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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?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 VOL. 25 NO. 36

cover C O V E R  S T O R Y
The Asiaweek Financial 500
Two years after the Crisis, the Asiaweek Financial 500 is showing the first signs of how banks are struggling to revitalize themselves

[full story]

• McBank
A Japanese bank gets creative
• Mandiri
Troubling signs that a new bank is not independent
• Scandal
The Krung Thai fiasco jeopardizes reform
• Pacesetter Bumiputra Commerce is first off the blocks
• Bounce Back Cho Hung buys a bank but HSBC walks away


• Niche Player
Keppel targets the middle and the region
• Giants
Creating the world's biggest bank
• Internet Banking
Managing money via modem
• Outsiders Foreign insurers are set to shake things up
• Buyout Equitable digests PCIBank



  INSIDE...
TECHNOLOGY
The Portals of Tomorrow The shifting gateways to the Internet
From the Web Sonia Gets Wired
In Brief Glow-in-the-dark monkeys and more

STATISTICS
Monitor: Following armed conflict trends


  LETTERS & COMMENT
EDITORIALS
Corruption Indonesia's new leaders must get to grips with an old scourge for the country to move forward
Spending Don't splash state funds on sports extravaganzas

LETTERS
Great millennial thoughts

CONTACT ASIAWEEK
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T H E  N A T I O N S
Indonesia
East Timor's historic poll - what lies ahead?
• History Looking back at the turbulent days of 1974 to 1976
• Faith Examining the role of the Church
• Perspectives Regret and resignation for Indonesians

Cambodia
The latest wrangle over the Khmer Rouge tribunal

Central Asia
Why China is cozying up to its neighbors

Taiwan
Green light for the Lien-Siew ticket

Thailand
A rough patch for the once-indomitable Democrats

Philippines
New political party may boost the charter change

A R T S  &  S C I E N C E
Books
Bishop Belo - the man, the patriot, the priest

Environment
Endangered coral reefs in even hotter water

Memories
A CD-ROM memorial to the exiles that Shanghai forgot

People
A Philippine restaurateur finds Filipinos less than tasty

Newsmakers
Lucio Tan announces profits for PAL

B U S I N E S S
Stocks to Watch
Banking on life after the Crisis

Viewpoint
Malaysia's exchange controls are working

AsiaNow


   LATEST HEADLINES:

WASHINGTON
U.S. secretary of state says China should be 'tolerant'

MANILA
Philippine government denies Estrada's claim to presidency

ALLAHABAD
Faith, madness, magic mix at sacred Hindu festival

COLOMBO
Land mine explosion kills 11 Sri Lankan soldiers

TOKYO
Japan claims StarLink found in U.S. corn sample

BANGKOK
Thai party announces first coalition partner



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

THAILAND: Twin teenage warriors turn themselves in to Bangkok officials

CHINA: Despite official vilification, hip Chinese dig Lamaist culture

PHOTO ESSAY: Estrada Calls Snap Election

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



ASIAWEEK:

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

Bandwidth Boom: Racing to wire - how underseas cable systems may yet fall short

TAIWAN: Party intrigues add to Chen Shui-bian's woes

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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