A turbulent May looked like it would send business reeling in Thailand-in response to protester encampments, the military took over parts of the capital and more than 80 civilians were killed as fires rocked the stock market building and partly gutted the country's largest mall, Central World, owned by the Chirathivat family

With just a little over two months before the general election in Burma, which is scheduled for Nov. 7, the United States joined Australia, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia in calling for the creation of a U.N.-led commission to investigate alleged war crimes by Burma’s military junta.

UDON THANI, THAILAND  — In front of the charred ruins of the municipal hall here, a huge poster carries the photographs of 76 people being sought in an attack on the building three months ago, on the day the anti-government “red shirt” protests were crushed in Bangkok. Only 11 have been caught.