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Obama brings hope but can he really deliver?

The world can't wait to see how the president fixes economic and global security issues

• OVERDRIVE

  Lessons from Japan's eco-friendly economic plans

  I WAS IN JAPAN from October 25 to 31, with other Asean journalists, on invitation from the private think-tank, Keizai Koho Centre. The trip was a good, first-hand experience and we learned that Japan is still Japan - a system of order, punctuality, efficiency, hard work, teamwork and social harmony.
• NEWSMAKER

  At least the PM admits we have a problem

  Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was trying to put on a brave face yesterday as he announced the launch of yet another 90-day counter-narcotics campaign.
• TELL IT AS IT IS

  Paying Homage to the man who made it all possible

  Winston Churchill once said: "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it." And there is no doubt that Barack Obama, the very first black to win the US presidential election, intends to do that too. He has already made history by winning, but being the man that he is, Obama has the ability and propensity to rise to difficult occasions in the days ahead and has a chance to write his own page in American history.