| top news | Indonesian Lawmakers Foul Up Again On Study Tour In the latest blow to Indonesian lawmakers trying to shake off their reputation for incompetence, members of a House of Representatives commission visiting Australia embarrassed themselves while addressing a group of Indonesian students. Jakarta Globe | 12:22 AM May 6, 2011  A screen grab from YouTube shows House Commission VIII Deputy Chairman Ahmad Zainuddin (right) and commission member Zulkarnaen Djabar (left) answering questions from Indonesian students in Melbourne during their visit. |
 | Facebook, Google Ponder Skype Deal New York. Facebook and Google are separately considering a tie-up with Skype after the Web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions say. Nadia Damouni & Clare Baldwin | 11:37 PM May 5, 2011 Soekarno-Hatta's Terminal 3 a Lonely Destination Indonesia might have a wealth of choices for clean and efficient air terminals, but Reno Dwipayana still has an appreciation for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Terminal 3. Dessy Sagita | 11:34 PM May 5, 2011 Handbook a Journalist's Guide to Penetrating Asean's Veil A new handbook for journalists reporting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations aims to project the bloc as more than the staid, ineffective bureaucracy it has often been perceived as. Ismira Lutfia | 7:17 PM May 5, 2011 |  |
| | business |  Car sales helped Indonesia's economy grow 6.5 percent in the first quarter. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) |
 | OPIC Urges US Investors to Turn Their Focus to Regions The chief of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation has urged US companies to cast their gaze outside of Java Island to tap the growing potential of Indonesia's outlying regions. Shirley Christie | 10:07 PM May 5, 2011 Vokswagen to Build Factory in Indonesia Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, plans to build a factory in Indonesia by the end of this year at the latest, Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat said. | 9:30 PM May 5, 2011 Indonesia Eyes Sukuk Backed by Road, Rail Indonesia may hold its first sale of sukuk backed by road and rail projects on May 31, said Dahlan Siamat, director of Islamic finance at the Finance Ministry. | 7:50 PM May 5, 2011 |  |
| | sports | United, Barcelona To Play For the Crown Manchester, England. Since being outclassed and outgunned by Barcelona's players in the 2009 Champions League final, Manchester United has seen its Spanish rival's eye-catching football captivate the globe. | 9:18 PM May 5, 2011  Manchester United's Antonio Valencia after scoring against Schalke in their Champions League semifinal match on Wednesday. United beat Schalke 6-1 on aggregate to advance to the title game. (AP Photo) |
 | FIFA Asked to Relax Naturalization Rules FIFA will consider a proposal at its annual congress to relax the rules on the naturalization of players and give its executive committee greater powers to suspend member federations. | 7:40 PM May 5, 2011 Officials Say Style, Not Sex, Behind Skirts Rule Badminton's chiefs have denied that a new rule requiring women players to wear skirts is sexist, saying they are simply aiming at a "stylish and aesthetic" look to attract a bigger audience. | 7:29 PM May 5, 2011 Owners Put Arema Indonesia Up for Sale In less than a year, Arema Indonesia has gone from the summit of Indonesian football to a team mired in financial disarray. Wimbo Satwiko & Sandy Pramuji | 8:17 PM May 5, 2011 Pressure on Ferrari to Get Title Drive Going in Turkey Istanbul. Ferrari, under pressure from president Luca di Montezemolo after failing to deliver a podium finish in any of the season-opening events, faces a major challenge as it introduces a package of changes for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. Tim Collings | 7:18 PM May 5, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Giving Indonesian Puppets a Hand As Sugiyo Waluyo began to remove his puppets from their wooden boxes, all the children at Tjong Hok Kiong Temple in Sidoarjo, East Java, gathered round in eager anticipation. Sylvia Hamdani | 5:58 PM May 5, 2011  Wayang potehi is a unique mixture of Chinese and Indonesian culture, with origins dating back 3,000 years to the Tang dynasty in China. (Photo supplied) |
 | Grown-Up Avril to Show Jakarta Her Mature Side When Canadian singer Avril Lavigne broke into the mainstream music scene with the release of her debut album, "Let Go," in 2002, she was quickly labeled by many as the "Anti-Britney." Katrin Figge | 4:56 PM May 5, 2011 Food Talk: Spice Up Your Prawns With Sambal Sambal is a very important element in Indonesian cuisine. As a staple condiment, it is eaten with almost every meal. In its most basic form, it consists simply of ground chilies and salt, although almost all sambal recipes call for other ingredients such as shallots, tomatoes, shrimp paste, raw mango, salted fish, tamarind water, garlic, candlenuts, ginger, lemongrass, basil, dried prawns, keluwak nuts, peanuts and many more. Petty Elliott | 4:53 PM May 5, 2011 Steeped in the Art Of Making Tea For most of us, making tea is simply a matter of boiling water, throwing a tea bag in a cup, stirring and drinking. Easy, isn't it? | 5:15 PM May 5, 2011 Simon Cowell Tops Mick Jagger in UK Music Rich List "The X Factor" and former "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell jumped to No. 6 in the British music rich list in 2011 after his fortune hit 200 million pounds ($330 million), Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said on Thursday. | 3:34 PM May 5, 2011 |  |
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