COVER

The Torch Passes

In the end, no one wanted Wahid to stay — not the army, not the people and certainly not the legislature. Successor Megawati is popular (for now) but can she shepherd a troubled and divided country?

Who Knew?

Amid reports of increasing atrocities by Indonesian troops, ExxonMobil prepares to return to Aceh

BUSINESS

Handheld Combat

As China's PDA makers battle for market share, cautious global giants play a waiting game

ASIA

Wailing Over Whales

Some Japanese say the right to hunt and eat them is key to national pride — and as important as sex

BRIEFING

TRAVEL