Month: August 2012

Foreign Correspondence

Battle for the Mekong

August 2, 2012 Webmaster 0

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — The Mekong, a precious jewel of Southeast Asia, has become a critical battleground between hydropower dam projects and the survival of the world’s greatest freshwater fisheries. The future of this 4,880 […]

Foreign Correspondence

Indonesia Looks Back

August 1, 2012 Webmaster 0

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Before Indonesia’s former President Suharto was forced to stand down in 1998, many Western and local media described him as his country’s first democratically elected leader. This was done simply because […]