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In Singapore, the Straits Times led its front page Monday with a story anticipating that the euro would boost the value of Asian currencies against the dollar.
Unable or unwilling to court the old vassal Malay States or the orang laut pirates to patrol the seas, the new rulers forfeited their predecessors’ commercial monopoly in the Melaka Straits and, with it, command of the Moluccas spice trade.
In an editorial, the Straits Times of Singapore dwelt Friday on the threat of further secessions from Indonesia following the independence of East Timor.
President Clinton may approve the package during Congress's recess, but since lawmakers are concerned about Brazil's financial straits they are unlikely to pose major objections.
The Straits Times editorialized that "Indonesians are free to vote for any party they want, but that choice should be based on what unites them as Indonesians with non-Muslims, not what separates them."