In this issue
Edition: Asia
Edition: Asia
Vol. 160 No. 6
COVER
Changing Faces
(Society)
Asians across the region are eagerly remaking their faces, bodies — and lives
Peer Pressure Plastics (Society)
Kids gotta have it too
ASIA
Walking Scared in India
Gujarat's terrorized Muslim population is getting no help from India's government
Gunning for Cops
A rash of cop killings in the south has Thailand on edge
The Emperor Is Far Away
Beijing's looming leadership change looks irrelevant to China's citizens, who answer to lower powers
Coming to Grips with History, Jakarta-Style (Letter from Indonesia)
A human rights abuse trial in Indonesia offers a reckoning—but no justice
Throwing the Book at a Suharto
A court finds Tommy Suharto guilty and shows (finally) that no one is entirely above the law in Indonesia
BUSINESS
The New Sweatshops
With manual labor out, China's blubbery bourgeoisie is paying to get fit
The Mainland's Sneaker King
Athlete-turned-businessman Li Ning wants to keep his home court advantage in China's booming sports apparel market
NOTEBOOK
Disney Double Parks
Disney may bulid their second park on the mainland
Person of the Week
Hong Kong's Tung Chee-hwa gets Scrooged
Milestones
For the Week of August 5, 2002
TRAVEL
Thailand's Hua Hin Resort Has the Royal Touch
Seeking the Next Beach Thing
Hot Spot
Phetchaburi means "Diamond City"
Detour
Thailand's marine national park

Tom Friedman
August 30 - September 5, 2008
Video: The Three-Minute Convention
(Sort of) Celebrating Jacko's 50th Birthday
The Web's Word: Obama Is Not the Antichrist
Updating Beverly Hills, 90210
The Sour State of Florida Citrus
Joel Stein Karaoke Speechmaker
Drug May Lower Cerebral Palsy Risk
Nerd vs. Tiger: Guess Who Wins?