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The Monk and the Gun movie review: Bhutan drama is a one-of-a kind political satire

4/5 stars In 2006 the isolated, landlocked Kingdom of Bhutan took its first tentative steps towards democracy, just a few years after finally allowing access to television and the internet. …

Opinion | Why Western hype about Hong Kong losing its high degree of autonomy rings hollow

by Walter Watson

Measuring Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy without understanding its limits is tantamount to commenting on the US constitution, without reference to the amendments, particularly the first amendment. If, for …