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Asia Sentinel’s Christmas Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEWS: Two Sorry Tales of American Misadventure in Asia
BOOK REVIEW: The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India
Obituary: Jose Maria Sison 1939-2022
Alleged FTX Fraudster’s Girlfriend Pleads Guilty
Growing Persecution of LGBTQs in Malaysia
Two Killed on Indonesia's ill-Starred High-Speed Rail Project
Schrödinger's Princess: Is Thai Royal Alive or Dead?
Asean Risks Losing Whatever Relevance it Has
One Month In, Malaysia Off to a Shaky Start
Altantuya Verdict Leaves Mastermind Unnamed
Gauging the Strength of Myanmar’s Armed Resistance
Afghan-Pakistan Border Tensions Grow
Middle East Interests Shift From the West to Asia
Time’s Up for FTX Former CEO, US Alleges
Violence Against Women and Girls: Not Cultural but Criminal
Hong Kong’s Independent Judiciary Hangs by a Thread
Long-Discredited Fear of Communism Reappears in Indonesian Criminal Code
Demonstrations Thin End of Wedge in Iran, China
Proposed Philippine Wealth Fund Sparks Jitters
UPDATE: Brittney Griner Traded for the Merchant of Death
IS muscle-flexing in Afghanistan threatens Taliban and wider region
Xi mentions Tiananmen, refuses to call it a tragedy
International Concern As Indonesia Outlaws Premarital Sex Under Islamist Influence
The Case for Recognizing the Taliban Regime
Singapore’s Temasek Looks for Answers in FTX Collapse
Urban Sprawl Uglifies Kashmir's 'Venice of the East'
High-Ranking Indonesian Police Turn On Each Other
The Masters of the Universe Invent a New Plaything
Thailand’s Prayuth Maneuvers to Stay in Power
New US-China Space Race Heating Up
A Dose of Reality for Malaysia
Manila’s Tricky US-China Balancing Act
Risk of ‘Superbugs’ Grows From Antibiotic Misuse
Temasek, Sequoia Capital missed huge risks in FTX
Anwar Caps a 30-Year Campaign to Become Malaysia’s Premier
Taiwan’s Tsai Headed For Lame Duck Status in Local Elections
The Philippines’ Corruption-Ridden Prison System
Seoul Ends Diplomatic Ambiguity on China
Influx of Chinese Workers Irritates Indonesians
The US-China Rivalry is Unlikely to Disappear, ever
Jokowi, Indonesia Pull it Off on Global Stage
Malaysia’s Polls Usher in a New Political Landscape
Release of Rajiv Gandhi’s Killers Triggers Public Uproar
China Twists Arms at Asean Summit
Malaysia’s Projected Post-Election Leaders
With 8 Billion People, The World’s Inequality Problems Fester
The Philippines' Dreary Record on Crime
Xi a Winner in Bali G20 Meeting
As G20 Meets in Bali, Host Indonesia’s Problems on Display
China’s ‘Super Hydropower Dam’ Raises Indian Hackles
China-US Rivalry Muted at Asean Conclave
Malaysia’s Upcoming National Polls Suddenly Look Competitive
Continued Power Struggle Likely Despite Xi’s Sway
Intrigues Within Ranks Challenge Marcos Jr.
Indonesia’s Most Powerful Kingmaker Wants Daughter as President
North Korean Missile Launches Unite Allies
Chinese Adopt Bollywood Disco Song as Protest Anthem
An Obscure Central Asian Country Comes Into its Own
A Journalist’s Murder Rattles Manila
Imran Khan Targets Military After Shooting
BOOK REVIEW: Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India
BOOK REVIEW: Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World
UNCTAD Outlines a Stark Future for World’s Poor Countries
Malaysia's Upcoming Polls Hinge on Corruption
Delusion and the Madness of Crowds
Hong Kong’s Judges Twist Themselves into Semantic Knots
Bhopal Survivors Continue to Seek Justice 38 years After Tragedy
Sudden Blackout Ends a Concert in Vietnam
Pakistan Infrastructure Initiative’s Continuing Problems
HK Authorities Use Dodgy Charge to Convict Publisher Lai
HIV Returns Among Asia-Pacific’s Young
Last-Minute Leadership Reshuffle Caused Hu’s Removal
Onetime Colony’s Offspring Produce New UK Leaders
The Decline of Buddhism in Thailand
Kidney Failures Kill Scores of Indonesian Children
Pulitzer Fete Blocked for Kashmiri Journalist
Predecessor’s Sudden Ejection Spotlights Xi’s Power
Moral Outrage: Malaysia’s Election Gamechanger?
