JAKARTA (JP): In the October meeting of the Consultative Group

JAKARTA (JP): In the October meeting of the Consultative Group
on Indonesia in Tokyo, a number of donor countries raised the
crucial issue of forest devastation in Indonesia. The commitment
of the Indonesian government to forest conservation even became
one requirement to get loans.

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More drastic steps needed to check decline

TOKYO: When will the slowdown of the U.S. economy be arrested?

The Federal Reserve reduced key interest rates Tuesday for the
seventh time this year.

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Mahathir's fresh battle with Islam

By Barani Krishnan

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Asia's longest-serving elected leader,
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, is waging an old
battle in the twilight of his career -- beating down the multi-
ethnic country's Islamic opposition.