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Lawyer Says Client Admits Paying ‘Gratuity’ to Judge

A graft suspect claimed on Tuesday that he bribed a judge so he would be appointed as a trustee in a bankruptcy case, despite repeated denials by the judge and a top lawyer linked to the scandal. 9:20am Jun 15, 2011

72 Idealistic Young Graduates Off  to Teach in Remote Areas

Rather than being content with well-paying jobs in Jakarta, 72 of the nation’s brightest university graduates are off to spend a year teaching in remote regions across the archipelago. 8:33am Jun 15, 2011

FIFA VP Hears PSSI Poll Grievances

As it tries to end its long-running football leadership fiasco, Indonesia received a measure of support from world governing body FIFA on Tuesday. 12:13am Jun 15, 2011

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Foreign Currencies, Not Rupiah Remain Corruptors’ Choice

When antigraft officials busted Sports Ministry secretary Wafid Muharram in his office in April for suspected bribery, they reported finding large amounts of cash in foreign currencies, including US dollars, Australian dollars and euros. 9:37pm Jun 14, 2011

Indonesian Stocks Rebound On China Prospects

The country’s key stock index rose on Tuesday, halting a four-day decline, as shares advanced in line with gains in emerging-market equities after better-than-expected industrial production in China eased concerns its economy was slowing. 10:33pm Jun 14, 2011

Experts Say Schools’ Failure to Teach Civic Values Leads to Sectarian Strife

A worrying rise in sectarian and religious conflicts around the country could be traced back to the poor implementation of civic education in schools, experts said on Tuesday. 9:34pm Jun 14, 2011

Constitutional Court’s Power To Be Limited

Indonesian Boys Jailed Illegally in Australian Adult Prison: Report

Harry Potter Star to Shoot Hollywood Movie in Jakarta

Police Arrest 2002 Bali Bombing Suspect

Yudhoyono Calls For Protection of Migrant Workers

Beckham Considering Penis Tattoo

Questions Raised as Suspected Terrorist Dies in Custody

Survey Says Young Indonesians Have Mixed Beliefs on Muslim Practices

Indonesian Cleric Gets One-Year Sentence for Church Attacks

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Seven members of a mob that vandalized churches during a riot listen as the judge hands down their verdict on Tuesday. They were handed five-month jail terms. (Antara Photo/R. Rekotomo)
Wanted. A picture of Nunun Nurbaeti on Interpol’s Web site. The businesswoman has been named a suspect in the alleged bribery of legislators who appointed Miranda Goeltom to a senior Bank Indonesia post. Nunun is believed to hav...
Yusuf Supendi, a co-founder of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), waits at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday for the hearing of his lawsuit against the party to begin. Yusuf is suing leaders of the PKS for Rp 42.7 billi...
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the conference of the International Labor Organization in Geneva that Indonesia has a special interest in migrant worker rights. (Reuters Photo)
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressing the annual conference of labor ministers at International Labor Organization (ILO) at the UN in Geneva on Tuesday. (Reuters Photo)
Fumigation being carried out at a residential complex in Kuningan, South Jakarta. A government campaign to combat the spread of dengue through prevention has largely been ignored by the public. (JG Photo/Safir Makki)
National police spokesman Brig. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam displaying pictures of terrorist suspects at police headquarters on Tuesday. Security forces have arrested a number of terror suspects in recent days. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikma...
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam holding a rifle to be used by attackers against police. At least sixteen people have been arrested from May to June, suspected of plotting to kill policemen with cyanide and ...
NEWS

Constitutional Court’s Power To Be Limited

The government and House of Representatives have agreed to a set of amendments that would effectively limit the powers of the Constitutional Court, a move legal experts have called “unconstitutional.” 12:12am Jun 15, 2011

Catch Rare Lunar Phenomenon Tomorrow

72 Idealistic Young Graduates Off  to Teach in Remote Areas

FIFA VP Hears PSSI Poll Grievances

BUSINESS

Chevron Bets on $30b Volcanoes in Indonesian Rainforest

Chevron Corp. drilled 84 wells to a depth of two miles beneath the Indonesian rainforest to tap steam, not oil and gas, that’s trapped in the world’s richest store of volcanic energy. 10:26am Jun 15, 2011

