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Web-only Exclusives
November 30, 2000

From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War
A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix

From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead
Bad news for the Philippines - and some others

From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies
Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights?

Asiaweek Time Asia Now Asiaweek story

The Week of March 5, 1999

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Salaries Even managers feel pain as the recession bites deeper
Guide Jobs in the region and how much they pay
Outsourcing A way to reduce the payroll
Government Pay It may be secure, but it is often scorned
Mergers and Acquisitions Redundancies, bonuses or both - it depends on the deal
E D I T O R I A L
Leadership The value of getting off to a quick start
Pollution China needs to clean up its act
T H E  N A T I O N S
South Asia A new beginning? India and Pakistan try to build a better relationship through "bus diplomacy"
Security Differing approaches to North Korea
Singapore The families of the SilkAir dead want the truth
Philippines Why Mindanao simmers again
The Long Struggle The problems through the years
E Y E W I T N E S S
Drought Thailand's bread basket thirsts for water
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Cinema Ann Hui is back - with a tale of Ordinary People
Young Gun So is Fruit Chan, but disappointingly
Society Why are the Andamans' tribespeople on the move?
People Young beauty says she's Estrada's daughter
Technology Computer sales reboot in Asia
Books Romesh Gunesekera on Sri Lanka's agony
Health A "flight simulator" for surgeons
From the Web iMac owners are feeling fruity
Newsmakers South Korea's long-term prisoners freed
Passage Deng's no-show
Viewpoint Cleaning up Thailand's scandal-hit press
Intelligence Wan Azizah gets ready to run
B U S I N E S S
Electronics Japan's faltering giants struggle to reinvent themselves in a fast-changing environment
Hot Stocks Electronics companies with some spark
Bonds Singapore courts a new breed of investor
Crisis Watch Asia's turmoil batters HSBC
Investing Japan is looking brighter, but don't celebrate yet
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment In Malaysia, justice matters most
Market Highlights The property pulse
N E W S M A P
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Illustration by Manodh Premaratne for Asiaweek
Photo by David Paul Morris for Asiaweek

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TIME:

COVER: President Joseph Estrada gives in to the chanting crowds on the streets of Manila and agrees to make room for his Vice President

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WEB-ONLY INTERVIEW: Jimmy Lai on feeling lucky -- and why he's committed to the island state



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COVER: The DoCoMo generation - Japan's leading mobile phone company goes global

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JAPAN: Japan's ruling party crushes a rebel ì at a cost

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans need to have more babies. But success breeds selfishness


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