| top news | Prosecutors Want Bashir To Serve Life Despite the belief that controversial cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is guilty of a serious terrorism charge punishable by death, prosecutors on Monday recommended a lesser life sentence for allegedly inciting people to raise funds for a paramilitary training camp in Aceh. Heru Andriyanto | 12:43 AM May 10, 2011  Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir waiting in a cell before his trial on Monday. Prosecutors asked the judges to find him guilty of inciting others to fund acts of terror and recommended a life sentence. JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal |
 | Minister: Increase Crop Output State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar on Monday called on state companies to boost production of main crops such as rice, soy and corn to make the country self-sufficient by 2014. Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 12:17 AM May 10, 2011 Ministry Proposes Cheaper Tower After evaluating the needs of the House of Representatives for a new office tower, the government proposed a more budget-friendly plan that combines raising a new building along with renovating the existing building. Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman | 11:34 PM May 9, 2011 |  |
| | business | NTB Still Chasing Stake in Newmont If nothing else, West Nusa Tenggara's tenacity in the pursuit of the last batch of divested shares in Newmont Nusa Tenggara is worthy of respect. Dion Bisara | 9:52 PM May 9, 2011  Newmont Nusa Tenggara has finally sold its 7 percent stake to the government. NNT dd not disclose the price but the finance ministry said it has agreed to $246.8 million. (Bloomberg Photo/Jonathan Drake) |
 | Government Plans Talks on Possible Premium Price Rise The administration and the House of Representatives will meet at the end of this month to discuss a possible increase in the price of subsidized fuel, a government official said. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 10:21 PM May 9, 2011 Apple Rides Past Google as World's Most Valuable Brand Taipei. Apple, maker of the iPad, iPhone and iMac, overtook search-engine giant Google to become the world's most valuable brand, advertising and marketing services group WPP said in a report on Monday. Tim Culpan | 7:42 PM May 9, 2011 CEO Sharpens the Knives as Costs Hit HSBC Profit London. Profit at HSBC Holdings fell 14 percent from a year ago as a jump in costs offset a fall in bad debts at Europe's biggest bank, which is due to outline a drastic shake-up of its business this week. Steve Slater | 9:50 PM May 9, 2011 |  |
| | sports | United Looks to Barca, But First Comes Title Manchester, England. Manchester United has no doubt that winning the English Premier League is a case of "when" rather than "if" and hopes to wrap it up this weekend to boost its chances of adding a European Cup. Sonia Oxley | 9:01 PM May 9, 2011  United manager Alex Ferguson honoring Manchester's fans after his club beat Chelsea to move within a point of a record 19th league title. (AP Photo) |
 | Young Guns Lead Indonesia's Charge at Sudirman Cup A young brigade of shuttlers will represent the country at the Sudirman Cup later this month, a move one official hopes will inject some much-needed change into Indonesian badminton. Ami Afriatni | 8:31 PM May 9, 2011 Lakers Suffer a Humbling Exit Dallas. There were tears in Lamar Odom's eyes as he stood in the Lakers' locker room at American Airlines Center. Vincent Bonsignore | 7:01 PM May 9, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Deconstructing Fashion Passion You would expect an art exhibition titled "Dysfashional #6" to showcase the world of fashion. But it doesn't, at least not in the literal sense of the word. Katrin Figge | 6:31 PM May 9, 2011  T-shirts by artist collective ruangrupa. Dysfashional #6' features works by local and international artists that examine the underlying meanings and functions of fashion. The exhibition has traveled throughout Europe but this is its first stop in Asia. (JG Photo/Katrin Figge) |
 | A Heavenly Voice Lands in Jakarta In an entertainment world filled with manufactured novelty acts, finding a musician who sings from the heart is not easy. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who was born with poor eyesight and became completely blind by the age of 12, is one of those gifted singers. Tasa Nugraza Barley | 5:21 PM May 9, 2011 Remote North Indian State Swept Up in Korean Wave When separatist rebels in the remote Indian state of Manipur banned Hindi movies a decade ago, they had little idea it would trigger a cultural invasion from a country more than 3,000 kilometers away. Findlay Kember | 4:59 PM May 9, 2011 Is Media Helping or Hurting Push for Democracy? The wave of democratization that swept Indonesia following the fall of former President Suharto has transformed the country in many ways, and one of the most important has been its radical effect on the media and its role in Indonesian society. Ismira Lutfia | 6:36 PM May 9, 2011 |  |
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