Tussle Over Agency Raises Risks for Bank Supervision

Global Demand Set to Push JCI Skyward, Brokers Say

State to Consolidate Agro Firms Ahead of  IPO

INTERNATIONAL

Chile's Volcanic Ash Cloud Spurs More Travel Woes

A huge ash cloud from a Chilean volcano wreaked more havoc on international air travel, forcing passengers on two continents -- including the head of the United Nations -- to ditch stranded aircraft for travel by boat or overland. 8:18am Jun 15, 2011

Scandal in Russia Over Official's Plane Hold-Up

Pentagon Papers Finally Published, 40 Years on

Beckham Considering Penis Tattoo

SPORTS

Persipura Receives Raucous Reception From Home Fans

Jayapura. Newly crowned Indonesian Super League champion Persipura Jayapura received a hero’s welcome when the team arrived in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday morning. 10:08pm Jun 14, 2011

Volleyball: Age Limits, Tickets to President's Cup Spice Up Tournament

Funk Heads a Field of Dreamers at US Open

Kaymer Tries to Mirror Nowitzki’s NBA Title Form

LIFE & TIMES

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dumped at the Altar

Los Angeles. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said on Tuesday his wedding this weekend has been canceled because his 25-year-old fiancee, a Playmate from his magazine, changed her mind. 8:41am Jun 15, 2011

Cartographer’s Clan Illuminates the Art

Taking Asian Films to the World

Movie Review: This ‘Elephant’ Is Very Forgettable

OPINION

The Asean Heart of Asia

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) stands at a defining moment. Its member states are constantly being evaluated for their economic potential and desirability as a market for investments, goods, and services. At the same time, their effort to forge a community free from external intervention is shaping a new regional order based on common security and shared prosperity. 9:41am Jun 15, 2011

Let the New Business of Bidding Begin

Facebook Nation: Once You’re In, You Can Never, Ever Leave

The Thinker: Online Looking Glass

MY JAKARTA

My Jakarta: Abah Fatahillah, Film Reel Delivery Guy

For about 10 years, Abah Fatahillah has been scooting all around town making sure film reels are delivered to cinemas on time, safe and sound. 8:55am Jun 14, 2011

My Jakarta: Dr. Irena Sakura Rini, Specialist Plastic Surgeon

My Jakarta: Mono, Bike Mechanic

My Jakarta: Dr. Robby Yulfitriadi, Dentist

SPECIAL ISSUES

Green Jakarta

How clean will Jakarta be in the future? This report investigates the environmental concerns, challenges and technologies shaping the capital's development.

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Saving Batavia

Why does Jakarta's Old Town seem to be crumbling before our eyes? How slow planning, red tape and inertia is jeopardising the capital's biggest historical legacy.

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Water Worries

Sewage, garbage, poor clean water supply and flooding all make the lives of millions in Jakarta a misery and put them at risk of disease. What can be done?

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Jammed Jakarta

The city's transport problems are evident to every visitor. But how bad is the problem really? Is the gridlock necessary? Is anyone even working on a solution?

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RECENT COMMENTS

9:01am | Indonesian Boys Jailed Illegal...
B'H Sounds absolutely disgusting. How could these children be put among these sorts of hardened criminals? Unfortunately they would

8:58am | 72 Idealistic Young Graduates ...
My hat off for these young guys. A noble direction at this young age , of which those old dogs and chicks at the Oval Building Senayan should be a

8:55am | Questions Raised as Suspected ...
Good terrorist is dead terrorist.

8:53am | Experts Say Schools’ Failure t...
When Islamic students are allowed to study their religion and examine it in the light of reason then you might have some chance of inculcating valu

8:50am | PLN Asking for 61.4% Hike in P...
I wish my retirement would go up 61%. There is too much KKN at PLN!

8:49am | Supreme Court Tells Bogor to A...
And who is going to enforce this Supreme Court decision...the gutless police?

8:45am | Indonesian Boys Jailed Illegal...
Do the crime do the time! Age is no excuse

8:36am | Facebook Nation: Once You’re I...
Clearly not true as over 100,000 people closed their Facebook accounts in the UK last month. Similar exit numbers are being reported at the moment