| Abstract | The article illustrates what Asia's Newsmakers discovered or demonstrated in 1998, one fell after three decades of strongman rule, two dueled over political and economic reform, and a fourth grappled with state power in business. Another pair rattled nuclear sabers and stirred nationalist and communal passions, while the seventh Newsmaker, a fast-spreading global force, harnessed millions of minds to divine, debate and decide the affairs of nations. Issues discussed include Suharto, Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, Zhu Rongji, Atal Behari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif, as well as the Internet. |
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