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Jakarta Police Prepare to Deploy 2,000 Officers for Lady Gaga Concert

Jakarta police are prepared to deploy 2,000 officers to secure the Lady Gaga concert if it takes place next week at Gelora Bung Karno sports stadium. 11:02am May 26, 2012

AGO Slow in Responding to BPK Alleged Graft Reports

From the second semester of 2009 until the first semester of 2011, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) reported 32 alleged graft cases to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), the website of BPK reported. However, only two cases have been followed up by the AGO. 11:43am May 26, 2012

Eight Killed in Indonesia Landslide

A landslide in Indonesia killed eight people, an official said on Saturday, after days of heavy rain hit a mountainous part of the country’s main island. 10:20am May 26, 2012

Indonesia to Release Australian Corby in 2017: Prison Chief

Denpasar. Indonesia will release jailed Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby in September 2017, a prison chief said on Friday, after she had five years slashed off her 20-year term. 8:54pm May 25, 2012

Indonesian Police Consider Toned-Down Gaga Show

Police in Indonesia, after refusing a permit for Lady Gaga to perform in Jakarta, said on Friday they were considering an offer from her local promoters to tone down the pop superstar’s racy show. 9:16pm May 25, 2012
Several senior high school students in Jayapura wait for national exam results at the school on Saturday. Out of 19,440 students in Papua, 309 students failed to pass the exam. (Antara Photo)
A senior high school student paints her friend's school uniform with spray paint celebrating the National Exam results in Denpasar Bali on Saturday. Balinese high school student passed the exam with a 99.9 percent rate, only 26 ou...
Several demonstrators from the FUI and FPI rallied against Lady Gaga's planned concert in front of the US embassy on Friday. (Antara Photo)
A man works on an unfinished tennis court in Pekanbaru on Friday. The court is among eight tennis courts that will host tennis matches for the upcoming 18th National Games (PON) in Riau in September. The construction work is expec...
Eni, a resident of Bukit Lampu village in Padang, takes water from an almost dry well near her house on Friday. Wells around the area are drying up due to a long drought, causing a scarcity of clean water. (Antara Photo/Iggoy el F...
Mak Yong artists from Thailand’s Pattani province perform at Anjung Cahaya theater in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, on Thursday evening. Mak Yong plays are commonly performed in Pattani, Malaysia’s Kelantan province and Indone...
An Indonesian worker paints a Buddha statue at his workshop in Denpasar, Bali on Friday. EPA/Made Nagi
NEWS

Indonesian Language Section Stumps Students on National Exam

After math, Indonesian language was the subject that caused students the most trouble on the latest national exams for the senior high school level. 8:48pm May 25, 2012

New Traffic Flow Around Kuningan Intersection

Reluctant to Ratify FCTC, Indonesia Being Ignored at International Forum

Fuel Scarcity Taking a Toll in E. Kalimantan, Businesses Complain

BUSINESS

Indonesian Coffee Premium Declines 29% as Port Deliveries Climb

Buyers of coffee from Indonesia, the world’s third-biggest robusta grower, are paying a smaller premium for their beans as arrivals at ports increase, according to Volcafe, the coffee unit of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. 10:40am May 26, 2012

Semen Gresik Earmarks Rp 6.97 Trillion for New Plants

Mobil Cepu to Start Producing Oil in 2014

Private Aviation Company Launched in Jakarta

INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia’s Muhammadiyah Takes Part in Peace Mission in Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria.Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, is joining an international peace mission to the conflict-ridden Nigerian regions of Kaduna and Plateau, the organization said on Friday. 12:18pm May 26, 2012

'Freedom!': Scotland Considers Independence Vote

Singapore Blogger Xiaxue Fights Back Against Facebook Abuse

From Planes to Cars, Singaporean Keeps Her Education Moving Forward

TECH

Yahoo! Moves to Reclaim Internet Search Crown

San Francisco. Yahoo! on Wednesday set out to reclaim the Internet search crown from Google with the release of software that transforms the way users explore the Web using Apple’s coveted gadgets. 8:33am May 24, 2012

RIM to Develop Indonesian ITB Innovation Center in Bandung

Cyber Crooks Step Up Weapons Production: Report

Some Experts Say Indonesia's Blackberry Service Is Declining

SPORTS

NHL: Overtime Win Puts Devils in Stanley Cup Finals

Newark, New Jersey. Adam Henrique’s over-time goal lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers and into the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on Friday. 11:28am May 26, 2012

South Korea to Play China in Thomas Cup Final

Badminton: China Coach Lashes Out Over Walkovers

Inter Milan May Open a Football School in Jakarta, Fauzi Says

LIFE & TIMES

Following History’s Footsteps at Prambanan

Dark clouds are rolling in across Central Java, and away to the north the smooth cone of Mount Merapi rises into a gray sky. I turn out of the roaring flow of traffic on the main Yogyakarta-Solo highway, park my motorbike and make my way into the neatly tended gardens beyond. Ahead, the great black peaks of the Prambanan temples tower above the treetops. 10:34am May 26, 2012

Indonesians Catch Couch-Surfing Wave

Introdans to Celebrate Double Anniversary With Tributes

Rising Music Star Digs Deep to Impress

OPINION

No Pain, No Gain When It Comes to Economic Reform — Just Ask China

Complaints about cheap Chinese goods flooding the Indonesian market as a result of the Asean-China Free Trade Area frequently appear in the Indonesian media. 11:20am May 26, 2012

Desi Anwar: Lingering Spirits

Asian Crisis of 1997 Holds Lessons for Europe, If Only It Would Put Down Austerity Textbook

Editorial: Unified Time Zone Makes Good Sense

MY JAKARTA

My Jakarta: Astrid Wibowo, Candy Maker

Astrid Wibowo has a very sweet life indeed. After living much of her life abroad, she returned home to Jakarta from Singapore three years ago in support of her husband’s career. 10:10am May 26, 2012

My Jakarta: Bang Kamaludin, Kerak Telor Vendor

My Jakarta: Aldwin and Willy, Tech Entrepreneurs

My Jakarta: Wibowo Basuki, Restaurant Owner

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Insight Indonesia

Insight Indonesia is the Jakarta Globe's talk show - in English - on Beritasatu TV. Host Lin Neumann, the founding editor of the Jakarta Globe, interviews business leaders, celebrities, diplomats, newsmakers and analysts on a range of topics related to Indonesia Monday through Friday. Join us on air at Beritasatu, on the First Media platform, at 8 am and 5.30 pm Mon-Fri, or online, for the daily conversation.

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