They called them 'tigers' and marvelled at their phenomenal growth rates. They became the model for less prosperous places and 'Asian values' - the authoritarian ruler's answer to democracy and human rights - were lauded as the route to success. But now the edifice is crumbling and, for the first time in a generation, the citizens of East Asia are getting a reminder of what poverty and deprivation are all about - and are making their dissatisfaction felt
