A S I A
MALAYSIA: On Thin Ice
Despite some rosy economic data, Mahathir's idiosyncratic financial policies may not help shore up his political base
INDIA: Sticky Wicket
Turmoil greets the arrival of the Pakistani cricket team
BANGLADESH: The Evil That Men Do
Spurned suitors increasingly turn to acid to maim and disfigure young women--and frequently go unpunished
CHINA: Money for Nothing
Foreign bankers grapple with the reality that they may not recover their massive loans to China's "itics"
T H E A R T S
BOOKS: Leer and Loathing
A first-time writer tracks Phnom Penh's chaos
Q&A:
With Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand's top-ranking female tennis player
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B U S I N E S S
VIEWPOINT:
Lee Kuan Yew says globalization can work
FINANCE: Will Asia Get a Euro?
Not likely, though a new currency arrangement is needed. Here's one idea
E N D P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
TRAVEL WATCH:
Australia Rules--and Sydney Rocks
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
PLANET WATCH:
DDT Is Still Around--and Still a Menace
ESSAY:
The Millennium ... for Members Only
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