Brexit-Based Dreams End Truss’s Brief reign over “Britaly”
Investors Skittish Over China's Covid Policy
India’s Congress Party Elects a Non-Gandhi
Microsoft's Gates Makes a Risky Bet
Indonesia: The Gulf Monarchies’ New Battleground
Controlling the Narrative: Historical Distortion and the Philippines
BOOK REVIEW: Number One Realist: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare
Resurgent Jihadis Brace For New Transnational War
Anti-India Immigrant Pitch Delays UK Trade Deal
Acid Attacks: Burning Issue in India
From the Philippines’ Marcos, Lassitude in Human Rights
Malaysian Polls to Decide Fate of Party President
China’s Novelistic ‘Soft Power Invasion’ of Vietnam
Indonesian Police Screw Themselves Up
Lee Dynasty Squabble Shakes Singapore Politics
Indonesia Ducks Uyghur Issue in United Nations
Marcos Dodges First 100 Days, Then Switches Course
Malaysia's Great Disappointment – Nation's Biggest-Ever Budget
Indonesian Fishermen Struggle to Adapt to Climate Change
India's Top Court Gives Single Women New Abortion Rights
Indonesian Fishermen Struggle to Adapt to Climate Crisis
Taiwan's Military Preparedness up But Not by Much
Malaysia’s Former AG Thomas Persecuted for Job Well Done?
Rumblings of Corruption in Penang
Pakistan Turns Away from Russia in Ukraine Conflict
Chinese Academics in US Increasingly Going Home Out of Fear
BOOK REVIEW: Civil Society in Southeast Asia, Power Struggles and Political Regimes
Malaysian PM demands Probe of Former Reformasi AG
Behind Vietnam’s Rosy GDP Figures, Some Questions
Could Malaysia Field Multiracial Political Parties?
Update: Thai PM Given New Term by High Court
Singapore’s Hounded Independent Media Move Overseas
Is Jokowi’s Nusantara the Chinese Dream?
As Abe is Laid to Rest, Legacy of Political Stability and International Orientation
India Demands its Kohinoor Diamond Back
China's Xi Continues Campaign Against Security Agency Enemies
Russian Embassy Murders in Kabul May Signal New Isolation For Taliban
Malaysia Readies for Polls in a Radical New Landscape
Cyber Pirate Hacks Indonesia’s Top Officials to Highlight Breaches
Central Asian SCO Summit Bad News for Putin
BOOK REVIEW: Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories from Bastar and Kashmir
Extraordinary Tribute as Thousands Queue for Elizabeth
BOOK REVIEW: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
China Pushes Into Russia’s Backyard
India Maneuvers for Big Power Status
Top Pakistani Court Rules Preaching Christianity is no Crime
King Charles III Faces Challenges as Old Colonial Links Go
Indonesian Palm Oil Billionaire Goes on Trial
West Starts to Wean Itself From China’s Rare Earths
Newly Rich Indians Look for Overseas Luxury
Fifth Covid Wave hits Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers
UK Picks Truss Amid Massive Crises
Pair Arrested for Trying to Create Mini-State in Marshall Islands
Political Earthquake: Can a new Malaysia Emerge?
Former Tata Chairman Mistry Killed in Crash
China Joins the Search for Alternative Meat Protein
Malaysia's 'Assembly Line' of Crooks Meets Justice
Taiwan's KMT tries its luck at taming the Chinese dragon
Indonesian Police Sex-Murder Scandal Kicks Off Major Purge
Asia’s World City’s World Continues to Shrink
Nickel, Indonesia's Poisoned Chalice
Former Malaysian PM’s Wife Headed for Prison
The Myth of Sino-Russia ‘Takeover’ of Afghanistan
Malaysia Regains Its National Dignity
Malaysia’s Government System Under Pressure in Wake of Najib Verdict
India's Crumbling Roads Take Lives
Thai PM Prayuth Out, Now the Jockeying Begins
Biden Administration’s Simplistic China Policy
Former Malaysian PM Najib Jailed on Corruption Charges
Xi Jinping Takes Down Another ‘Tiger’
UMNO’s and Najib’s 40-Year Raid on the Defense Ministry
Thai Junta Leader Prayuth About to Fall?
Najib’s fate: ‘Let justice be done’
End of the Line for Malaysia’s Najib?
