south east asia | Simon Roughneen

Malaysian malaise means western dilemma – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53972 Four decades of ethnic harmony is on the wane with recent protests and looming elections undermining domestic stability...

Bali: thinktank or hot air? – Sunday Business Post

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/12/09/story28852.asp The Bali talks aim to draft a proposal before Kyoto ends, but critics say nothing will be achieved,...

ASEANs missed opportunity on Burma – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53433 ASEAN marks its 40th birthday by caving in to Burma’s junta, while trade and natural resource carrots diminish...

Burma: Colonels vs clerics – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53840 The coming days will be crucial in Burma (Myanmar) depending on how the military junta chooses to respond...

Pol Pot’s Deputy To Face Trial – Village

The most senior surviving member of the genocidal Khmer Rouge leadership has been arrested at his home in rural...

East Timor: Bishop sees hope after the elections – The Irish Catholic

The old saying “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church” might seem to be a...

Philippines teeters on brink of total war – Asia Times

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IH17Ae01.htm The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have launched a new military campaign against radical Muslim insurgents in...

East Timor still learning democracy – The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2007/0804/1186123300149.html DILI, EAST TIMOR: “We want to go home, but our leaders will not help us.” More than a...

Vast archipelago has ambiguous religious tolerance – The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2007/0614/1181302133333.html Despite catching a key terror suspect, Indonesia has gradually seen the rise of radical Islamist groups, writes Simon...