A boy holds a candle at Mandala in Kathmandu in memory of those killed during the Madhesi agitations in the southern plains of Nepal February 4, 2007. Angry demonstrations by supporters of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum, a group that represents people living in Nepal's southern plains, have hit the impoverished Himalayan nation leaving at least 15 people dead over the past fortnight. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL) 

A girl lights candle at Mandala in Kathmandu in memory of the people killed during the Madhesi agitations in the southern plains of Nepal February 4, 2007. Angry demonstrations by supporters of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum, a group that represents people living in Nepal's southern plains, have hit the impoverished Himalayan nation leaving at least 15 people dead over the past fortnight. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL) 

People light candles at Mandala in Kathmandu in memory of the people killed during the Madhesi agitations in the southern plains of Nepal February 4, 2007. Angry demonstrations by supporters of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum, a group that represents people living in Nepal's southern plains, have hit the impoverished Himalayan nation leaving at least 15 people dead over the past fortnight. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL) 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra is escorted by police as he arrives at the Attorney General's office to sign a document in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son was conditionally released from jail on Monday, after serving a third of his original sentence for plotting the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Supri INDONESIA 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra (R) is escorted by his guard as he leaves the Attorney General's office after he signed a document in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi INDONESIA 

"Tommy" Mandala Putra, son of former Indonesian president Suharto (C), leaves Cipinang prison in Jakarta October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA) 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra sits in a vehicle as he leaves Cipinang prison in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi INDONESIA 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra reacts inside a vehicle as leaves Cipinang prison in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi INDONESIA 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra sits in a vehicle as he leaves Cipinang prison in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi INDONESIA 

Former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra sits in a vehicle as he leaves Cipinang prison in Jakarta on October 30, 2006. Police moved former Indonesian president Suharto's youngest son from jail, witnesses said on Monday, following weeks of reports he might be freed early from a lengthy jail term over the murder of a Supreme Court judge. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi INDONESIA 

A young relative of a helicopter crash victim takes part in the 13th day memorial service at Mandala in Nepali capital Kathmandu October 5, 2006. All 24 people on board a helicopter chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after the aircraft crashed on September 23. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL) 

Relatives and friends of the victims of a helicopter crash attend the 13th day mourning function at Mandala in Nepali capital Kathmandu October 5, 2006. All 24 people on board a helicopter chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after the aircraft crashed on September 23. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL) 

A Nepali Hindu takes part in a rally against a secular Nepal at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu May 25, 2006. The government declared Nepal a secular state immediately after the successful political movement which curtailed the power of the King. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar 

Nepali police stop protesters during a rally against a secular Nepal at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu May 25, 2006. The government declared Nepal a secular state immediately after the successful political movement which curtailed the power of the King. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar 

A Nepali woman light a candle in memory of the dead in the conflict between the government and the Maoists, at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu May 15, 2006. The Maoists have been fighting a bloody war against the king for more than a decade in which over 13,000 people have been killed, but because of the recent ceasefire between the government and the rebels this will be the last monthly memorial service. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar 

Nepali people lights candles in memory of the dead in the conflict between the government and the Maoists, at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu May 15, 2006. The Maoists have been fighting a bloody war against the king for more than a decade in which over 13,000 people have been killed, but because of the recent ceasefire between the government and the rebels this will be the last monthly memorial service. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar 

A Nepali girl lights oil lamps to celebrate the Hindu New Year at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu April 14, 2006. Fresh pro-democracy protests broke out in Nepal on Friday despite King Gyanendra's pledge to hold elections in the Himalayan kingdom, as activists said he offered nothing new or substantive. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

A Nepali girl lights oil lamps to celebrate the Hindu New Year at Mandala in the capital Kathmandu April 14, 2006. Fresh pro-democracy protests broke out in Nepal on Friday despite King Gyanendra's pledge to hold elections in the Himalayan kingdom, as activists said he offered nothing new or substantive. REUTERS/Danish Ismail. 

