Archive - Asia Sentinel

Did Duterte Try to Flee to China to Avoid Arrest?

Skeptics question why he abandoned his impregnable Davao redoubt to fly to Hong Kong

7 hrs ago •

Our Correspondent

Singapore Gears up for General Election

Gerrymandering and political proficiency likely to keep PAP in power

10 hrs ago •

John Berthelsen

Trump’s Canada Bid Needs a Commonwealth Challenge

Chance for Commonwealth to test whether soft power still works

16 hrs ago

Duterte Arrest a New phase in Duterte-Marcos rivalry

Decision to let ICC arrest former president has imponderable ramifications

Mar 12

Time to Abandon a South China Sea Code of Conduct

China leads Asean on a futile two-decade chase

Mar 10

The End of Pax Americana

Can Trump 2.0 Confront China Alone?

Mar 10

Critical USAID Environmental Funding Dries Up in SEA

NGOs turn to ‘e-begging’ for critically important work

Mar 9

Panama Canal Ports Sale Stokes Fears Other Forced Sales Will Follow

Some see bullying by Trump, others see it as a deal between Trump and Xi

Mar 7

Taiwan's Energy Dilemma

Non-nuclear energy policy re-examined

Mar 7

Panama Port Sale by True Master of The Art of The Deal

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison cashes out with a US$20 billion profit

Mar 6 •

Plea Deal for Prominent Singapore Hotelier

With election looming, government seeks to draw line under scandal

Mar 6

The Myanmar Junta Leader’s Moscow Win

Meanwhile, the decimation of USAID surfaces in a war-torn nation

Mar 5

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