| top news | Rp 50m Paycheck For DPR Members How much money do Indonesian lawmakers actually take home every month? Judging from what one lawmaker has to say about it, the figure exceeds Rp 51 million ($6,000) — too much, many would think. Anita Rachman | 12:26 AM May 13, 2011  A house member playing "Tetris" on her iPad during a plenary meeting at the House of Representatives. Indonesian lawmakers' take home pay could reach as much at Rp 51.5 million per month. JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya |
 | Miranda Takes the Stand in BI Bribery Case Former Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Thursday that she only casually knew Nunun Nurbaeti, who is believed to have distributed traveler's checks to lawmakers to buy their support for Miranda's bid for the central bank post in 2004. Ulma Haryanto | 12:31 AM May 13, 2011 Citibank No-Show At Civil Suit Deals Blow to Irzen's Widow The widow of Irzen Octa expressed her disappointment on Thursday over the fact that Citibank Indonesia failed to show up for the opening trial of her civil lawsuit against the bank. Eddy Pratama & Heru Andriyanto | 12:23 AM May 13, 2011 No Let Off For Democrats In Games Graft Case A key witness might have retracted her allegations against Democratic Party members in relation to the Southeast Asian Games corruption scandal, but investigations into the two figures are set to continue. Camelia Pasandaran, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto | 11:53 PM May 12, 2011 |  |
| | business |  Despite an online report suggesting it could return to operation next month, Mandala Airlines remains firmly on the ground as it continues to dig out from under its Rp 2.4 trillion debt. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) |
 | Rate Hike Will Come In the Fall: Analysts Expectations of when Bank Indonesia will raise its key interest rate have been pushed back to the third quarter of this year, analysts said after BI held rates steady. Muhamad Al Azhari | 9:25 PM May 12, 2011 BTPN Eyes Microfinance Buy Amid Slower Growth Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Negara, a mid-size Indonesian lender controlled by private equity firm TPG Capital, is looking at possible acquisitions of micro-finance players as its loan growth slows. | 8:51 PM May 12, 2011 Google Unveils First Online-Storage Chromebook San Francisco. Google took another swipe at Microsoft on Wednesday when it introduced a new kind of computer called a Chromebook, which stores everything online. | 7:20 PM May 12, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Appeals Body Clears Arifin, Toisutta Bids A committee tasked to assess the credentials of candidates seeking to run in the Indonesian Football Association election has defied FIFA by allowing Gen. George Toisutta and Arifin Panigoro to contest the FA's chairmanship. Ami Afriatni & Sandy Pramuji | 9:29 PM May 12, 2011  FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a press conference in Zurich on Monday. A committee tasked to assess the credentials of candidates seeking to run in the Indonesian Football Association election has defied FIFA by allowing Gen. George Toisutta and Arifin Panigoro to contest the FA's chairmanship. (Reuters Photo/Arnd Wiegman) |
 | Rifat Aims to Get Back on Track in Queensland Rifat Sungkar vowed to get back into contention in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship when the International Rally of Queensland gets under way today in Australia. | 8:17 PM May 12, 2011 British Minister Discussed Leaving FIFA Britain's sports minister discussed breaking away from FIFA with officials from other countries because of corruption within football's world governing body following the fallout from England's failed 2018 World Cup bid. | 8:42 PM May 12, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Indonesia's Patchwork Prisoners In a far corner of the workshop at Cipinang Penitentiary, eight young men in prison uniforms were working with their heads bent over their sewing. Sylviana Hamdani | 6:25 PM May 12, 2011  Haneda Ananta and Endah Sutjihati teach inmates at the Cipinang Penitentiary how to stitch material and turn it into useful items to sell under the 'Elpina Craft' label. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) |
 | Snack Fans All Hot And Bothered Over Keripik Pedes "So I ate it and then I had the most painful [bathroom break] ever." Wendy Prasetya, 23, laughed as he explained how his addiction to keripik pedes (spicy chips), began — and how it usually ends with a very uncomfortable bathroom experience. Marcel Thee | 5:49 PM May 12, 2011 Playtime Fun In Kemang Under the watchful eyes of their nannies, children sing, dance, laugh and chase each other around the indoor playground, while their mothers and fathers sit together exchanging tips about parenting, or simply enjoying a light meal and a glass of iced tea. | 5:56 PM May 12, 2011 Garlic Gelato? Being Mad Helps Vampires, beware. Mad For Garlic, a newly opened restaurant in Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, is clearly not meant for Dracula — or anyone else who is not a fan of the strong-smelling white root. But if you're a garlic lover, this place could be your pungent paradise. Lisa Siregar | 6:03 PM May 12, 2011 |  |
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