Pakistan
Pakistan: Crushing defeat for pro-Musharraf parties, landslide for opposition
Religious parties routed, grand coalition in the making
Asia
Indonesia
Indonesia: Death of Suharto
“One of the 20th century’s biggest killers and greatest thieves”
Malaysia
Malaysia: Brutal attack on price rise protest
Sixty arrested and held in police cells
Pakistan
Pakistan : A country on the edge
State and society in crisis
Malaysia
Malaysia: Pro-capitalist policies of National Front government worsen racial polarisation
Hindu Rights Action Force campaign underlines need for socialist solution
Taiwan
Taiwan elections: Ruling DPP suffers crushing defeat
”This is the most disastrous defeat since the establishment of the party” – Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian
Thailand
Thailand: Pro-Thaksin party’s election triumph creates more uncertainty
Society polarised
China
China: The national question in Xinjiang
Growing national and religious tensions – How do socialists approach this issue?
China
China: Interview with a Chinese socialist
Dean Roberts from ‘The Socialist’ newspaper in Australia visited China where he met with Li Gang who is a 25 year old white collar worker and socialist from Shanghai
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: New year starts with atrocities
Full-scale war to follow assassination and bombings