Big Brother Comes to Southeast Asia 
The $200 billion company you can’t look inside 
Asia Sentinel at 20: Two Decades of Independent Journalism A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren 4 months ago. Still, no one accepts blame
It was the deadliest reported strike in the US-Israeli war against Iran, and most of the victims were children. Yet over four months since a…
Samantha Johnson
The great AI reckoning: how China is flipping the script on US’ new industrial revolution
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this…
Trump ally Steve Daines rejects claims of talks with KMT leader
Republican Senator Steve Daines said he did not meet with Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party, during her US visit earlier…
Do BN(O) migrants dream of air conditioning?
When I was still working from the South China Morning Post’s office in Hong Kong, I fought with my expat colleagues throughout the summer over…
US State Department green lights possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Singapore
The US State Department has backed a potential sale of AGM-114R Hellfire missiles to Singapore, valued at US$22.3 million, in a deal it said would…
US expected to exit USMCA, starting a decade-long countdown for trade pact
US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday that it will not extend the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, starting a decade-long…