Alcohol importers are often short of favourite brands, prompting some managers to dip into the black market - a risky proposition as a tax-hungry government steps up raids to crack down on bootleggers.
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Jakarta
AS revellers filed into the Empirica nightclub on a recent Friday night in Jakarta's business district, just a stone's throw from the stock exchange, manager Joe Chen was counting on a good night.
International DJs were lined up, ready to play to a crowd of at least 800....
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