| top news | BI Freeze on Banks' Premium Business The central bank has ordered 23 banks to stop signing up customers for high-end premium accounts for at least a month amid a probe into an embezzlement case at Citibank Indonesia's wealth management unit, one of its executives said on Friday. Dion Bisara & Francezka Nangoy | 11:47 PM April 29, 2011  Bank Indonesia's freeze on new premium account customers has been sparked by Citibank wealth management executive's Inong Malinda Dee fraud scandal. (Antara Photo) |
 | Prince William Marries Kate in a Glittering Ceremony London. With fanfare and flags under cool, gray skies, Prince William and his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, were married on Friday in an event watched by an estimated two billion people worldwide — an interlude of romance in a time of austerity and a moment that will shape the future of the British monarchy. Mike Collett-White and Michael Holden | 5:52 PM April 29, 2011 Gayus Now Denies He Paid Warden Bribes Bandung. Gayus Tambunan on Friday denied bribing his way out of jail, saying a police warden had allowed him to leave his cell out of fear of being reported to authorities for letting several high-profile inmates loose. Yuli Krisna | 12:04 AM April 30, 2011 PKS's Porn-Watching Arifinto Hangs On Weeks After Vow to Resign The Prosperous Justice Party lawmaker who vowed almost three weeks ago to step down over a pornography scandal on Friday said he had no responsibility to answer to the leaders of the House of Representatives on vacating his seat. Anita Rachman | 12:17 AM April 30, 2011 |  |
| | business | China Pledges Larger Role in Indonesia's Development President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao agreed on Friday to promote stronger relations between their two nations in a number of sectors, including trade. Camelia Pasandaran & Dion Bisara | 8:41 PM April 29, 2011  China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao inspecting the honor guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Friday. (AFP Photo) |
 | Indonesia Sees Jump in Rubber Exports Indonesia will export one-third more rubber this year to China, which will become the top buyer from the world's second-largest producer as demand from Chinese tire makers rises, the Indonesian Rubber Association said on Thursday. | 8:57 PM April 29, 2011 Indonesian Companies Shine During Q1 Earnings Season Comparatively low interest rates and easing inflation boosted a number of Indonesian companies as the first earnings season of 2011 brought news of healthy profits, analysts and industry players said. Francezka Nangoy | 7:39 PM April 29, 2011 3rd Day of Earnings Reports Sees JCI Post Gains More positive earnings reports helped extend the Jakarta Composite Index's rally to a third day, with the index closing the week up 0.5 percent and gaining 3.8 percent this month. Nariswari Dita Yudianti & Bloomberg | 8:39 PM April 29, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Gunners Pray for Manchester United Slip-Up London. What was shaping up to be a title decider for Manchester United and Arsenal is now a chance for Alex Ferguson's side to all but secure the English Premier League trophy while compounding the host's disappointing end to the season. Steve Douglas | 10:06 PM April 29, 2011  Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas may need more than a prayer to revive his team's title hopes. The Gunners face Manchester United on Sunday needing to make up a nine-point deficit in four games. (AFP Photo) |
 | PSSI Committee Stands Firm on Eligibility Issue for Election The special committee organizing the Indonesian Football Association election officially disqualified on Friday three candidates considered to be frontrunners to win the chairmanship in next month's poll. Wimbo Satwiko | 9:55 PM April 29, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | A Midnight Market With Sweet Deals It's a few minutes to midnight, but in one giant section of Central Jakarta's Pasar Senen shopping complex, the day is just getting started. Hundreds of people are meticulously arranging dazzling cascades of colorful cakes on metal tables and busily unloading baskets of baked goodies from small trucks while customers browse around, looking for some tasty bargains. Ade Mardiyati | 7:58 PM April 29, 2011  Mountains of cavity-causing delights are sold early each day at Pasar Kue Subuh in Central Jakarta. Birthday cakes sell for between Rp 35,000 and Rp 60,000. (JG Photos/Ade Mardiyati) |
| Reflecting on the Lives of the Bajo As the daughter of award-winning independent filmmaker Garin Nugroho, Kamila Andini grew up around movies. But she did not choose an easy path with her debut feature film, instead traveling to the edge of Indonesia to to find inspiration for what is a lyrical film looking at the lives of some of the most remotely located people in the country. Lisa Siregar | 6:54 PM April 29, 2011 The Canine Comedians Some artists draw their inspiration from beautiful landscapes. Others are inspired to paint portraits of intriguing faces. Jakarta-based comic artist Sanchia Hamidjaja, however, didn't even have to leave home to find her source of inspiration. Katrin Figge | 4:25 PM April 29, 2011 A Green Redesign Brings Kemang Oasis a Fresh Feel The Kemang Oasis building in South Jakarta offers just what the name suggests: a tranquil retreat from the urban chaos on one of the capital's busiest restaurant strips. Lisa Siregar | 6:33 PM April 29, 2011 |  |
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