Some ASEAN partners are intrigued, sort of

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/bongbong-marcos-seek-help-china-row

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Mainly, the US keeps its remote, hidden forward base

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/chagos-return-mauritius-fait-accompli-pleasing-nobody

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While the cat’s away in a war, the mice tend to get adventurous

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/central-asian-states-emerge-russia-ukraine

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By Herald van der Linde. Monsoon Books, London, Soft cover, 368 pp.

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/book-review-majapahit-indonesia-greatest-empire

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By Cat Bohannon. Alfred E. Knopf, New York. Hard cover, with bibliography and index, 613pp U$35

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/book-review-eve-female-body-human-evolution

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Donald Trump will be seen nowhere near it

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/ai-takes-over-another-profession

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Opposition parties use flap to flay Modi as Lok Sabha opens

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/uproar-india-medical-exam-new-test-bjp

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Delhi exports its Russian joint venture Brahmos missile to the Philippines

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/india-joins-arms-peddlers

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Rapprochement with Beijing takes its toll

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/biden-administration-turns-back-hongkong

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Silly videos might seem harmless, but don’t count on it

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/the-trouble-with-tiktok

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UMNO pols fan the flames over a merchandising gaffe

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/bad-week-for-malaysia

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More fuel for Trong’s ‘Fiery Furnace’

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/major-corruption-trial-ho-chi-minh-vietnam

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Social media, illegal hunting paint a grim future

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/darkening-picture-clouded-leopards-asia

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Chinese defense minister, ex foreign minister fall from grace amidst Sino-US tensions

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/ministers-sacking-cracks-china-leadership

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Kim seeks new high-tech devices in swap for Soviet-era arms to pound Ukraine

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/north-korea-dangerous-new-russia-ties

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Vacuum left by US departure as jihadis strengthen

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/terror-groups-thriving-amidst-security-void-asia

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Meeting in Hong Kong may have moved events along

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/thailand-thaksin-shinawatra-rumor-resume-power

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Seeking healthier, more sustainable livelihoods

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/who-switch-farmers-from-tobacco-cultivation

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Yoon government seeks to push a painful issue into the past

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/korea-tiptoes-reconciling-comfort-women-issues

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Personal Database Law raises concerns of more state surveillance

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/india-new-system-monitor-kashmiris

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Events forcing north Asian nations into closer collaboration

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/adhesive-south-korea-japan-cooperation

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Congress stalwarts furious although Rajiv’ wife had sought their release on humanitarian grounds

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/release-rajiv-gandhi-killers-trigger-uproar

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But mysteries remain of 1960s violence

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/fear-communism-reappear-indonesia-criminal-code

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But banning imports from one abattoir is not going to stop endemic industry corruption

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/halal-probe-results-abattoir-ban

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US, China face off at Bali conclave over bewildering diplomat-speak

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/taiwan-strait-crosshairs-us-china-relations

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Damage to the global trade regime is inevitable

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/us-refuses-play-own-trade-rules

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Without Covid negative tests, merchants are wary

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/indonesia-uneasily-welcome-chinese-tourists

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