Optimistic Amid Storm

People are looking forward optimistically to year 2002, although clashes between community groups are most feared.

January 1, 2002

In human terms, four years is nothing. But, when you have to endure suffering, four years feels like ages. Entering the fifth year still mired in economic and political crisis, throughout year 2001, the Indonesian people seemed to have grown immune to all kinds of life’s trials: from diminishing family income to the never-ending fights among the political elite. TEMPO opinion survey of respondents in six cities shows that people are welcomi

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