Indonesia Nervously Watches China-Taiwan Conflict
Hong Kong’s Quarantine Reduction: Too Little, Too Late
China’s Weak Historical Claim to Taiwan
Radical Islam Makes its Way from Afghanistan to Pakistan
Salman Rushdie Pays a Terrible Price for his Courage
Indonesia’s Police Scandal Widens in Shocking New Directions
BOOK REVIEW: Malaysia Towards GE-15 and Beyond
BOOK REVIEW: Normative Tensions: Academic Freedom in International Education
Human Breast Milk Commercialization Controversy in India
Global Race On for Hegemony Over Technology
Unprecedented Fallout from Indonesian Revenge Murder
Al-Zawahiri’s Killing May Send Al-Qaeda in Ominous New Directions
Testing time for Marcos Presidency in the Philippines
Indonesia Police Revenge Shooting Shakes Force to the Core
Much More Rope For Thai Premier Prayuth?
Indonesia’s President Seeks International Stage
Al-Zawahiri’s Death: More Where He Came From
A French Court’s Bizarre Verdict Roils Southeast Asian Waters
Lee Scion’s Rumored Anointment as Crown Prince Could Split Singapore’s PAP
Brittney Griner and the Merchant of Death
Disheartening Setback in Campaign Against AIDS
Thailand Tunes in and Turns On
Solving the Japan-South Korea Relations Tangle
Report Says Taiwan Asking for Long-range Missiles from US
India's Population Surge: Dividend or Disaster?
Myanmar Executions an Ominous Signal of More to Come
Xi Faces Unaccustomed Headwinds in 3rd Term Bid
Rajapaksa Dynasty’s End Likely Not a New Beginning
Setback for Medical Cannabis Legalization in Indonesia
Can Rafizi Ramli Save Malaysia’s Most Important Opposition Party?
India and the Taliban Find a Path to ‘Normal’ Relations
Southeast Asia’s post-Covid-19 green recovery
Taiwan Strait caught in the crosshairs of US-China relations
Kazakhstan a Reluctant Ally in Russia’s Ukraine Gambit
Criminal Trials Feature in Beijing Power Struggle
Abe’s Death Throws Japanese Polls Into Chaos
3D Printing: Cautionary Tale for US Manufacturing
Dishonesty Writes End to Boris
The Perils of Medical Malpractice in Malaysia
Singapore Dreams Up Foreign Influence in Politics
Viet Leader’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Continues to Fizzle
Malaysia’s Political Clown Show
US Abortion Decision Triggers National Debate in India
Rappler’s Ressa: Battling ‘The Devil’s Microphone’
Hong Kong at 25: One City, Two Views
Russia’s Ugly History in Ukraine
Presidential Election Maneuvering Begins in Indonesia
Officials’ Downfall Confirms Shanghai’s Failings as Financial Hub
Lame Duck Duterte Still Seeking to Shut Down Rappler
G7 Counter to China’s BRI: Too Little, Too Late
Abu Sayyaf Under Rising Pressure in Asia’s Backwater
Floods Wreak Havoc in South Asia
Gerontocrats in Hong Kong’s New Government
Controversial Traditional Chinese Remedy Distributed to Millions in Hong Kong
Pakistan Economy: Trapped Between China and US
China’s New Envoy to Indonesia Faces Multiple Issues
Korean President Moon’s Last Reform
Growing Discontent Among Malaysia’s Dominant Ethnic Group
Cambodia Political Repression Deepens
What India Could Learn From China On Pollution Control
Bongbong Puts a Tenuous Foot Forward on Agriculture
China More Vulnerable Than US in Supply Chains: Analysts
China’s Gigantic Philippine Trade Gap
Opinion: The Death of Integrity in Malaysia
Singapore as a One-Party State
India's Modi Backs Away from Hindu Extremism
An Indian Woman Sets Out to Marry Herself
International Politics Hampers Australian ASEAN Agriculture Workers Scheme
Australia Strengthens Ties with Immediate Neighbors
BOOK REVIEW: The Making of the Modern Philippines
Myanmar’s Junta to Execute Pro-Democracy Activists
China’s Pacific Ambitions Hit a Pothole
Faceoff in the South China Sea Grows More Tense
Bongbong Marcos and the Challenge Ahead
Bangkok Governor-elect to Walk Political Tightrope
Hong Kong’s Creative Types Head For The Exits
China's Covid Lockdown hits Indonesian Consumers
