Thailand's elites need to start thinking of the whole nation and to ensure that rural Thais do not miss out on the fruits of economic success

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, made an urgent appeal to India not to punish his country for the terror unleashed on Mumbai, warning that militants had the power to precipitate a war in the region

A determined push is needed to resolve festering regional conflicts before they become stitched into a broader pattern of international confrontation

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, warned that escalating tensions between Pakistan and India would be disastrous for the war on terror by sapping his nation's effort against militants on its Afghan border

The rivulets of cash swilling round the system are at their shallowest since records began and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has become a reluctant sponge