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Paulo Sergio Pinheiro has returned to Burma and activists are hoping that he will take the military government to task.
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George W Bush's trip to Asia has helped ease concerns that Washington is shifting its gaze away from the region in the wake of its conquest of Iraq but critics are questioning if the attention is genuine.
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When world leaders arrive in Bangkok for APEC in mid-October, they will be denied a close encounter with daily scenes of life in Thailand, ranging from democracy to the sex industry.
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US claims that the pro-democracy leader is on a hunger strike but the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says otherwise. This leads the Junta to launch a verbal tirade against the superpower.
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Southeast Asia, home to over 190 million of the world's 1.2 billion Muslim population, has on offer another reality that succeeds in exposing the notion of a pan-Islamic state for what it is: a mere fantasy of a few vocal extremist Muslims.
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Two contrasting images of Muslim Southeast Asia were thrown up last week. As militants made their mark in Indonesia, the region's moderate majority were left to consider the impact all round.
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Jakarta has largely escaped international condemnation for its military offensive against Aceh. Several factors have shaped global perception of the situation.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gives Burma a lifeline with his announcement that ''friendly efforts'' are the best way to nudge the junta in Rangoon to free Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Is there sense of dissatisfaction of the United States towards Thailand? Thaksin Shinawatra will find out on his visit to Washington next month.
0When the World Health Assembly (WHA) gets underway next week in Geneva, Thailand wants to live up to its reputation as a champion of the anti-smoking crusade - despite efforts by the US government to snuff out this record.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra now favours tough policies in the provinces dominated by the country's Muslim minority.
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In the wake of the rapidly spreading killer SARS disease, two Asian countries of contrasting size have reacted differently - one opting to save face while the other its people.
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Thanks to Iraq, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been gifted with a political platform to prove that he is a Muslim leader with a backbone, unlike other leaders of countries in the Islamic world.
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A crisis in the ranks of the parliamentary opposition, the Democrat Party in particular, is viewed as a gift for Thaksin Shinawatra as he completes two years as Thai premier.
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