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But for m</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/On-the-Cover/Vested-interests-are-taking-the-shine-off-democracy-in-Southeast-Asia">Vested interests are taking the shine off democracy in Southeast Asia </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/On-the-Cover/Vested-interests-are-taking-the-shine-off-democracy-in-Southeast-Asia"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160505/20160503_duterte_supporters/4444418-1-eng-GB/20160503_Duterte_supporters_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Once at the forefront of the global democratization movement, Southeast Asia is seeing an erosion in civil rights and rule of law in several supposedly democratic countries.Even the Philippines, the most mature liberal democracy in the region, is st</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/On-the-Cover/Thitinan-Pongsudhirak-Democracies-dictatorships-and-everything-in-between">Thitinan Pongsudhirak: Democracies, dictatorships and everything in between</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/On-the-Cover/Thitinan-Pongsudhirak-Democracies-dictatorships-and-everything-in-between"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160505/20160504_thaksin_shinawatra_poster/4447107-1-eng-GB/20160504_Thaksin_Shinawatra_poster_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> With its diversity of regimes spanning the spectrum from rule by a few to government by the majority, Southeast Asia is a global testing ground for the future of democracy and authoritarianism.Since the end of the Cold War, Southeast Asian states ha</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/Viewpoints/Kavi-Chongkittavorn-Laos-new-leader-faces-big-challenges-at-home-and-as-ASEAN-chief">Kavi Chongkittavorn: Laos' new leader faces big challenges -- at home and as ASEAN chief </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160505-DEMOCRACY-DEFERRED/Viewpoints/Kavi-Chongkittavorn-Laos-new-leader-faces-big-challenges-at-home-and-as-ASEAN-chief"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0425t/20160425_lao_leader.jpg/4403809-1-eng-GB/20160425_Lao_leader.jpg_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> The emergence of Thongloun Sisoulith as the new leader of the Lao People's Democratic Republic augurs well for the country's chairmanship of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year.Thongloun, who was elected prime minister on</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Asian-dollar-reserve-talks-unravel-over-funding-rules">Asian dollar reserve talks unravel over funding rules</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> FRANKFURT, Germany -- Negotiations on a stronger multilateral dollar-funding mechanism to prevent currency crises in Asia are gridlocked, with Japan, China and South Korea pursuing stricter rules on lending as Southeast Asian states call for easier </p> <div class="date-area">May 4, 2016 03:42 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Japan-takes-low-key-approach-to-woo-new-ASEAN-governments">Japan takes low-key approach to woo new ASEAN governments</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Japan-takes-low-key-approach-to-woo-new-ASEAN-governments"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0503n/0503n-kishida-suu-kyi/4445654-2-eng-GB/0503N-Kishida-Suu-Kyi_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> NAYPYITAW -- Japan is racing to build relationships with new governments in Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries amid concerns over China's advances, hoping to differentiate itself by offering support more as a partner than as a patron.Pledgi</p> <div class="date-area">May 4, 2016 02:59 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Foreign-operators-battle-for-Asian-airports-amid-privatization-wave">Foreign operators battle for Asian airports amid privatization wave</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Foreign-operators-battle-for-Asian-airports-amid-privatization-wave"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0502n/0502n-siem-reap-airport/4441028-1-eng-GB/0502N-Siem-Reap-Airport_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Competition for Asian airports is heating up as privatization offers new opportunities, with experienced European airport operators seeking a bigger slice of an $80 billion market.Kansai Airports, a consortium led by Japanese rental company</p> <div class="date-area">May 3, 2016 01:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Interview</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/ASEAN-needs-Schengen-like-system-top-Thai-business-school-head">ASEAN needs Schengen-like system: top Thai business school head</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> BANGKOK -- If Southeast Asian countries want to make their common market more effectively function as a pan-regional economy, they should accelerate the free movement of people, according to the head of the region's top business school.In an intervi</p> <div class="date-area">May 2, 2016 04:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Cafe-culture-sprouting-in-Myanmar">Cafe culture sprouting in Myanmar</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Cafe-culture-sprouting-in-Myanmar"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0426t/20160426_yangon_cafe/4411739-1-eng-GB/20160426_yangon_cafe_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> YANGON -- A recent wave of foreign coffee chains opening shops in Myanmar is changing the local food culture, giving many in the Southeast Asian country a new look at the brew. And for some, cafes are more than just a place to get a cup of joe.In Ma</p> <div class="date-area">April 30, 2016 01:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Oji-Sumitomo-Forestry-complete-Myanmar-sawmill">Oji, Sumitomo Forestry complete Myanmar sawmill</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Oji-Sumitomo-Forestry-complete-Myanmar-sawmill"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0429n/0429n-myanmar-lumbermill/4433086-1-eng-GB/0429N-Myanmar-lumbermill_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar -- Oji Holdings and Sumitomo Forestry held a ceremony Friday to mark the completion of a lumber mill here, reportedly the first investment in Myanmar's lumber industry by a Japanese company since the country started undergoing de</p> <div class="date-area">April 30, 2016 02:44 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Equities/Myanmar-industrial-park-developer-to-list-on-local-bourse-in-May">Myanmar industrial park developer to list on local bourse in May</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> YANGON -- The developer of Myanmar's Thilawa Special Economic Zone is on track to become the second company to go public on the nation's new stock exchange in late May.Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings was established in 2013 by nine local companies, inc</p> <div class="date-area">April 29, 2016 01:40 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Politics-Economy/Water-shortages-spread-misery-along-the-Mekong">Water shortages spread misery along the Mekong</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Politics-Economy/Water-shortages-spread-misery-along-the-Mekong"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160426_drought_naked_-farmer/4412710-1-eng-GB/20160426_Drought_Naked_-Farmer_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> KHON KAEN, Thailand Trucks packed with sugar cane raise clouds of dust as they cross a flat, parched field in northeast Thailand. The stout brown stalks they carry are among the last to be harvested outside Khon Kaen, the region's largest city. But </p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Water-shortages-spread-misery-along-the-Mekong">Water shortages spread misery along the Mekong</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Water-shortages-spread-misery-along-the-Mekong"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160426_drought_naked_-farmer/4412710-1-eng-GB/20160426_Drought_Naked_-Farmer_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> KHON KAEN, Thailand -- Trucks packed with sugar cane raise clouds of dust as they cross a flat, parched field in northeast Thailand. The stout brown stalks they carry are among the last to be harvested outside Khon Kaen, the region's largest city. B</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Brahma-Chellaney-Policymakers-must-come-to-grips-with-Asia-s-looming-water-crisis">Brahma Chellaney: Policymakers must come to grips with Asia's looming water crisis</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> The record drought that is ravaging large parts of Asia will end when the annual monsoon rains come in June. This will bring much-needed relief to those suffering in parched lands -- from the millions who live in Vietnam's Mekong Delta to more than </p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Politics-Economy/Brahma-Chellaney-Policymakers-must-come-to-grips-with-Asia-s-looming-water-crisis">Brahma Chellaney: Policymakers must come to grips with Asia's looming water crisis</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> The record drought that is ravaging large parts of Asia will end when the annual monsoon rains come in June. This will bring much-needed relief to those suffering in parched lands -- from the millions who live in Vietnam's Mekong Delta to more than </p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Viewpoints/Eugene-K-B-Tan-For-Myanmar-national-unity-is-not-optional">Eugene K B Tan: For Myanmar, national unity is not optional </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Viewpoints/Eugene-K-B-Tan-For-Myanmar-national-unity-is-not-optional"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160428_myanmar_president_mag/4340326-1-eng-GB/20160428_myanmar_president_mag_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> With its first democratically elected government having taken over the reins of power on April 1, Myanmar's political transition can be likened to its rebirth as a nation-state. The choices made at this critical juncture will significantly impact th</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Widodo-in-host-mode-affirms-Jakarta-s-ASEAN-commitment">Widodo in 'host mode' affirms Jakarta's ASEAN commitment</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Widodo-in-host-mode-affirms-Jakarta-s-ASEAN-commitment"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0427t/20160427_widodo-in-germany/4416591-1-eng-GB/20160427_Widodo-in-Germany_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo was in a jovial mood on April 26 as he greeted a group of senior editors from Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries at his presidential palace and ushered them in to lunch. The buffet "worki</p> <div class="date-area">April 27, 2016 03:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/For-investors-Myanmar-is-still-for-the-brave">For investors, Myanmar is still for the brave</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/For-investors-Myanmar-is-still-for-the-brave"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0427t/20160427_mya5/4416204-2-eng-GB/20160427_Mya5_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> YANGON, Myanmar -- The dust has settled in Naypyitaw, where a government led by the National League for Democracy has replaced the quasi-democratic, military-backed regime of President Thein Sein. With some of the political uncertainty about the cou</p> <div class="date-area">April 27, 2016 02:09 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/David-I.-Steinberg-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-s-sanctions-conundrum">David I. Steinberg: Aung San Suu Kyi's sanctions conundrum</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/David-I.-Steinberg-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-s-sanctions-conundrum"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0425t/20160427_myanmar_politics/4404891-1-eng-GB/20160427_myanmar_politics_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> The United States maintains certain sanctions in Myanmar against many individuals, military-led institutions, and other organizations for their involvement in the Southeast Asian nation's unpleasant past. Although the most basic sanctions have been </p> <div class="date-area">April 25, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Kavi-Chongkittavorn-New-Lao-leader-in-ASEAN-driving-seat">Kavi Chongkittavorn: New Lao leader in ASEAN driving seat</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035045/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Kavi-Chongkittavorn-New-Lao-leader-in-ASEAN-driving-seat"><img src="/web/20160505035045im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0425t/20160425_lao_leader.jpg/4403809-1-eng-GB/20160425_Lao_leader.jpg_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> The emergence of Thongloun Sisoulith as the new leader of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos augurs well for the country's chairmanship of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year. 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