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...rack polyester shirt and the mercantile mannerisms of a hard-bitten trader. Yet the former Indonesian shipping agent happens to be the founder and CEO of Borobudur Auction; in October his four-year-old company fetched $6.89 million at a Singapore sale of contemporary and modern Southeast Asian art. The figure was just $200,000 less than the highest figure taken at similar sales by venerable auctioneers Sotheby's. "I do break even and have a profit," says Andreas with a lopsided grin. "Otherwise why should...
...Indonesia prepared to send its athletes to the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand last month, a mock government Cabinet on satirical TV show Dreaming Republic discussed why the nation was no longer the regional sporting powerhouse it was during the 1980s and '90s. Actors impersonating leaders past and present blamed the 1997 financial crisis, before appealing to the live audience and viewers at home for more funding to help prepare Indonesian athletes. One of the show's most popular characters, impersonating former President Suharto, had a simpler solution: "Just return me to power...
Thailand has often been looked upon as a bellwether for the development of democracy in Southeast Asia, and on the surface at least, Sunday's largely fair and trouble-free national election - Thailand's first since a September 2006 military coup - seemed to be a good sign. The country's political troubles, however, may be far from over...
...Singapore government, bought Shin Corp., Thailand's major telecommunications company, for $3.8 billion from the family of Thaksin Shinawatra, who at the time was Thailand's Prime Minister. Public outrage in Thailand over the sale of what was considered an important national asset to a Southeast Asia rival contributed to Thaksin's ouster as Prime Minister in a military coup in September...
Obama's years living in Indonesia, moreover, have made him the most popular U.S. politician in Southeast Asia. When prominent Indonesians visit the U.S., the first person they want to meet is Obama, says Parnohadiningrat Sudjadnan, the Indonesian ambassador to the U.S. "Back home people think of him as one of us, or at least one who understands us," he says, adding that they are delighted to find that Obama speaks passable Bahasa, the language spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia. The international fascination with Obama was on full display when Obama launched his campaign last February and media from more...