COVER
Going Nowhere (Cover Story)
By doing business with Burma, Asian countries help its brutal military regime stay in power— while the Burmese people remain trapped in a time warp of poverty, oppression and economic misrule
Counterattack (Viewpoint)
Sanctions are the most effective weapon against Burma's military regime
People Power (Cover Story)
Burma's Subtle Subversives
ASIA
Living on the Edge
High-flying tycoon Takafumi Horie is entangled in a fraud investigation, rattling stock markets and raising doubts about Japan's economic recovery
Collateral Damage (Viewpoint)
Livedoor's woes may be a setback for corporate reform
Japan's Self-Made Maverick
In less than a decade, Takafumi Horie built an empire— and made plenty of enemies along the way
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
History's Mysteries
A newly revealed map could put China at the forefront of world explorationif it's real
GLOBAL ADVISER
Saving the Tribal Soles (TIME Global Adviser)
The clash of modern and indigenous cultures informs a Vancouver artist's latest show
Sheer Pandemonium (TIME Global Adviser)
The birthplace of calypso heats up with the mother of all steel-band fetes
Style Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
The Picture-Perfect Pout
Up to the Minute (TIME Global Adviser)
A sampler of the latest in fashion, cocktails, technology and travel
GLOBAL BUSINESS
No More Heroes
Scarred by scandal, leaders in such fields as politics, business and science are viewed with mounting suspicion. How are they being undermined and what can they do to shore up public trust?
United States
That Sold-Out Feeling
China
Powerless In the Paddy Fields
France
An ennui epidemic
South Korea
Blinded By Science
Bhutan
Too much trust?
Nigeria
Big Oil's Burden
Britain
A Leap of Faith
BRIEFING
A Year of Troubles (Notebook)
Thousands take to the streets in Nepal despite an increasingly harsh crackdown by the King
Bird Flu Watch (Notebook)
New study challenges the efficacy of Tamiflu against the avian virus
Milestones (Notebook)
Verbatim (Notebook)
Letters (Notebook)
The Good Samaritans