The Jakarta Post | Wed, 12/31/2008 7:38 AM | Headlines
Securities dealers throw ribbons and sheets of paper during a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the close of trading for 2008 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Central Jakarta. The Jakarta Composite Index fell 51 percent since the start of the year, hammered by the global financial meltdown over the past three months. (JP/J. Adiguna)