The Morning After (Cover Story)
How this race ends—and when—could deepen the splits in this already fractured country. After a season of passion and poison, the winner faces the challenge of picking up the pieces


A Purge in Burma
Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is forced out by the junta, dashing hopes for an early release for Aung San Suu Kyi

Hanging by a Thread (Business)
When the world's quotas end, South Asia's lucrative garment industry will face tough competition from China


How Nike Figured Out China
Thanks to clever and aggressive marketing, Nike has splashed its logo all over the world’s fastest-growing economy

Sisters For Life (Science)
Sharing fears and feelings helps women cope with advanced cancer - but can it also help them survive?


Flirting with Fiction (Arts/Cinema)
A classic New Zealand novel dances onto the big screen, its plot transformed but its power undiluted