Symbol of past mess:

Symbol of past mess:
Chandra Asri's debacle

Chandra Asri stirs
New Order ghosts

Chandra Asri haunts
RI, Japan ties

By Kornelius Purba
Staff Writer
The Jakarta Post
Tokyo

One of the main messages that was conveyed to President
Megawati Soekarnoputri during her recent visit to Japan was the
looming threat of bankruptcy over its giant trading house
Marubeni Corp. A major cause, Japan's top politicians told the

2. Picture -- Afghan's winter may be a silent crisis
1 X 25 36 pt Bodoni

Afghan winter's silent crisis

Felicity Lawrence
The Guardian
London

There is a ghostly absence of images of the victims of this
war. More than 1 million people were displaced inside Afghanistan
before Sept. 11, and since then hundreds of thousands are feared
to be on the move, according to the United Nations. They have
little or no access to food, water or medicine.

3. Asia -- Europe must take a new look at Central Asia
1 X 25 36 pt Bodoni

C. Asian peace process crucial

Martin Winter
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Brussels

In the successful, if sometimes complex, international
coalition against terrorism, the European states are now defining
their future role. They have built its foundation on rock-hard
solidarity.