Word: sukarnoputri
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...being tried in absentia. Another Round INDONESIA Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led in the first round of voting in the presidential election with early results giving him a 33% share of the vote. He appears likely to face a run-off in September against incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who placed second with 26%. MEANWHILE IN BRITAIN ... Henry's Va-Va-Voom French footballer Thierry Henry isn't best known for his way with words, but he has netted a new entry in the latest Concise Oxford English Dictionary. For the first time the pages includes "va-va-voom...
...even by Aceh's standards, the past year has been grim, and there is scant promise of relief. Last May, after the collapse of peace talks, Jakarta launched a massive military campaign against G.A.M.?a move that many saw as politically expedient for President Megawati Sukarnoputri, bestowing upon her an image of toughness that would belie her reputation as a remote and indecisive leader. The campaign was also popular with senior army brass, still smarting at their loss of prestige and power after dictator Suharto's toppling in 1998. But the quick success the generals predicted...
...pairing just might work. Wiranto is viewed as a vibrant alternative to President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who is running for re-election, and his Golkar party won the biggest number of seats in April's legislative polls. The campaign is humming along nicely: according to the Jakarta Post, Wiranto raised $450,000 at a campaign dinner last week by treating his audience of businessmen to renditions of Javanese love songs. Strange bedfellows can sometimes make sweet music...
...rather than the more serious charge of membership of a terrorist organization, which would require stronger evidence. Mega Setback INDONESIA The Golkar party of former dictator Suharto won April's parliamentary election with 21.6% of the vote, according to official results. The result is a blow to President Megawati Sukarnoputri, whose ruling PDI-P party came in second with 18.5% of the votes, down from 33.7% in 1999. Megawati faces re-election in July, and trails her former Security Minister, retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. She also faces competition from another ex-general, the Golkar candidate, Wiranto...
...Asep's frustration should be tripping the alarms in the offices of President Megawati Sukarnoputri. The daughter of Indonesia's founding father Sukarno, Megawati, 57, is called Ibu (Mother) by her adoring supporters, and not long ago she embodied an egalitarian Indonesia no longer dominated by Suharto's cozy cabal of politicians and businessmen. But after two ineffective and inconsistent years in office, Megawati has started to look more like Mini-wati in the eyes of the disillusioned masses, who are voicing their disappointment at the ballot box. Members of her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (known by its Indonesian...