Protesters demonstrate against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a rally in Baguio City, north of Manila March 25, 2006. The rally coincided with the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Military Academy's "Mandala Class" on Saturday in which Arroyo was the guest of honour and speaker. REUTERS/Roland Rabang 

Protesters parody a popular reality TV show "Pinoy Big Brother", to protest against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, during a rally in Baguio City, north of Manila March 25, 2006. The rally coincided with the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Military Academy's "Mandala Class" on Saturday in which Arroyo was the guest of honour and speaker. REUTERS/Roland Rabang 

Protesters parody a popular reality TV show "Pinoy Big Brother", to protest against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, during a rally in Baguio City, north of Manila March 25, 2006. The rally coincided with the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Military Academy's "Mandala Class" on Saturday in which Arroyo was the guest of honour and speaker. REUTERS/Roland Rabang 

A local resident rests beside a part of the landing gear of a plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan September 6, 2005. Around 100 people are feared dead after an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan on Monday just after takeoff, breaking into pieces and setting fire to homes. The plane, operated by local carrier Mandala Airlines, had a total of 117 people on board, the airline said. Hospital officials in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, said some of the dead were residents on the ground. 

An Indonesian woman cries beside a coffin at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. [Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster.] 

An Indonesian woman sit in front of empty coffin at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. [Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster.] 

An Indonesian woman looks for a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. [Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster.] 

A Mandala Airlines' flight attendant walks in Jakarta in front of the coffin of her colleague who was in the domestic airliner that crashed in Medan. A Mandala Airlines' flight attendant walks in front of the coffin of her colleague Novi Maulana at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta September 6, 2005, after all the bodies of the crew members of the domestic airliner that crashed in Medan arrived in Jakarta. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday, a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a crowded local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi 

Mandala Airlines' flight attendants mourn as the coffins of their colleagues arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta. Mandala Airlines' flight attendants mourn as the coffins of their colleagues arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday, a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a crowded local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi 

Pilots from Indonesia's Mandala Airlines carry the coffins of their colleagues after the bodies arrived in Jakarta. Pilots from Indonesia's Mandala Airlines carry the coffins of their colleagues after the bodies arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday, a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a crowded local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi 

An Indonesian woman looks for a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/TC 

Woman cleans up charred rubble at her home a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a crowded local neighbourhood in Medan, Indonesia. A woman cleans up charred rubble at her home a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a crowded local neighbourhood, killing 149 people in Medan, Indonesia September 6, 2005. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box and flight recorder were found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash pray beside a coffin at a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia. Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash pray beside a coffin at a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash grief in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia. Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash grief in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash grief in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia. Family members of a victim of Monday's plane crash grief in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

Family members of victims of Monday's plane crash in Indonesia cry in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/SA 

An Indonesian woman tries to identify a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan. An Indonesian woman tries to identify a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

A relative of Monday's plane crash victim cries in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/TC 

Family members carry the coffin of a victim of Monday's plane crash in Indonesia in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/SA 

An Indonesian woman cries beside coffin at makeshift morgue for victims of Monday's plane crash at hospital in Medan. An Indonesian woman cries beside a coffin at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

Relatives of victims of Monday's plane crash wait in front of a morgue at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/TC 

An Indonesian woman sit in front of empty coffin at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/TC 

An Indonesian woman looks for a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri supri/TC 

Indonesian family tries to identify a relative at makeshift morgue for victims of plane crash at hospital in Medan. An Indonesian family tries to identify a relative at a makeshift morgue for the victims of Monday's plane crash at a hospital in Medan September 6, 2005. Weeping residents of Indonesia's third-biggest city picked through the charred rubble of their homes on Tuesday a day after a domestic airliner slammed into a local neighbourhood, killing 149 people. Police watching over the wreckage of Mandala Airlines flight RI 091 said its black box had been found late on Monday night and sent for analysis by investigators looking into the cause of the disaster. REUTERS/Supri 

