Last updated at 1:40 AM. Wednesday 10 February 2010

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Tourists walking by the memorial at the Bali bomb site. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Bali Bombs Mastermind Dulmatin Still Alive, General Says

The Islamist militant accused of being behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings is alive and hiding in the southern Philippines despite earlier reports of his death, a senior Philippine military official said on Tuesday.


Bakrie’s KPC Unit Loses Tax Motion

The South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday threw out a pretrial motion by coal miner PT Kaltim Prima Coal aimed at stopping a tax evasion case against the Bakrie group unit.


Calm Boediono Waiting for Bank Century Inquiry's Final Whistle

Indonesian Vice President Boediono is putting a brave face on his political future despite damning preliminary conclusions by a House of Representatives special committee investigating the Bank Century bailout scandal.


KPK Catch Immigration Graft on Video

Minister of Justice of Human Rights Patrialis Akbar has had to endure yet another embarrassing revelation of graft within his domain when the Corruption Eradication Commission played footage on Tuesday of immigration officials pocketing bribes.


Tourism Ministry Has Plans to Sing Indonesia's Praises

Singer Eddy Silitonga, who enjoyed popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, is set to revive his career via a nine-month, 49-country, five-continent tour as a government-sponsored tourism ambassador.


Doctors Believe Mother Best Hope for Bilqis’ Transplant

Doctors treating 17-month-old toddler Bilqis Anindya Passa, who is in critical need of a liver transplant, said on Tuesday they were willing to risk using the toddler’s mother as the donor, even though she has a different blood type.


France’s Burqa Ban Sharpens Global Debate on Islam

A French parliamentary commission’s recommendation to ban the burqa , or full veil, from public places such as buses, banks and hospitals, is the most recent skirmish in an ongoing culture war between Islam and the West.

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