AS THE world marks Press Freedom Week (3-9 May 2009), it is most fitting to review situations in Asia where that freedom remains an elusive dream. Burma is one such critical situation that we should all keep to heart. Forty-seven years ago in 1962, a...

BANGKOK, Thailand -- What should have been a showcase moment for Thailand, current country chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has turned into a logistical and PR nightmare,  and a major embarrassment to the government of...