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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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Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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