| top news | 'The Terrorists Will Try to Avenge Him' Washington & Abbottabad, Pakistan. The head of US intelligence on Monday warned the world to be on high alert after the killing of Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden. | 12:25 AM May 3, 2011  Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1998, just months before he was put on the US's '10 most wanted' list. |
 | Local Connections to Terror Leader Date Back 30 Years News of the death of Osama bin Laden reverberated strongly in this corner of the world, particularly in Indonesia, where ties between Al Qaeda and local terrorist groups date back more than three decades. Nivell Rayda | 12:29 AM May 3, 2011 |  |
| | business | Inflation Slowing, but Core Prices Continue to Heat Up Inflation eased in April for a third-straight month as the harvest drove down food costs, and analysts said that this would allow the central bank to keep rates steady, although a hike is expected later this year as core prices accelerate. Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara | 9:37 PM May 2, 2011  Chili for sale at Senen Market in Jakarta. The harvest has taken the heat out of staple food prices. (Antara Photo) |
 | Law Says Money-Transfer Companies Must Register Bank Indonesia now requires non-bank financial institutions, including companies that provide domestic or overseas money transfer services, to register in order to strengthen legal protections for customers and prevent criminal practices such as money laundering. Dion Bisara | 10:30 PM May 2, 2011 CIMB Niaga Finds Itself Dragged Into Divorce Dispute Over a $27m Loan Alawyer claimed on Monday that his client's former wife had embezzled Rp 234 billion ($27 million) from a CIMB Niaga Bank corporate account, but the bank dismissed the case as a problem between the two individuals involved. Zaky Pawas & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 9:45 PM May 2, 2011 JCI Rallies to Fourth Day on Inflation, Bin Laden News The Jakarta Composite Index extended its rally to a fourth day as news that Osama bin Laden had been killed fueled optimism in global markets on Monday. A report that Indonesia's inflation slowed in April also lifted stocks. Nariswari Dita Yudianti & Bloomberg | 10:07 PM May 2, 2011 |  |
| | sports |  Angga Pratama and Ryan Agung Saputra are two bright spots. |
 | One Last Time for Barcelona, Real Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona holds the advantage heading into Tuesday's return-leg semifinal against Real Madrid as the clubs' hostile four-match series closes with a spot in the Champions League final at stake. | 9:27 PM May 2, 2011 Berlusconi Gets Credit for Milan's Successful Season Rome. As AC Milan all but mathematically wrapped up an 18th Serie A title with a 1-0 defeat of Bologna at the San Siro on Sunday, the club president's publicity machine clicked quickly into gear. | 6:26 PM May 2, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Catching Bands in the Act Concert photographers may not be an unusual sight on the international circuit, but here in Indonesia they are still something of a novelty. Although the increasing prevalence of professional and semi-professional cameras on the market has meant that the average person can now pose as a concert photographer, only a few people have managed to build a niche for themselves in the industry. Marcel Thee | 6:41 PM May 2, 2011  Mawar Merah shot by Niken Prista. (Photo Courtesy of the Artist) |
 | A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Muslim While many artists feel the Internet to be a threat to their livelihoods, Maher Zain, a Swedish singer of Lebanese origin, regards it as a blessing. He said that, as an Islamic singer, online word of mouth had been instrumental in helping him penetrate the mainstream music industry. Lisa Siregar | 6:13 PM May 2, 2011 Mortal Kombat Reboots and Returns to its Roots When Mortal Kombat first burst onto the video game scene in the early nineties, it immediately became a target of criticism for its explicit depictions of violence and gore. Marcel Thee | 5:42 PM May 2, 2011 |  |
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