Ugly American legacy still claiming victims. I received an e-mail a few weeks ago from a colleague in Laos regarding yet another deadly accident.

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, or the world’s tallest building, is another example of the excess souring the age. As Asian politicians, business elites and even the region’s poor – from China to Cambodia – are dreaming of turning their cities into futuristic Bladerunner-style neon ghettos, the United Arab Emirates appear to be well ahead in creating superlative anti-people environments.

A Thai visitor finds that recent controversies didn’t translate into an uncomfortable time in Phnom Penh. After a long day walking around Phnom Penh, I spent a quiet evening flipping through Thai television channels to catch an update on news between Thailand and Cambodia. As we know, relations between the two countries have been heating up recently. I wanted to be ready for what might happen.

Clive Graham-Ranger warns that the riots in Thailand could spread like a cancer and engulf the region.

It’s too late for revenge. The UN and foreign governments should learn to intervene when a country is suffering, not three decades later.

The expedient conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi is an opportunity for Asean to show that its recently drafted charter on human rights is worth more than the paper it is printed on.