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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

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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.

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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.