-January

January 25 (1st issue)

• Hong Kong: Korean farmers lead protests against WTO - By Jim McIlroy. Issue #653 January 25
• Hong Kong: Anti-development outcome from WTO summit - By Eva Cheng. Issue #653 January 25
• China: Growing grassroots initiatives to re-collectivise farming - By Eva Cheng. Issue #653 January 25
• West Papuan asylum seekers need our support - By Sarah Stephens. Issue #653 January 25
• Under pressure, East Timor signs rotten oil deal - By Jon Lamb. Issue #653 January 25
• Japan vs the whales - By Dale Mills. Issue #653 January 25
• 'Free West Papua! Let the refugees stay!' - Issue #653 January 25

-February

February 1

• West Papua: Genocide continues - By Kerryn Williams. Issue #654 February 1
• Nepal: More strikes ahead against king's rule - By Eva Cheng. Issue #654 February 1
• End military ties with Indonesia - By Jon Lamb. Issue #654 February 1
• Concern for West Papuans' safety - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #654 February 1
• Who are the asylum seekers? - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #654 February 1
• Our Common Cause: Labor and Coalition must act for West Papua - Editorial. Issue #654 February 1
• Protests: Let the West Papuan refugees stay! - Issue #654 February 1

• East Timor: Concern over defamation law - By Jon Lamb. Issue #655 February 8
• West Papuan asylum seekers call for help - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #655 February 8
• Free West Papua, free the refugees! - By Peter Short. Issue #655 February 8
• Pakistan: Brick-kiln workers face state oppression - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #655 February 8

• Nepal: Elections 'deepen crisis for king' - By Eva Cheng. Issue #656 February 15
• South Korea: Court awards US$62m to Agent Orange victims - By Eva Cheng. Issue #656 February 15
• Vietnam: Workers fight foreign bosses and win - By Michael Karadjis. Issue #656 February 15

• Malaysia: Socialists campaign despite repression - Issue #657 February 22
• Vietnam: The tiny life of Truong thi Thuong - By Le Thanh Thuy. Issue #657 February 22
• West Papuan asylum seekers need protection - By Gillian Davy. Issue #657 February 22

-March

March 1

• Philippines: Protests expected against emergency decree - By Max Lane. Issue #658 March 1
• Indonesia: Leftists organise solidarity with West Papuans - By Max Lane. Issue #658 March 1
• Nepal: Building a new road in Rolpa - By Benjamin Ball. Issue #658 March 1
• West Papua: Freeport mine forced to close - Issue #658 March 1
• Aceh: Human-rights group's office attacked - Issue #658 March 1

• Pakistan: Solidarity saves quake victims lives - By Linda Waldron. Issue #659 March 8
• Philippines: 'Arroyo's crimes against the people persist' - By Max Lane. Issue #659 March 8
• Indonesia: Protests demand Freeport mine closure - By Zoe Kenny. Issue #659 March 8
• India: Dalit activist brutally attacked - By Eva Cheng. Issue #659 March 8

• Indonesia: Fight broadens against anti-women laws - By Faiza Mardzoeki & Max Lane. Issue #660 March 15
• Aceh: Progressives form new party - By Max Lane. Issue #660 March 15
• Pakistan: Kalabagh dam threatens livelihood of millions - By Linda Waldron. Issue #660 March 15

• East Timor: The cost of neoliberal advice - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #661 March 22
• China: The workers grind harder while 'economy' booms - By Eva Cheng. Issue #661 March 22
• Pakistan: Left groups unite - By Peter Boyle. Issue #661 March 22
• Indonesia: Thousands of poor demand cash assistance - By Zely Ariane. Issue #661 March 22
• Pakistan: Thousand protest Iraq occupation - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #661 March 22
• West Papua solidarity protest - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #661 March 22
• The secret war against the defenceless people of West Papua - By John Pilger. Issue #661 March 22

