EDITORIAL

Details missing in fiscal plans

Samak's parliamentary address ignores completion timeline and funding sources for mega-projects

GUEST WRITER

Kosovo puts Balkans back on EU agenda
Kosovo's declaration of independence has put stability in the Western Balkans back on Europe's....
EDITORIAL

Judgement day for Musharraf
Problems facing Pakistan and its controversial leader unlikely to be alleviated by national election
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Burmese junta hedges its bets for the future
The leaders of Burma's military junta understand the game of realpolitik very well.

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Let's see now. In the past six weeks we've had the following news: l An off-duty policeman shot....

Graphic presentation
Kyoto's manga musuem gives serious attention to a fun artform
Let's roll
Sushi is delivered by conveyor belt at a fun new Bangkok eatery styled in the Japanese tradition
Cartoon culture
Forget green tea and digital cameras - Japan's greatest export is manga
Float around the clock
The Taling Chan Floating Market keeps going strong throughout the day, after most similar bazaars have stopped