TIMEasia Magazine: Burma Means Business

PHOTOGRAPH FOR TIME BY JOHN STANMEYER—VII

The Trouble with Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency

Indonesia's Perilous Skies
As rescuers continue the search for a downed Indonesian airliner, some say the country's aviation industry has grown too far, too fast

Can the Afghans Defend Themselves?
As in Iraq, an exit strategy for foreign troops depends on building up the Afghan army. But recruiting new soldiers is growing more difficult

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Going Nowhere
By doing business with Burma, Asian countries are helping the brutal military regime stay in power—while the Burmese people suffer from its misrule

People Power
Burma's Subtle Subversives

Viewpoint: Counterattack
Sanctions are the most effective weapon against Burma's military regime

Speed Tribe
Burma's Wa Army
[12/16/2002]

U Nu
Burma's Prime Minister
[08/30/1954]

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FROM THE JANUARY 30, 2006 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006