Photo A Antara/Audy Alwi

Photo A Antara/Audy Alwi

LATEST UPDATE: President Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) receives a report on the latest situation in restive Aceh province from Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh (right) as Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno looks on. Megawati also had a talk with Aceh leaders at the Merdeka Palace on Friday.

Photo B JP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo

HOPING FOR WORK: Domestic helpers stand in front of an agency that provides maids and nannies in Jakarta. Thousands of young women from the rural areas in Java have come to Jakarta following the recent Idul Fitri holiday, a pattern which is repeated every year.