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London Film Festival preview: The Nine Muses

London Film Festival preview: The Nine Muses

John Akomfrah dazzles with a poetic tale of wandering lives.

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North Korea threatens nuclear “sacred war”

Harsh words sparked by planned US military exercises.

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The dark side of paradise

The dark side of paradise

A special New Statesman focus on South East Asia with Philip Bowring, Joe Cummings, Marina Mahathir, Elizabeth Pisani, Ziauddin Sardar, Ruth Padel, Sholto Byrnes and more. Edited by Rachel Aspden and Sholto Byrnes

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A talking shop – or an EU of the east?

Philip Bowring asks if the Association of South-East Asian Nations has a future

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Beauty at a price

Beauty at a price

Concrete hotels, go-go bars and drug tourism have scarred Thailand, Laos and Cambodia - yet it is not too late to develop a less destructive travel industry. Part of the New Stateman's special focus on South East Asia

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To go or not to go?

To go or not to go?

Should you visit Burma? Not if you want to discover the harsh realities of life under the generals

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The spice girls

The spice girls

Indonesia’s transgender underworld

Women under fire

Women under fire

South-east Asia's women hold high office in business and politics, but they face challenges from growing conservatism.

Tolerance v terror

Even though extremism has taken root in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, their long tradition of moderate Islam offers hope.

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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