An aircraft flies over the wreckage of the plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan September 6, 2005. Around 100 people are feared dead after an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan on Monday just after takeoff, breaking into pieces and setting fire to homes. The plane, operated by local carrier Mandala Airlines, had a total of 117 people on board, the airline said. Hospital officials in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, said some of the dead were residents on the ground. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside DW/NL 

Indonesian soldiers recover human remains and fragments from a car which was destroyed when a plane crashed into a residential area in Medan. Indonesian soldiers recover human remains and fragments from a car which was destroyed when a plane crashed into a residential area in Medan September 6, 2005. Around 100 people are feared dead after an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan on Monday just after takeoff, breaking into pieces and setting fire to homes. The plane, operated by local carrier Mandala Airlines, had a total of 117 people on board, the airline said. Hospital officials in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, said some of the dead were residents on the ground. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Indonesian soldiers smoke as they guard the wreckage of a plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan. Indonesian soldiers smoke as they guard the wreckage of a plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan September 6, 2005. Around 100 people are feared dead after an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan on Monday just after takeoff, breaking into pieces and setting fire to homes. The plane, operated by local carrier Mandala Airlines, had a total of 117 people on board, the airline said. Hospital officials in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, said some of the dead were residents on the ground. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

A local resident rests beside a part of the landing gear of a plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan. A local resident rests beside a part of the landing gear of a plane which crashed into a residential area in Medan September 6, 2005. Around 100 people are feared dead after an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan on Monday just after takeoff, breaking into pieces and setting fire to homes. The plane, operated by local carrier Mandala Airlines, had a total of 117 people on board, the airline said. Hospital officials in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, said some of the dead were residents on the ground. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Rescue workers and residents gather at a residential area that was damaged as a Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines crashed just after takeoff in the Indonesian city of Medan September 5, 2005. The crash killed more than 100 people onboard as well as 30 bystanders in an inferno on the ground. A spokesman for local carrier Mandala Airlines said several passengers had survived the crash in Medan, contradicting the city's top rescue official who said all 117 onboard died. The official Antara news agency put the number of survivors at six. 

Rescue workers and residents surround the burning of wreckage of an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines which crashed just after takeoff near a housing complex in the city of Medan on Indonesia's Sumatra island September 5, 2005. All 117 people on board the flight were killed, along with 30 bystanders on the ground, a rescue official said. 

Rescue workers and residents surround the wreckage of an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines which crashed just after takeoff near a housing complex in the Indonesian city of Medan September 5, 2005. All 117 people on board the flight were killed, along with 30 bystanders on the ground, a rescue official said. 

Indonesians check the names of their family members in Jakarta, who were onboard the Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airline which crashed in Medan. Indonesians check the names of their family members in Jakarta September 5, 2005, who were onboard the Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airline which crashed in the Indonesian city of Medan. The plane crashed in a residential area of Indonesia's third biggest city just after takeoff on Monday, killing more than 100 people onboard as well as 30 bystanders in an inferno on the ground. A spokesman for local carrier Mandala Airlines said several passengers had survived the crash in Medan, contradicting the city's top rescue official who said all 117 onboard died. The 

Mother of the pilot of the Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines, which crashed, cries in Jakarta. The mother of the pilot of the Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines, which crashed in Medan, cries in Jakarta September 5, 2005 before flying to the Indonesian city. The plane crashed in a residential area of Indonesia's third biggest city just after takeoff on Monday, killing more than 100 people onboard as well as 30 bystanders in an inferno on the ground. A spokesman for local carrier Mandala Airlines said several passengers had survived the crash in Medan, contradicting the city's top rescue official who said all 117 onboard died. The official Antara news agency put the number of survivors at six. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi 