• Pakistan: WSF calls for peace, democracy - By Pip Hinman. Issue #662 March 29
• Pakistan: Brick-kiln workers protest bonded labour - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #662 March 29
• Aceh: Activists launch first local political party - By James Balowski. Issue #662 March 29
• West Papua: Police crackdown after anti-Freeport protests - By Kerryn Williams. Issue #662 March 29
• China: Women's liberation going backwards? - By Eva Cheng. Issue #662 March 29
• West Papuan refugees win visa victory - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #662 March 29

-April

April 5

• Malaysia: Socialists fight for legal recognition - By Eva Cheng. Issue #663 April 5
• Pakistan: World Social Forum opens democratic space - By Pip Hinman. Issue #663 April 5
• West Papua: Canberra maintains support for Indonesian occupation - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #663 April 5
• Vietnam: Appeal of the International Conference of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims - Issue #663 April 5
• Aceh: Survey shows local political parties wanted - By James Balowski. Issue #663 April 5

• Pakistan: WSF unites against military, fundamentalism - By Pip Hinman. Issue #664 April 12
• Pakistan: New left bookshop opened by Tariq Ali - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #664 April 12
• Vietnam: Conference issues call for campaign on Agent Orange - By Allen Myers. Issue #664 April 12
• Vietnam: Testimonies from AO/dioxin victims - By Allen Myers. Issue #664 April 12
• West Papua: Students lead escalation of struggle - By Max Lane. Issue #664 April 12
• China: Capitalist restoration worsens inequality - By Eva Cheng. Issue #664 April 12
• Solidarity with West Papua - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #664 April 12

• Indonesia: Workers beat back labour laws - By Kerryn Williams. Issue #665 April 26
• Pakistan: Brick-kiln workers launch indefinite strike - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #665 April 26
• Thailand: PM steps down amid growing protest - By Simon Tayler. Issue #665 April 26
• Nepal: Pro-democracy protests escalate - By Eva Cheng. Issue #665 April 26
• Malaysia: Court reserves judgment in PSM case - By Eva Cheng. Issue #665 April 26
• Solomon Islands: Howard props up corrupt regime - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #665 April 26
• One dead, 18 missing: more West Papuans seek asylum - By Eva Cheng. Issue #665 April 26

-May

May 3

• Nepal: Anti-monarchy struggle at a crossroads - By Eva Cheng. Issue #666 May 3
• Pakistan: Victory for striking brick-kiln workers - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #666 May 3
• Solomon Islands: Popular revolt forces PM to quit - By Norm Dixon. Issue #666 May 3
• Call for UN to assist West Papua - By Pip Hinman. Issue #666 May 3
• Legal action for West Papuan refugee - Issue #666 May 3

• Indonesia: May Day marches target labour laws - By James Balowski. Issue #667 May 10
• Nepal: Reconvened parliament will hold elections - By Eva Cheng. Issue #667 May 10
• Solomon Islands: Leaked email exposes RAMSI's neocolonialism - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #667 May 10
• East Timor: Further violence feared - By Jon Lamb. Issue #667 May 10
• South Korea: Social movements fight free trade agreement - By Chris Kerr. Issue #667 May 10
• Pramoedya Ananta Toer: Indonesia's greatest novelist - By Max Lane. Issue #667 May 10
• Case for socialism: West Papua and self-determination - Issue #667 May 10
• West Papuan flag raised outside Indonesian embassy - By Alex Bainbridge. Issue #667 May 10

• New Caledonia: Indigenous people take on mining giant - By Eloise Schnierer. Issue #668 May 24
• Papua New Guinea: Resisting illegal logging - By Tim Stewart. Issue #668 May 24
• 'Ban the boatpeople’ bill delayed - By Sarah Stephen. Issue #668 May 24
• Solomon Islands: New PM criticises Australian domination - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #668 May 24
• Vietnam: Communist Party holds 10th congress - By Michael Karadjis. Issue #668 May 24
• East Timor: Calm in Dili, for now - By Jon Lamb. Issue #668 May 24 
• No Australian gunboat diplomacy towards East Timor! - Democratic Socialist Perspective Statement. Issue #668 May 24

