In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 7


COVER
Inside the Fight Against a Flu Pandemic (Health / The Pandemic Flu)

By MICHAEL SCHERER
More than 2 billion people worldwide could get it. Hundreds of schools
may shut down. And 160 million Americans will need to be vaccinated--twice



ASIA
The Afghan Age Divide (Afghanistan)

By ARYN BAKER / KABUL
A rising generation wants a bigger voice in shaping its nation ・starting
with the Aug. 20 election

Why Asia’s Gays are Starting to Win Acceptance

By JYOTI THOTTAM / KATHMANDU
Thanks to more enlightened judges and government policies, being gay in Asia
no longer means hiding in the closet. But greater tolerance has not ended
years of prejudice and discrimination



ESSAY
Burma: Justice for All

By ANDREW MARSHALL
As Burma’s junta locks up its greatest threat, calls grow to take the brutal
regime to trial



PEOPLE
Steven Chu, A Political Scientist (Profile)

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD / BEIJING
Steven Chu, the Nobel-winning Secretary of Energy, says people caused global
warming. He also says people, with science’s help, can solve it



GLOBAL ADVISER
Hump Day (TIME Traveler)

By SIMON HORSFORD
Forget those rugged 4x4s. A camel safari’s just the thing

Room at the Inn (Check In)

By JOAN KOH
Capella Singapore features every high-tech gizmo that the urbane traveler
could require

The X Factor (Next Time You’re in ... Manila)

By LARA DAY
Manila’s old footwear expo gets a makeover

Hitting a Wall (On Show)

By JEFFREY T. IVERSON
Graffiti’s entr馥 into the world of mainstream culture is no longer in doubt



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