1 x 22 48 pt NCSB

1 x 22 48 pt NCSB

Local property is for all

By Martin R. Jenkins

JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia is a nation born out of a 350-year
independence struggle against Dutch colonialism, it is perhaps
understandable that foreign companies and individuals are barred
from owning either Indonesian land or property.

2. 4Global -- Third world should be considered in reforming
global financial

1 x 40 -- 36 pt optima bold

Addressing democracy after Genoa trade talks

By Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul

BERLIN (DPA): The violent clashes at the G-7/8 Summit in Genoa
have drawn attention to a serious lack of democracy in
globalization. This deficit has been worrying experts and
political scientists as well as those in government in both
industrialized and developing nations for the longest time and
they have been trying to solve it with possibilities of political
co-ordination.

3. 4Herald -- A society of silent intellectuals

1 x 30 36pt NCSB

S. Korea's intellectuals end silence

By Lee Kyong-hee

SEOUL: It must be with mixed feelings of nervous relief that
the public is watching the politicians toning down their war of
words. The lousy verbal attacks and counterattacks between
politicians of the rival parties began to markedly abate last
week.