In Indonesia, Businesses Hopeful After Election
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After suffering through two shambling administrations, Indonesia appears to have a new president who many of its business leaders say they believe will uproot corruption and revive investment.
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Bomb scares marked the start of campaigning for Indonesia&#39;s presidential run-off on Tuesday, five days after a suicide attack on the Australian embassy, but bread and butter issues appeared uppermost in voter&#39;s minds.
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Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a lot of reassuring noises on his road to power, but now he faces the hard economic decisions.
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Former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took a seemingly unassailable lead Wednesday in Indonesia's presidential election, cheering investors amid hopes he will introduce much-needed economic reforms and provide firm leadership in the war on terror.
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From the remote jungles of Papua to the sky-scrapers of Jakarta, Indonesia is staging landmark elections which will see the vast Southeast Asian archipelago choose its president for the first time.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Over 150 million Indonesians go to the polls on Monday and in the final round of the election to choose the country&#39;s next president.
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The quiet nature of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono&#39;s emphatic victory speaks of the nature of the challenges and opportunities facing Indonesia&#39;s new president.
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaves a meeting with editors in Cibubur, West Java. His landslide victory was confirmed yesterday. Photo: AP.
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Indonesian voters hungry for change are expected on Monday to do something that was unthinkable during the country's three decades of authoritarian rule &#151; toss out an incumbent president and vote in a political newcomer who has promised to crack down on corruption and revive the battered economy.
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President-elect Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has little time to meet the expectations of  Indonesians who overwhelmingly voted for him, and his first  headache is the reluctance of his opponent to concede defeat.
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SINGAPORE: Asian business circles reacted with relief Wednesday to the apparent re-election of President George W Bush, which eased fears of US protectionism, but some were concerned about his impact on the regionâs political stability.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesians began voting on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Voters hungry for change are expected today to do what was unthinkable during Indonesia's three decades of authoritarian rule -- toss out an incumbent president and vote in a political newcomer who has promised to crack down on corruption and revive the battered economy.
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World leaders congratulate the winner of Indonesia's elections, but the president stops short of conceding.
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Indonesia&#39;s president-elect has finally given his victory speech, almost three weeks after the country&#39;s first direct presidential poll.
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Indonesia's largest party is electing its new leader in Bali in what is one of the most critical periods in its history.
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Polls have opened for Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election. Election observers say they are impressed with the six-month electoral process, which also chose members of the national assembly and local councils.