NEIGHBORLY VISIT: President Megawati Soekarnoputri (right) chats with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi while posing for photographers. The Malaysian premier held a bilateral meeting with Megawati at the State Palace on Thursday.

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UNWANTED GUEST: A protester is dragged away by security guards at Hong Kong's Legislative Council after chanting slogans at Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa during a question-and-answer session. Chee-hwa ducked growing calls for full democracy on Thursday and said he would have to first consult Beijing, setting the stage for more protests by an increasingly angry public.