http://www.thejakartaglobe.com Jakarta news, Indonesia news, Southeast Asia news en-us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:03:53 +0700 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:03:53 +0700 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/images/jakarta-globe.gif http://www.thejakartaglobe.com http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/nu-clerics-meet-with-sby/365066 Does Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, really want to elect a leader who will guide it out of the murky world of politics? Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:52:31 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/nu-clerics-meet-with-sby/365066 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/democrats-expect-pdi-p-to-join-bloc/365067 The likelihood of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle joining President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party-led coalition is increasing every day, Democratic Party deputy chairman Ahmad Mubarok said on Sunday. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:56:05 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/democrats-expect-pdi-p-to-join-bloc/365067 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesian-terrorist-fugitive-on-run-in-philippines/365051 Jakarta has asked officials here to track down an Indonesian fugitive wanted in connection with terrorist attacks at home and who is now thought to be training militants in an insurgency-racked region of the Philippines, officials have said. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:17:51 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesian-terrorist-fugitive-on-run-in-philippines/365051 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/election-monitors-to-take-helm-after-long-battle-comes-to-an-end/365062 A court decision that served as an armistice between the nation’s two top election bodies has cleared the way for official monitors in May’s regional polls to officially take their posts. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:47:29 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/election-monitors-to-take-helm-after-long-battle-comes-to-an-end/365062 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/travelgate-suspect-says-boss-ordered-proof-destroyed/365048 A suspect in the Foreign Ministry travel-expense scandal has told investigators that his superior ordered that evidence in the case be destroyed before prosecutors began investigating the case. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:12:47 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/travelgate-suspect-says-boss-ordered-proof-destroyed/365048 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/ngos-critical-of-century-bailout-offer-support-to-embattled-susno/365039 Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, the controversial former chief of detectives at the National Police, has found an ally in a group of nongovernmental organizations critical of the government’s 2008 bailout of Bank Century. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:49:45 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/ngos-critical-of-century-bailout-offer-support-to-embattled-susno/365039 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/pks-rallies-to-demand-end-to-occupation-of-palestine/365060 In a massive rally to defend the rights of Palestinians, thousands of supporters of the Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) protested in Medan on Sunday, calling for the eradication of all kinds of colonization and the liberation of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:43:55 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/pks-rallies-to-demand-end-to-occupation-of-palestine/365060 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/talkative-terrorist-may-be-relocated-to-signal-free-jail/365056 The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is considering transferring a convicted terrorist believed to have communicated with suspected terrorists in Aceh to a prison where there is no cellphone signal. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:33:46 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/talkative-terrorist-may-be-relocated-to-signal-free-jail/365056 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/python-kills-teenager-in-north-sumatra-river/365050 In a scene straight out of a horror movie, a teenager was strangled to death by a seven-meter python as the boy was swimming in a river in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, late last week. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:17:26 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/python-kills-teenager-in-north-sumatra-river/365050 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/some-bali-hotels-lax-in-terrorism-prevention/365046 The UN Department of Safety and Security over the weekend said some hotels in Bali still had security weaknesses that should be addressed to prevent possible terrorist attacks. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:05:13 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/some-bali-hotels-lax-in-terrorism-prevention/365046 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/taking-a-cue-from-nyepi-bali-activists-say-silent-day-gives-the-earth-a-break/365036 In an attempt to tackle climate change through traditional wisdom, the World Silent Day campaign saw activists and environmentally friendly communities on the resort island of Bali switching off for a few hours on Sunday. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:41:25 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/taking-a-cue-from-nyepi-bali-activists-say-silent-day-gives-the-earth-a-break/365036 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/sby-seeks-ministers-opinion-on-century/364862 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will seek advice from his ministers before responding to recommendations from House of Representatives regarding the Bank Century case next week, State Secretary Sudi Silalahi said on Friday. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:30:58 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/sby-seeks-ministers-opinion-on-century/364862 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/riau-villagers-hands-tied-as-herd-of-elephants-refuses-to-leave/364855 For the past two weeks, residents of Petani village in Bengkalis district have been woken up in the early hours of the morning to the sounds of an elephant herd invasion. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:18:10 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/riau-villagers-hands-tied-as-herd-of-elephants-refuses-to-leave/364855 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/nu-may-seek-path-away-from-politics/364856 Plagued by the lure of politics and no longer known solely for its spiritual and social guidance of tens of millions of Muslims in rural areas, the Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, needs to decide its future through the leader it selects during its national congress next week in South Sulawesi. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:17:58 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/nu-may-seek-path-away-from-politics/364856 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/excluded-students-fight-to-take-indonesias-national-exam/364859 With the national examinations set to begin on Monday, students with special cases are making last-ditch efforts to make sure they can take the test that, if they pass, will allow them to complete high school and go to college. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:14:37 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/excluded-students-fight-to-take-indonesias-national-exam/364859 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesia-aims-to-shield-children-against-violence/364845 The government has made a ministerial decree on a national plan of action aimed at stepping up protection in the wake of a rise in reported cases of abuses against children, a minister said on Friday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:47:28 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesia-aims-to-shield-children-against-violence/364845