Little has worried Indonesia's neighbours more in recent years than the instability across the world's largest archipelago, especially separatist and religious unrest. Wahid became one of the world's most travelled presidents during his nearly two years in office, leaving him open to frequent attacks from critics who accused him of ignoring the archipelago's woes. The Daily Star - August 20, 2001. Japanese envoy meets Suu Kyi AFP, Tokyo Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met the Japanese ambassador in Yangon, a report said yesterday. It was their first meeting since she was put under house arrest last September.
Japan is the biggest creditor nation and aid donor to Myanmar.
It suspended all but a small amount of humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the 1988 military takeover, but the flow of funds resumed in 1994. The meeting was approved by Myanmar's junta authorities and lasted about 90 minutes at Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Yangon, Jiji quoted junta sources as saying. Bangkok Post - August 20, 2001. More Golden Triangle methamphetamines were seized than in any raid outside Thailand. To his credit and despite his focus on local and populist policies, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra understands that Thailand is deeply involved in a world that gets increasingly smaller.