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To: Don Green who wrote (22453)	10/30/1998 11:23:00 PM
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________________________COVER STORY_____________________________ Politics - These are heady times for those who carry the banner of reform. If there's a ray of hope amid Asia's economic gloom, it's the belief that the crisis is breaking down barriers to freedom. But across the region, seekers of change are finding it won't be easy. Entrenched interests are fighting back, and old habits are hard to break. We write the report card on reform. For the full text, read: feer.com (The print edition has sidebars on grassroots groups, a Malaysian opposition leader who believes change is coming, and an interview with Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History?) ______________________POLITICS & POLICY________________________ Media - We begin an occasional series that examines the role Asia's media played in the economic crisis, and whether they will be a force for change. We open with South Korea, where news outlets are so closely tied to big-business that they may be too much a part of the system to be much help in changing it. (The print edition has sidebars on a consumer media-monitoring group in South Korea and the relaunch of Indonesia's banned Tempo magazine.) Introduction feer.com South Korea main story feer.com Foreign Relations - The war of words between India and Pakistan over Kashmir moves into cyberspace. (In the print edition, this is paired with an article on U.S. efforts to push India and Pakistan towards a deal on nuclear weapons.) feer.com _________________________BUSINESS_______________________________ Economies - California's Silicon Valley offers a role model to Asian nations trying to revitalize battered industries and encourage their entrepreneurs. Key organizations and players mentioned: the Korean American Society of Entrepreneurs, Korea Software Incubation Centre, Cirrus Logic, Digital Garage of Japan, Lester Technology Group of Malaysia, Silicon Storage Technology, Digital Cast of South Korea, Diamond Multimedia. (The print edition has a sidebar on the chief minister of India's Andhra Pradesh state, Nara Chandrababu Naidu.) feer.com Finance - Indonesian car maker Astra International presents what may be a model debt-restructuring plan. feer.com Rethinking Asia - Jeffrey Sachs, professor of economics at Harvard University, says the economic crisis may be touching bottom. feer.com Technology - Disaster-recovery is a growing business in Asia. Firms mentioned: Citibank, IBM, Hewlett-Packard. feer.com ____________________REGULAR FEATURES____________________________ INREVIEW (Books) - REVIEW correspondent Bertil Lintner reviews "Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy." feer.com INREVIEW (Computer Games) - The voluptuous Lara Croft entrances two young reviewers of Tomb Raider II. feer.com INREVIEW (Pubs) - REVIEW correspondent Rodney Tasker samples Irish bars in Bangkok and Pattaya. (Some people have all the fun!) feer.com Travellers' Tales - Nury Vittachi chronicles the odd, the bizarre and the unintentionally humorous. feer.com Asian Executives Poll - We ask whether Asian leaders are right to criticize Malaysia over Anwar Ibrahim's arrest. feer.com Editorial - Asia is more liberal than you think; Malaysia should tread carefully on bank lending. feer.com Letters - You have your say, on the Asian crisis, bias against Malaysia and disaster relief in Papua New Guinea. feer.com _____________________IN THE PRINT EDITION_______________________ (Articles not already mentioned) * Hong Kong - The trial in China of an alleged Hong Kong gangster raises troubling legal questions. * Broken Dreams - Singapore feel the heat of the economic crisis. * Economies - A U.S. interest-rate cut has pepped up stockmarkets, but economic-recovery is far off * Finance - Japanese financial firms close foreign branches; the government's treatment of banks sets a poor precedent. * Economies - Malaysia primes the pumps in its budget--but at what long-term cost? * Regular Features: * Intelligence - Insider snippets * The 5th Column - Ronnie Chan on capital flows * Eye on Asia - Frank Ching on China-Taiwan relations. * Shroff - on Unit Trust of India * Economic Monitor - on Hong Kong * Business and Regional Briefings ================================================================ ================================================================ Free Trial Issue !!! 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