1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (73+ words) Shipping Containers: New Threat Multiplier'Asia Sentinel Shipping Containers: New Threat Multiplier Option for new regional and global missile campaigns As the military world's threat delivery platforms multiply through AI-driven "wolf pack" drone systems, autonomous loitering munitions and space-based platforms, a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (88+ words) Bhutan's "Mindfulness City' to Link to India by Rail'Asia Sentinel Bhutan's "Mindfulness City' to Link to India by Rail "GMC' prescribed as bridge between spiritual past and digital future Bhutan, the isolated Himalayan nation that has gained worldwide distinction for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (116+ words) TRANSCRIPT: Interview with "Korean Messiah" author Jonathan Cheng'Asia Sentinel TRANSCRIPT: Interview with "Korean Messiah" author Jonathan Cheng Author of the forthcoming book talks about Kim Il-Sung"s Christian roots, and what he uncovered from rare archives and on-the-ground visits to…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (81+ words) Thailand Plans Entertainment Complex Without Thaksin's Casino'Asia Sentinel Thailand Plans Entertainment Complex Without Thaksin's Casino The dream that failed The Thai government has announced plans for a mammoth US$22.56 billion tourism and entertainment complex in the Eastern Economic Corridor which…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (676+ words) His 2014 nonfiction book on the impact of globalization on his adopted home city, Capital: The Eruption of Delhi, received the Ryszard Kapu'ci'ski Award, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and nominated for the Ondaatje Prize. Dasgupta's most recent book, After…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (105+ words) A Traveler Learns About China's Food Scandals The Hard Way'Asia Sentinel A Traveler Learns About China's Food Scandals The Hard Way China's slowing economy can worsen, or fix, its food safety problem Jolted awake at 2 am, I rushed into the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (91+ words) BOOK REVIEW: Butterflies'Asia Sentinel By Sylvia Yu and Matthew S. Friedman. Published by Penguin Books, Singapore January 20, 2026, Kindle edition, 276 pp. International release: September 2026 Although a work of fiction, this book addresses two real issues: the historic problem of the Japanese Imperial…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (449+ words) This time, the deaths of scores of devotees of cockfighting, or sabong, mostly gamblers known as sabungeros, may be too big to ignore, although many are betting his connections mean he will never see the inside of a jail cell....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (86+ words) Taiwan's Probable Risk Scenario Shifts to Potential Blitzkrieg'Asia Sentinel Taiwan's Probable Risk Scenario Shifts to Potential Blitzkrieg Shock and awe across the Strait rather than blockade Although the bulk of Taiwan observers wargaming Beijing's takeover of Taiwan tend to see…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (573+ words) In the labyrinthine, often dimly lit corridors of Iran's newsrooms, a sound resonates louder than the headlines of the daily press: the heavy, suffocating sound of silence, a silence not born of a scarcity of subjects or a lack of…...