Family members of the pilot of the Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines, which crashed, mourn in Jakarta. The mother (L) and family members of the pilot of the Indonesian Boeing 737-200 operated by Mandala Airlines, which crashed in Medan, mourn in Jakarta September 5, 2005 before they fly to the Indonesian city. The plane crashed in a residential area of Indonesia's third biggest city just after takeoff on Monday, killing more than 100 people onboard as well as 30 bystanders in an inferno on the ground. A spokesman for local carrier Mandala Airlines said several passengers had survived the crash in Medan, contradicting the city's top rescue official who said all 117 onboard died. The official Antara news agency put the number of survivors at six. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi 

An Indonesian cigarette vendor, Mohammad Salim, displays cartons of Marlboro cigarettes in Jakarta March 14, 2005. [Philip Morris International Inc. said on Monday it is bidding $5 billion to buy Indonesia's number three tobacco firm, PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, to expand in the fifth-largest cigarette market. Analysts said the deal would mark the biggest foreign takeover in the country, which has struggled to win overseas investment, and a vote of confidence in the five-month-old government.] 

Indonesian workers at the Sampoerna cigarette factory hand-roll cigarettes in Surabaya March 14, 2005. Phillip Morris International Inc said on Monday it has entered into agreement to acquire a 40 percent stake in PT Handjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, Indonesia's number third-largest tobacco company. Financial analysts said the deal would mark the biggest foreign takeover of an Indonesia company, and was a vote of confidence in the country's five-month-old government. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas DW/dy 

An Indonesian cigarette vendor, Mohammad Salim, displays cartons of Marlboro cigarettes in Jakarta March 14, 2005. Philip Morris International Inc. said on Monday it is bidding $5 billion to buy Indonesia's number three tobacco firm, PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, to expand in the fifth-largest cigarette market. Analysts said the deal would mark the biggest foreign takeover in the country, which has struggled to win overseas investment, and a vote of confidence in the five-month-old government. REUTERS/Beawiharta BEA/AT/CN 

An Indonesian cigarette vendor, Haji Jaya, displays cartons of cigarettes in Jakarta March 14, 2005. Philip Morris International Inc. said on Monday it is bidding $5 billion to buy Indonesia's number three tobacco firm, PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, to expand in the fifth-largest cigarette market. Analysts said the deal would mark the biggest foreign takeover in the country, which has struggled to win overseas investment, and a vote of confidence in the five-month-old government. REUTERS/Beawiharta BEA/AT/CN 

An Indonesian cigarette vendor, Mohammad Salim, displays cartons of Marlboro cigarettes, a key product of Phillip Morris, in Jakarta March 14, 2005. Philip Morris International Inc. said on Monday it is bidding $5 billion to buy Indonesia's number three tobacco firm, PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, to expand in the fifth-largest cigarette market. Analysts said the deal would mark the biggest foreign takeover in the country, which has struggled to win overseas investment, and a vote of confidence in the five-month-old government. REUTERS/Beawiharta BEA/AT/JV 

A Tibetan Buddist monk creates a sand "Mandala" in a museum in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 15, 2004. A party of Buddist monks has for the first time travelled to Siberia to give lectures, offer remedies, lead meditation, give astrological forecasts and other traditional rituals. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin WAW/THI 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet scoops water from Lake Ontario to complete the ritual of dismantling the sand mandala on his final day in Toronto, May 5, 2004. During his stay in Toronto, His Holiness conferred the Kalachakra Initiation for World Peace, the largest Buddhist ritual and initiation regularly conferred by the Dalai Lama. REUTERS/Mike Cassese MC 

Indonesian women at cigarette maker PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna's factory in Surabaya hand roll clove-scented cigarettes, or kreteks, a unique blend of tobacco, clove and a special sauce. Some 90 percent of Indonesian smokers prefer kreteks, which are inextricably tied to the country's history, culture and identity. While Sampoerna is one of the big kretek manufacturers, there are hundreds of kretek makers across the main Indonesian island of Java. But the stronger nicotine and tar content contained in kreteks is causing concern among health experts. Picture taken on February 28, 2004. FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE STORY LIFESTYLE-INDONESIA-KRETEKS REUTERS/Beawiharta bea