• Solomon Islands: PM accuses Australia of bullying tactics - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #669 May 31
• East Timor: Foreign troops occupy Dili - By Jon Lamb. Issue #669 May 31
• China: Pro-socialist forces denounce right-wing gathering - By Eva Cheng. Issue #669 May 31
• Sri Lanka: Violence against Tamils escalates - By Kerryn Williams. Issue #669 May 31
• West Papua: Aus-Indon security pact a return to form - By Rohan Pearce. Issue #669 May 31
• Solidarity with the Timorese people - By Max Lane. Issue #669 May 31

-June

June 7

• Imperial hypocrisy and manipulation in East Timor crisis - By Peter Boyle. Issue #670 June 7
• Challenges in resolving the East Timor crisis - By Jon Lamb. Issue #670 June 7
• Nepal: Parliament drags feet on abolishing monarchy - By Eva Cheng. Issue #670 June 7
• Indonesia: Bureaucratic delays hinder quake relief - By James Balowski. Issue #670 June 7
• Iindonesia: A call for solidarity with earthquake victims - Statement by Dita Indah Sari. Issue #670 June 7

• Pakistan: Peasant movement defies repression - By Farooq Tariq. Issue #671 June 14
• East Timor: Ethnic violence or 'breakdown in social solidarity'? - By Jon Lamb. Issue #671 June 14
• Bungled bullying in East Timor? - By Peter Boyle. Issue #671 June 14
• Afghanistan: US killings spark riots - By Rohan Pearce. Issue #671 June 14
• Tamil self-determination - Issue #671 June 14
• Crisis in the Asia Pacific - Issue #671 June 14

• East Timor: Problems 'left behind by UN transition' - Interview with Tomas Freitas. Issue #672 June 21
• East Timor asks for UN-led peacekeeping force - By Jon Lamb. Issue #672 June 21
• Sri Lanka: Air force bombs Tamils - Issue #672 June 21
• West Papua: Concern for activist held by police - Issue #672 June 21

• East Timor: Gusmao issues ultimatum - By Vannessa Hearman.Issue #673 June 28
• East Timor: Roots of the political crisis - By Nick Everett.Issue #673 June 28
• Sri Langka: Attacks on Tamils escalate - By Chris Slee.Issue #673 June 28

-July

July 5

• East Timor after Alkatiri: nation or protectorate? - By Tim Anderson. Issue #674 July 5
• East Timor: Deepening of elite crisis - By Jon Lamb. Issue #674 July 5
• Cambodia: Sex workers celebrate unity - By Allen Myers. Issue #674 July 5
• India: Appeal for solidarity meets widespread support - By Eva Cheng. Issue #674 July 5
• Nepal: Maoist rebels and government sign peace pact - By Eva Cheng. Issue #674 July 5
• Phillipines: Leftists oppose Arroyo's 'all-out' war against guerrillas - Issue #674 July 5

• India: Mumbai bombings 'mindless carnage' - Issue #675 July 19
• East Timor: The people are paying the price - By Avelino Coelho da Silva. Issue #675 July 19
• Hong Kong: Activists challenge government snooping - By Eva Cheng. Issue #675 July 19
• Afghanistan: Foreign forces face increased attacks - By Rupen Savoulian. Issue #675 July 19
• West Papuan student urges solidarity - Issue #675 July 19

• Philippines: New mine could be environmental catastrophe - By Zoe Kenny. Issue #676 July 26
• Aceh: Government declares sixteen organisations 'illegal' - By James Balowski.Issue #676 July 26
• Bangladesh: Workers revolt against pay squeeze - By Eva Cheng.Issue #676 July 26
• Sri Lanka: Remembering Black July - Issue #676 July 26

-August

August 2

• Indonesia: Mass rally launches new electoral party - By Max Lane. Issue #677 August 2
• Philippines: Rallies demand 'Arroyo out!' - Issue #677 August 2
• West Papua: Guerrillas announce unity - Issue #677 August 2
• Nepal: Protesters pressure government over elections - Issue #677 August 2

• Tibet: China's 'Sky Train' - fast-track to genocide? - By Lynette Dumble & Susanne Menihane. Issue #678 August 9
• West Papuan refugee finally gets asylum - By Pip Hinman. Issue #678 August 9
• Pakistan: Power-loom workers arrested - Issue #678 August 9
• Sri Langka: Army kills civilians - Issue #678 August 9
• Indonesia: Protest condemns Israel's wars - Issue #678 August 9

