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...Corruption Indonesia ranks as the world's 12th most corrupt country, according to Transparency International, a Berlin-based watchdog. The government, say critics, has failed to tackle entrenched graft...
...Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International, Indonesia ranked as the world's 12th most corrupt country, worse than economic basket cases such as Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea and the Congo. Indonesia's legal system gets particularly low marks. In an IMF-sponsored report, a panel of Indonesian lawyers recently studied 500 bankruptcy cases in the country since 1998 and determined that about 30% of all verdicts were incorrect, either because judges misunderstood the law or disregarded it. Foreign bankers and investors often have trouble enforcing contracts in Indonesian courts. In one case, a court last year nullified a $180 million...
...Germany for some time, were brewing up before Sept. 11," Interior Minister Otto Schily told TIME. From his window-lined 12th-floor office on the banks of the River Spree, Schily has a commanding view of the German capital. But as chief of Germany's war on terrorism, his sights are often clouded by the country's overly complex network of independent state-run police and intelligence services. Take the morning of March 11, when European governments were scrambling their antiterror forces in the wake of the Madrid train bombings. Ideally, Schily would have liked to call a crisis meeting...
Individually, the Crimson was paced by Chiampa, who carded an 85-83-80—248 to finish in a tie for 12th at 32 strokes over par. Chiampa’s weekend was highlighted by consecutive birdies on the back nine during her final round...
...dice. Since the day a year ago when U.S. soldiers pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein, symbolizing the regime's fall, al-Sadr has railed against the American occupation. He built up a network of civilian supporters and recruited fighters for his Mahdi Army, named for the 12th, or Hidden, Imam, whom Shi'ites believe will return as their Messiah. Al-Sadr delivered fiery anti-American sermons but always stopped short of calling for armed confrontation. Until April 4, that is, when he issued a call from his Najaf office for his black-clad militiamen to "terrorize your enemy...