http://www.thejakartaglobe.com en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:03:25 +0700 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:03:25 +0700 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/images/jakarta-globe.gif http://www.thejakartaglobe.com http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obama-postpones-indonesia-trip/364625 US President Barack Obama on Thursday postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June as he attempts to push his historic health care reform bill through Congress. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:38:07 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obama-postpones-indonesia-trip/364625 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/furious-police-call-susnos-corruption-claims-nonsense/364628 The National Police on Thursday rejected claims by Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, formerly the force’s chief of detectives, that three high-ranking police officials received Rp 25 billion ($2.75 million) in bribes to halt a tax-evasion investigation. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:30:35 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/furious-police-call-susnos-corruption-claims-nonsense/364628 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/39-lawmakers-bribed-in-bank-indonesia-case-court-told/364626 Thirty-nine former and current members of the House of Representatives were formally accused in court on Thursday of taking billions of rupiah in bribes in connection with Miranda Goeltom’s appointment as senior deputy governor of the central bank in 2004. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:45:29 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/39-lawmakers-bribed-in-bank-indonesia-case-court-told/364626 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/molested-children-to-receive-therapy/364613 Thirteen children who were allegedly sexually abused by a man in their village in Depok will receive trauma treatment from the National Commission for Child Protection to prevent them from possibly becoming pedophiles in the future. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:54:12 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/molested-children-to-receive-therapy/364613 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/editorial-indonesia-must-keep-the-wind-in-its-economys-sails/364577 Indonesia’s stock market is on a bull run. The rupiah is at its highest level since August 2008 and investors and local businesspeople are increasingly optimistic about the country’s economic outlook. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:12:55 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/editorial-indonesia-must-keep-the-wind-in-its-economys-sails/364577 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/strong-economy-sets-stage-for-reforms-sri-mulyani/364566 Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Thursday that accelerating economic growth this year should provide momentum to push ahead with further economic reforms, while acknowledging that change was sometimes painful and could create “sparks.” Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:30:13 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/strong-economy-sets-stage-for-reforms-sri-mulyani/364566 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesia-seeks-to-exit-us-intellectual-property-blacklist/364557 The government hopes that the US Trade Representative will remove Indonesia from its priority watch list of countries that fail to protect intellectual property rights when US President Barack Obama visits the country next week. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:04:54 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesia-seeks-to-exit-us-intellectual-property-blacklist/364557 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obama-urged-to-sell-hard-in-indonesia-as-chinese-prime-minister-is-up-next/364552 General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt wants Barack Obama to “sell hard” in Indonesia as he extols US expertise in industries such as clean energy. He will have to work fast as Premier Wen Jiabao will make China’s sales pitch in Jakarta next month. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:49:21 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obama-urged-to-sell-hard-in-indonesia-as-chinese-prime-minister-is-up-next/364552 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-human-rights-groups-to-request-hambali-transfer/364474 Indonesian human rights activists say they plan to petition the US government during Barack Obama’s visit to transfer terror suspect Hambali from Guantanamo Bay to Indonesia. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:36:32 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-human-rights-groups-to-request-hambali-transfer/364474 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obamas-former-house-schools-stand-ready/364463 Barack Obama's childhood home and schools are ready for guests, even though the US President is not expected to visit them on his upcoming trip here. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:03:28 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/obamas-former-house-schools-stand-ready/364463 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/malaysian-exec-gets-13000-in-crocodile-attack/364461 An executive bitten by a crocodile while golfing in Malacca has accepted 43,000 ringgit ($13,000) in compensation Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:08 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/malaysian-exec-gets-13000-in-crocodile-attack/364461 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/dingoes-may-be-worlds-oldest-dogs/364457 Australia's iconic dingo may be the world's oldest breed of dog, according a major new DNA study that is likely to boost conservation efforts. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:30:23 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/dingoes-may-be-worlds-oldest-dogs/364457 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-twitter-users-are-a-tough-crowd-says-minister/364456 Indonesia’s Twitter users are often profane, deliberatively provocative and, in some cases, quite young, Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring said on Thursday. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:24:04 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-twitter-users-are-a-tough-crowd-says-minister/364456 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/hobbits-may-have-arrived-in-flores-much-earlier-than-thought-scientists/364451 Flores, which has been at the center of archaeological debate since the skeletal remains of tiny humans were found in 2003, might have been colonized by humans much earlier than thought, scientists said on Wednesday. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:03 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/hobbits-may-have-arrived-in-flores-much-earlier-than-thought-scientists/364451 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/iranian-man-arrested-for-methamphetamine-smuggling/364449 An Iranian man has been arrested by customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle in a kilogram of methamphetamines worth around Rp 2.3 billion ($252,192). Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:26 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/iranian-man-arrested-for-methamphetamine-smuggling/364449