Though activists predicted that hundreds of thousands would march Wednesday against corruption in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, only a few thousand turned up.

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The fact that it was led by Akbar Tandjung, once convicted of corruption though cleared on appeal, was surely a handicap.

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Other southerners, notably Spaniards and Portuguese, have both improved, though sleaze and corruption, especially at regional and city levels, is still common.

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By now, many Venezuelans are ready to forgive, if not to yearn for, the good old days under Mr Perez, who though suspected of corruption throughout his term, at least managed to make sure the graft was spread a little more evenly.

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