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Archive September 1999 China No place at the table for Taiwan Jiang battles for army's loyalty China becomes world's fifth largest oil producer Beijing embraces Confucian communism Three Gorges dam tests 'green' banking club Economic reforms weigh in Beijing power struggle China's sovereign forex ratings lowered COMMENT: Domestic politics jeopardize WTO deal China shuts down, Jiang gears up Southeast Asia Once again, UN dithers over bloodbath in the making Mega-projects are back to boost Malaysian egos Demands for intervention as Timor runs scared Indonesia's financial backers feel the heat E Timor put under martial law as criticism grows Megawati's winners reject Timor's winners Timor Gap Treaty in peril World Bank, US tighten the vice on Jakarta Military's actions in Timor the key to Indonesia's future SEA Games golden goal proves elusive Habibie falls into Timor quagmire Formidable challenges await Timor intervention force US suspends military ties with Indonesia Arms for Indonesia ammo for UK audit Vietnam eases currency controls The grand canal plan unveiled Apec, East Timor and the new Asian reality Anwar shoots a poisoned arrow Refugee camps in West Timor offer no refuge Anwar and Mahathir: arsenic and an old ace OPINION: US should own up to responsibilities 'Reformasi' turns from protests to politics The hard truth about peacekeeping Risky business ahead Clinton Doctrine dies in Dili's streets US ends love affair with Indonesian military Dealing with Burma: The unpleasant question A tense changing of the guard Malaysia's cheap pesticide sprayers pay with health Dealing with Burma: The unpleasant question Upgrade for Malaysia's sovereign risk rating In Baguio, healing is believing Life looks up for Vietnamese farmers Malaysia eases repatriation rules Refugees still in peril as militia terror continues Road project is a way forward for Cambodia Lawmaker threatens to quit investigation Opposition's choice of Anwar signals offensive Mahathir sticks to 1% growth forecast Baligate: And then there were seven Asian nations unite to block UN investigation Gusmao's journey from wharf worker to 'presidente' Malaysia a magnet for foreign direct investment UN commission approves inquiry into abuses The cost of rebuilding East Timor COMMENT: A chance to right a wrong Japan Top donor Tokyo is told to lean on Jakarta Russian nuclear waste in watery limbo Japan's bigger banks fare far better Plutonium sails in on a surge of protest Think tanks revise growth forecasts upward Koreas North's economy contracts for 9th straight year Creditors throw out loan lifeline to Daewoo units PYONGYANG WATCH Tourism: The silent revolution Hyundai has no cash crunch Samsung Life goes abroad to raise $2.34bn PYONGYANG WATCH: Spy stories Sanctions lifting is rich in symbolism, poor in profit Female union leaders flex their muscles PYONGYANG WATCH: The case for appeasement After the carrot, a bigger stick is needed ANALYSIS: Predecessors' fate haunts Kim Dae-jung India/Pakistan Indian election campaign turns racist, sexist Pakistan's human rights committee labeled cosmetic 'Sugargate' taints Vajpayee's election campaign Indian election-watcher's guide Sharif government strikes at strikers India's ruling party stung by US criticism Nepal's stolen statues come home South Asia slammed in UN study Will India stomach Japanese curry patent? India pushes diplomatic drive against jihadists Feudalism fuels election-day massacre in Bihar ANALYSIS: Sullen Kashmir registers its protest Can SAARC succeed? US slammed for 'interfering' coup warnings Indian Christians are victims of a 'concerted campaign' Central Asia/Russia NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (September 1,1999) Central Asia looks to old master Russia Scandals herald a purge of Yeltsin's allies Russia's regions challenge the center Kazakh banking system is coping, says Moody's Checkmate nears for Yeltsin Money scandal could spur Duma into action Russian nuclear waste in watery limbo Who gains from the Moscow apartment bombings? Terror threat comes home to Moscow Yeltsin under seige, Russia under Yeltsin Uzbekistan asks for S Korean investment China bids for influence in Central Asia Kazakhstan's Kazhegeldin conspicuous by his absence Kazakh reversal no victory for democracy After socialism, women are worse off Russia employs NATO's 'barbarous' tactics Religious minorities doomed in Turkmenistan The long shadow of Russia's second economy Oceania Timor Gap Treaty in peril Australian stand on Timor marks policy U-turn Aussie commodities in rare decline Australia, NZ and China support PNG budget All that glisters is copper NZ Telecom launches takeover bid for Australia's AAPT Ok Tedi: What to do about the damage done PNG politicians incompetent and corrupt, says PM 'Howard Doctrine' misses in Malaysia Deputy Sherrif Howard rides into town After Timor, time to talk tough on Burma Ecology still a major problem for island states Business in Asia Today September 1, 1999 September 2, 1999 September 3, 1999 September 4, 1999 September 7, 1999 September 8, 1999 September 9, 1999 September 10, 1999 September 11, 1999 September 14, 1999 September 15, 1999 September 16, 1999 September 17, 1999 September 18, 1999 September 21, 1999 September 22, 1999 September 23, 1999 September 24, 1999 September 25, 1999 September 28, 1999 September 29, 1999 September 30, 1999 Global Economy More challenges for WTO's Moore Cairns Group seeks US alliance against subsidies Debt write-off campaign heats up Asia, Latin America tie the knot Ten years on, Apec struggles for relevance All that glisters is copper Don't break out party hats for commodities just yet Malaysian success spawns new thinking on controls Revenge of the financiers Bankers smell profit in pollution Trade barriers feed 'hot money' fire More crises just around the corner Cocktails and contention at IMF, World Bank meetings Asian Crisis Thai bank fiasco threatens claims of recovery Rushed bank mergers cast shadow on Malaysian recovery In Indonesia and China, the warlords' day approaches Malaysia calls for Apec focus on global reform Asia's recovery stronger than expected, says ADB Mahathir's vision brings Asian bloc closer to reality Malaysia attempts to capitalize on approval Malaysia a magnet for foreign direct investment Malaysia shows 'there are many ways to skin a cat' Media/Information Technology OPINION: Southeast Asia's press under siege Editorials History according to Sakakibara Instead of this hodgepodge, China should devalue Fiddling in Thailand The yen: What goes up will come down East Timor: Wrong decision for understandable reasons Apec: Mahathir isn't going, as well he shouldn't Forget about those Japanese numbers games The Kra Canal: Thailand's $25 billion question Indonesia: Irresponsible power plays augur bleak future Indonesia: Biting the bullet or passing the buck? Japan's economy: No longer just hopes and prayers That unending Thai debt mess East Timor: Avoidable disaster in the making ANALYSIS: Professor Summers teaching Japan a lesson East Timor: Testing times Japan: MOF vs BOJ 0-0 Growth and wealth creation must remain the core objectives Thailand's macho act Indonesia: Closer to the brink. China: The party's impossible dreams Japan's finances: Bridgestone to the rescue? Globalism's limits and discontents

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