Indonesia's G20 Summit Dilemma
Central Asia Passes on Russia’s Ukraine Gambit
Climate Change Comes to South Asia
Labor Shortages Dog Viet Tourism
Furor Over Indonesian Cleric’s Expulsion from Singapore
Independent Candidates Redraw Thailand’s Political Makeup
Asia Sentinel Halal Probe Results in Abattoir’s Ban
Philippine Legislature: Democratic Facsimile
Rajapaksas Prevail in Sri Lanka Despite Grave Crises
US Gaming Executives in Sino-US Crossfire
Indonesia: Reluctant South China Sea Participant
Indonesia Seeks to Lure Tesla Battery Investment
Australia Federal Election Tightens
Yoon Rushes to Improve Ties with Tokyo
Marcoses regain a Vote of Confidence
The Marcos Restoration: 30 Years In The Making
Indian Exporters Reap Russian Windfall
Upcoming Bangkok Gubernatorial Polls a Political Barometer
Hong Kong’s New Leader Shows Iron Fist With Cardinal’s Arrest
Malaysian Media Furor Over Allegations of Halal Abuse
Singapore Ups the Pressure on the Opposition
Taiwan's Xialiuqiu Islanders Fight to Save Their Home
Malaysia Urgently Needs Agricultural Revolution
Viet Premier’s Delicate Pilgrimage to Washington
Leni Robredo’s Pink Revolution
Indonesia’s Jokowi Looks to the Gulf States
Malaysia’s Colossal Foreign Policy Gaffe
Up Periscope! Sub Scandal Resurfaces in Malaysia
Ukraine Crisis Disrupts Indonesia's Wheat Supply
BOOK REVIEW: The Story of Malacca: Sultans & Spices, Guns & Greed, Race & Religion
Ukraine’s Moskva Sinking Spurs Taiwan to Fast-track Anti-China Defense Production
India, US Ease Closer to a Marriage of Convenience
English is Key to Keeping India United
Hong Kong’s Storied FCC Learns its Place
Fake Allegations Against Top Malaysian Judges an Election Ploy
Pakistan vs Afghan Taliban: Resetting ties with the West
Manila: Starved For Green Space
Anti-China resistance Grows in Asia-Pacific
Boris Johnson fails to challenge India’s stand on Russia and Ukraine
Maoist Rebellion Outlasts Duterte
Hard-hitting Police Quash Troublesome Indonesian Islamists
Signals Flashing Red on Xi’s Belt and Road
Flurry of Political Activity in Singapore
New Seoul Government Turns Sharply to Washington
Asia Expects Continuing Scars From War, Covid
Big Trouble for Tigers in Laos
Rohingya Refugee Children Struggle for Survival in Kashmir
China-led Jakarta-Bandung Rail Project Stumbles
Hindu Nationalists Spark Fear by Banning Meat Sales During Festival
Malaysian Combat Ships Yet Another Defense Scandal
John Lee as Hong Kong’s next chief executive
Once Again, Beijing Picks Hong Kong’s New Chief
Beijing’s Instability Concerns Drive Hong Kong Exec Pick
Pakistan Heads for Early Elections
India stiffens its criticism of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
EDITORIAL: An Unconscionable Sin
Horrific Cruelty Ignored in Halal Food Production
End of an Era: Indonesia Pursues Suharto Circle’s Debts
Pakistan’s PM Khan Faces Ouster
India Bests China in Sri Lanka Power Politics
All of Hong Kong’s Overseas Judges Urged to Quit
Japan Beats Covid by Aversion to 'Bothersomness'
Indonesia Widens its Defense Security Net
Philippines Opens to Foreign Investment – Maybe
Malaysia’s ‘National Embarrassment’ to Speak to Forum
Big-Power Shenanigans in the Solomon Islands
Russia Leaves its Great Power Illusions in the Ukrainian Mud
Indonesia and G20: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Delhi Faces New Test on Russian Invasion Stance
Hun Sen Seeks to Crush Opposition Before Commune Polls
Malaysia's Overlooked Brain Drain
China Ill-Equipped For Potential US Sanctions
Vietnam's Power Elite Scuttles Coal
The West's Inexcusable Neglect of Starving Afghans
Ukraine Invasion a Wakeup Call for Taiwan
Indonesia: The Lion that Meowed
Ukraine on Fire: Asean Only Squeaks
Johor Election Takes Malaysia Back to the Future
Uncertain Future for Indian Students Escaping Ukraine Nightmare
South Korea Returns to Historic Trajectory
UN Embarks on a Belated Bid to Solve Plastics Pollution
