• Samaranch: A pampered I.O.C. president
• Naughty Nagano: Backroom dealings in Japan

A S I A
MALAYSIA: On Thin Ice
Despite some rosy economic data, Mahathir's idiosyncratic financial policies may not help shore up his political base

INDIA: Sticky Wicket
Turmoil greets the arrival of the Pakistani cricket team

BANGLADESH: The Evil That Men Do
Spurned suitors increasingly turn to acid to maim and disfigure young women--and frequently go unpunished

CHINA: Money for Nothing
Foreign bankers grapple with the reality that they may not recover their massive loans to China's "itics"

T H E   A R T S
BOOKS: Leer and Loathing
A first-time writer tracks Phnom Penh's chaos

Q&A:
With Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand's top-ranking female tennis player

B U S I N E S S
VIEWPOINT:
Lee Kuan Yew says globalization can work

FINANCE: Will Asia Get a Euro?
Not likely, though a new currency arrangement is needed. Here's one idea

E N D   P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT

MILESTONES

TRAVEL WATCH:
Australia Rules--and Sydney Rocks

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

PLANET WATCH:
DDT Is Still Around--and Still a Menace

ESSAY:
The Millennium ... for Members Only