
C O V E R S T O R Y
CRANKY OLD MAN
The PM has a history of lashing out
VIEWPOINT
Mahathir rails against financial orthodoxy
INTERVIEW
Anwar explains what went wrong
OUT OF LINE
Where does the ex-heir go from here?
E N D P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
TRAVEL WATCH
Spin Cycle: Touring Asia on Two Wheels
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A S I A
FREE AT LAST
Vietnam: Hanoi releases a slew of still-defiant political prisoners, perhaps hoping to attract much-needed foreign investment
SABER-RATTLING
North Korea: The test-firing of a missile over Japan may have torpedoed already faltering talks with the United States
DEADLY BREW
Japan: Arsenic-laced curry kills four and spooks a Japanese suburb
S P E C I A L R E P O R T
MOUNTING PRESSURE
Embers from the Asian economic crisis sparked stock volatility, but does it mean the fall of the high-flying U.S. economy?
VIEWPOINT
David Roche warns of a banking meltdown
WEAK RULE
A lack of strong leaders adds to our woes
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