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Indonesia's flourishing black magic

Black magic has been big business for years in Indonesia . People seek help of witch doctors to fulfil their goals and dreams and remedy their problems - be it personal, financial or political. But now there is growing fear that sorcery has gone out of control and some believe the government should regulate it. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta , Indonesia's capital, where she met Ki Joko Bodo, the most successful witch doctor in the country.

Indonesia reeling from US financial crisis

Indonesian stocks have been hit the hardest in Asia with trading halted since Wednesday, following the sell-off on Wall Street. Declining demand from the US, its second-biggest export market, is threatening to leave hundreds of thousands of Indonesians without jobs. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen shows just how susceptible Indonesia's economy is to a financial crisis on the other side of the planet.