BJP State Election Landslide a Long-term Trend
ASEAN Region Feels Ukrainian Economic Pain
Religion, Politics and Women's Cricket in Pakistan
Delhi’s AAP looks set for historic win in Punjab
Indonesia's President Co-opts the Islamists
Najib Said Seeking Friendly AG to Keep Him Out of Jail
Asia’s Money Pipeline to Russia Dries Up
China Cautiously Begins to Raise its Retirement Age
Malaysia's Fraught State Election
Malaysia's Looming Food Crisis
Ukraine Triggers Korea Election Security Debate
Asia's Troubling Choices over Ukraine
India's Russia Links Put Ukraine Condemnation on Hold
Russia's Ukraine Invasion Backfires in Beijing
Belt and Road Initiative in Indonesia: Green Headache
Graft Probe finds Flaws in China’s Financial Institutions
Malaysia at the Mercy of the Divine Bureaucracy
China Caught in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
China Seeks Another Way to Raise its Falling Birthrate
Flying Your Hamster Out of Hong Kong
South Korea Deals With Its Incels
Hold the Applause for Beijing’s Winter Games
The End of the Blue Diamond Affair
Trump’s Trade War Wasn’t ‘Good’ or ‘Easy to Win’
China Uses Omicron to Crack Down on Hong Kong
‘Little Kings’ Thwart Indonesia's Democracy
The Endangered Rights of Women in Malaysia
Indian Outrage at Singapore Premier’s Insults
Taiwan's Blemished Human Rights Record
A Muslim Woman's Answer on Domestic Violence
China's Search for a Dominant Strategy in Sri Lanka
'Court Cluster' of Felons Seeks to Destabilize Malaysia
Biden Administration Lays Out its Asia Strategy
Inflation in Malaysia Stirring Concern
India's Modi Faces Tough State Polls
Singapore's PAP Out to Hamstring Opposition Party
Malaysia's Machiavellian Culture
China-Russia Alliance: Shared Antagonisms
Global Electric Car Sales Skyrocket, Led by China
Duterte's Growing Overseas Troubles
BOOK REVIEW: Stalin: Passage to Revolution
BOOK REVIEW: Where Were You? A Profile of Modern Slavery
China's Rail Networks: Transporting Goods and Influence
A Year After Coup, Myanmar Heads Nowhere
Ex-graftbuster's Verdict May Spell Trouble for Chinese Anti-corruption Czar
Suspicions of Manipulation of Malaysia's Chicken Market
Road's End for Malaysia's Reform Coalition?
Professional Muslim Women in India Face Growing Threats
Philippines' Marcos Scion Coasting Toward Presidency
Duterte Hands Broadcast Foe's Licenses to an Ally
Xi Seeks to Quell Internal Rebellion
Afghanistan's Collapse Inevitable
Hong Kong's Isolation Deepens as Covid-19 Wears on
Hong Kong's Top Jurist Defends Indeterminate Pretrial Detention
Surrogate Scholars are Big Business in Vietnam
Taiwan Turning Itself into a Fortress
BOOK REVIEW: Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of the Coronavirus
New Capital Evokes Indonesia’s Archipelagic Character
Authorities Close Kashmir Press Club
Indonesian Indigenous Vaccine Raises Concerns
Bleak Outlook for Thailand in 2022
Alternatives To The ‘Great Reset’ in Davos
Malaysia’s Corruption Watchdog Under Fire
Putin’s Central Asia Ambitions
Twitter Users Ridicule Indonesian Police
Getting by in a Corrupt Vietnam
Australian Woman’s Fight to Prove Singapore Fraud
China's Belt & Road Initiative Builds Roads to Beijing
Southern Thai Insurgency Negotiations Likely to be Fruitless
Kazakh Unrest a Problem for Region’s Despots
BOOK REVIEW: A Long Road to Justice: Stories from the Frontlines in Asia
BOOK REVIEW: Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars that Upended an Auto Empire
Taiwan Researcher’s Covid-19 Bite Raises Questions
BOOK REVIEW: The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
Australia, Japan Confirm Mutual Defense Pact
Cambodia Casino Union Leader Violently Arrested as Strike Drags on
Australian ASEAN Farm Worker Visa Runs Into Flak
Hong Kong Government Snuffs Out More Media
Asian Governments Shackle Social Media as Disaster Relief Tool
A Kashmiri Wife’s 25-year Struggle for Justice