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Indonesia votes amid economic crisis
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JAKARTA: Indonesians go to the polls this week with echoes of the
1997 to 1998 Asian financial crisis ringing in their ears, as growth
estimates are slashed and politicians scramble to offer hopes of a
rebound.
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was one of
the worst hit by the economic firestorm that swept through the
region a decade ago and memories of those desperate times remain
seared in Indonesians’ memories.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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President Yudhoyono’s Party Keeps Its Lead — SURVEY
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JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party
remained in the lead ahead of Indonesia’s April 9 parliamentary
elections, a poll showed as campaigning wrapped up Sunday.
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Crowds pay last respects to TV star Jade Goody
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LONDON: Thousands paid last respects Saturday to British reality TV
star Jade Goody, who responded through the magic of pre-recorded
video: “See you around maybe. Bye.”
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US, Japan seek UN meet over North Korean rocket launch
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UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Japan sought Sunday an
emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after North Korea fired
a long-range rocket believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile test in
defiance of UN resolutions.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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KAMUNTING, Malaysia: Malaysia on Sunday freed 13 people detained
under controversial security laws, police said, after new Prime
Minister Najib Razak ordered their release.
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