THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA

Jakarta, Nov 6 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major newspapers here on Thursday.


The Jakarta Post
JAKARTA CELEBRATES MENTENG KID'S VICTORY

Jakarta shared the anxiety and the joy of the US presidential election won by new Indonesian darling Barack Hussein Obama on Wednesday. It was a special day for students of Obama's former school SDN Menteng 01, Central Jakarta, who gathered at the school hall to watch the final results pour in.


Kompas
OBAMA WINS

Barack Hussein Obama (47) gained a landslide victory over John McCain in the United States presidential election which broke the record of the most voters in the past 100 years.


Media Indonesia
WORLD'S STOCK POSITIVELY WELCOMES OBAMA'S VICTORY

The majority of world's stock markets got stronger yesterday following Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election. Obama's victory was expected to bring a significant change for the US as the heart of the world's economy.


Republika
OBAMA: CHANGE HAS COME

US President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that "change has come to America" as he gave a victory speech after becoming the first African-American to be elected to the White House. "It's been a long time coming. But tonight, because of what we did on this
day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America," he said in front of a crowd of 65,000 people.