The country's vast offshore oil and gas resources have provided the government That is a source of both hope and fear.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"Moreover,I fear the publication of these photos may only have a chilling effect on future investigations of detainee abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

Analysts are keeping a close eye on Wednesday's trading. "I think that today we will have a lot of pressure as well because there is this fear of contagion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

The group Nonviolence International South East Asia said recently the number of troops and armed volunteers, together with rights violations by both the government and insurgents, have created a climate of fear and terror.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

"A tremendous number of villagers live in fear, and we have officials who either can not or do not serve their people effectively, and violence is up, and it is not up only because there are more coalition forces, it is up because the insurgency has grown,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.01