• Tahiti: Nuclear cover-up stokes tension with France - By Norm Dixson. Issue #679 August 16
• West papua: Students still in hiding - Issue #679 August 16
• India: Kerala throws out Coca-Cola and Pepsi - Issue #679 August 16
• South Korea: Unionist beaten to death - Issue #679 August 16

• Tahiti: Temaru's support for independence upsets Paris - By Norm Dixson. Issue #680 August 23
• Sri Lanka: Army massacres Tamil orphans - By Kerryn Williams. Issue #680 August 23
• China: Carlyle takeover bid stirs new debate - By Eva Cheng. Issue #680 August 23
• Singapore: Protests against IMF banned - By David Miller. Issue #680 August 23

• East Timor: Australia holds up UN mission - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #681 August 30
• Indonesia: Australian company culpable in toxic mud flows - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #681 August 30
• Papua New Guinea: Australian company causes oil spill - By Norm Dixson. Issue #681 August 30

-September

September 6

• Indonesia: West Papuan protesters give the US the 'bottoms up' - By James Balowski. Issue #682 September 6
• China: Capital 'invasion' sparks concern - By Eva Cheng. Issue #682 September 6
• Indonesia: Activists want Timor commission disbanded - Issue #682 September 6
• West Papua: Police beat witness - Issue #682 September 6
• Pakistan: Baloch nationalist leader killed by military - Issue #682 September 6

• East Timor: Mari Alkatiri's unseating - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #683 September 13
• Taiwan: Campaign to oust president heats up - By Eva Cheng. Issue #683 September 13
• Malaysia: PSM claims state registration - By Eva Cheng. Issue #683 September 13
• Iindonesia: Munir murder commission call - Issue #683 September 13

• Indonesia: Protests and number of poor on the rise - By Max Lane. Issue #684 September 20
• Afghanistan: Who are Canadian troops defending? - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #684 September 20
• Indonesia: Protest calls for standard wage, nationalisations - Issue #684 September 20
• Pakistan: Protest against Balochistan killing - Issue #684 September 20
• West Papua exiles oppose security treaty - Issue #684 September 20
• Solidarity with Korean construction workers - By Alex Bainbridge. Issue #684 September 20

• Thailand: Left condemns military coup - Issue #685 September 27
• Solomon Islands: Canberra's 'bullying' denounced - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #685 September 27
• Indonesia: Historians under criminal investigation - By Max Lane. Issue #685 September 27
• Taiwan: Where's the oust-Chen campaign headed? - By Eva Cheng. Issue #685 September 27
• Pakistan: Progressive newspaper fund appeal - By Pat Denny. Issue #685 September 27
• Sri Lanka: Tamil struggle born from oppression - By Chris Slee. Issue #685 September 27

-October

October 11

• Editorial: US threats drive Korea nuke crisis - Issue #686 October 11
• Thailand: Military junta crack down - By Lee Sustar. Issue #686 October 11
• Solomon Islands: Canberra escalates bullying - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #686 October 11
• Indonesia: Not mercy, but justice - By Dita Indah Sari. Issue #686 October 11
• Indonesia: Restrictions sought on electoral participation - By James Balowski. Issue #686 October 11
• Afghanistan: US policies fuel Taliban resurgence - By Doug Lorimer.Issue #686 October 11
• Malaysia: Sit-in at housing ministry - Issue #686 October 11
• Free West Papua! - Issue #686 October 11

• Korea: US provokes nuclear crisis - By Iggy Kim. Issue #687 October 18
• Solomon Islands: Canberra bid to oust PM fails - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #687 October 18
• Indonesia: Pressure to release report on activist's murder - By James Balowski. Issue #687 October 18

• East Timor: UN inquiry urges charges - By Vannessa Hearman. Issue #688 October 25
• Korea: US pushes for total trade embargo - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #688 October 25
• Solomon Islands: Canberra launches new assault - By Doug Lorimer. Issue #688 October 25