Big Brother Comes to Southeast Asia 
The $200 billion company you can’t look inside 
Asia Sentinel at 20: Two Decades of Independent Journalism Children Pay the Heaviest Price as Conflicts Intensify
Increased killings, recruitment, and sexual violence on the rise …
Samantha Johnson
Japan’s detention system under scrutiny after ruling on abuse of restraints
A court order requiring Japan’s government to compensate the family of a Peruvian man who sustained a broken arm at an immigration facility has intensified…
The quiet grind behind the wig and gown
If ViuTV’s Court! feels unusually grounded for a legal drama, it is because the series dares to show what the public rarely sees – and…
China’s ethnic unity law is not a tool of transnational repression
China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, passed in March, takes effect this month. It stands alongside the 1984 Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy…
Residents, visitors flock to waterfront as PLA navy ships sail into Hong Kong
Residents and tourists have flocked to Hong Kong’s harbourfronts to welcome two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessels on a five-day port call to the…
Single China mum carries steel tubes to fund education, weeps, hugs daughter who aces gaokao
A Chinese single mother who quit school after Primary One carried steel tubes to support her daughter, who excelled in this year’s college entrance exams.
When…