on Malaysian Universities
Singapore Seeks to Rig Another Election
Shortage of Women in Southeast Asian Politics
US Top Court Imperils Asia Climate Control Efforts
An Open Letter to the President of the United States
Malaysia Tries to Cloud Blame for Altantuya Killing
India and Pakistan’s Ice-Bound Standoff
Human Rights Groups Bullied for Detailing Thai Torture
Indonesian President Rolls Out Dramatic Economic Reforms
Supreme Court Weighs Philippine Destiny
Silencing by means of “superstition”
Former Indonesian President’s Close Aide Convicted
Myanmar: New Parliament, Old Constitution
Malaysia’s AG: Whistle-blowing Detrimental to Health
China’s Wooing of Iran May Not Pay Off
The Jakarta Attack and Indonesian Terrorism
Story Keeps Changing on Malaysian PM’s Embarrassing Accounts
Racism Rears its Head in Hong Kong
Viet Political Transition a Nightmare for Dissidents
Indonesia’s Economy Heads into Turbulence
Publish and Perish: Long Arm of Chinese Censors Reaches Across Borders
Kedah Ouster of Mahathir’s Son a Pyrrhic Victory for M'sia's Najib
A Longtime Political Refugee Seeks Singaporean Justice
A World of Scandal Descends on Malaysian Prime Minister
Finally! French Act in Altantuya Murder Case
Cracks Widen in Malaysian PM’s Story on Unexplained Billions
Hope Fades for Sri Lankan Justice for Rajapaksa
Crowds, Personalities at Jaipur Lit Fest
Malaysia AG’s Embarrassing Gaffe
Taiwan’s Tsai Has to get the Economy Moving
Climate Change: Making Polluters Pay
Malaysian AG Clears PM of Wrongdoing with Dodgy Statement
Update: As expected, Supporters of Viet General Secretary Trong Prevail
Bangladesh PM’s Vendetta Against Grameen Bank’s Yunus
Obituary: A Singaporean Political Refugee Dies in the US
Viet Party Conference Surprisingly Dumps Dung
Opinion: The Lies of Malaysia’s Attorney General
China’s Giant Coast Guard Cutters Threat to Regional Neighbors
China’s Belt and Road Show an Expanding Girth
Islamic State’s appeal in Malaysia
India’s Modi Promises to Clear Red Tape for Entrepreneurs
Missing HK Publisher’s ‘Confession’ Has Beijing’s Fingerprints
Malaysian PM Najib On Way Out, Report Says
Taiwan Election: The Strait is Wide but the Emperor is Still too Close
Jakarta Attack Linked to ISIS, Indonesians Defiant
Taiwan Electorate Appears Certain to Reject Beijing’s advances
Prestigious Publication Lends Support to Embattled Malaysian Central Banker
Rare Gulf of California Species Threatened by Chinese Appetites
Opinion: Thailand’s Institutionalized Slavery
King Coal ‘Golden Age’ Over: Report
Opinion: Former US Ambassador Laments 'Failures' on North Korea
Filipino Catholic Church Continues to Fight Family Planning
North Korea’s Nuclear Test Deepens Chinese Dilemma
Terrorist raid shows Modi Failings
Torture of Tamils Continues in Sri Lanka
The Disgrace of Malaysian University Education
Bangladesh Transforms Despite Vicious Politics
China's Dilemma over Land and Sea Routes
Viet Activist’s Harassment Continues After Leaving Prison
Taiwan Gets a New International-Class Museum
Chinese Officials Kidnap Another HK Publisher