| top news | 'Banking Havens Aid the Corrupt' Nusa Dua, Bali. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday said that no matter how hard a country battled corruption, the effort may not be effective if international safe havens for ill-gotten gains continued to exist. Made Arya Kencana | 11:52 PM May 10, 2011  KPK head Busyro Muqoddas (middle) delivers a speech during press conference with House Speaker Marzuki Alie (right) and the deputy secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Richard Boucher at a two-day conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday, on combating bribery in international business transactions. JG Photo/J.P. Christo |
 | FIFA Execs Named in Influence Peddling London. Former English football association chairman David Triesman accused FIFA executive committee members Jack Warner, Ricardo Teixeira, Nicolas Leoz and Worawi Makudi on Tuesday of asking for favors in return for their votes for England's 2018 World Cup bid. | 12:19 AM May 11, 2011 E. Java Officials Backflip on Exam Ban for Pregnant Girl An 11-year-old girl previously barred from taking national examinations in East Java because she was pregnant was allowed to take the tests on Tuesday after it was revealed she had been raped. Nurfika Osman | 11:37 PM May 10, 2011 |  |
| | business | Pertamina to Make $3.5 Billion Bid in Africa: WSJ State oil and gas company Pertamina has put in a bid of about $3.5 billion for Exxon Mobil's 25 percent stake in an Angolan oil block, surpassing an offer from a Chinese rival. | 9:59 PM May 10, 2011  Workers checking an oil well on Bunyu Island in East Kalimantan. State oil and gas firm Pertamina will reportedly bid $3.5 billion to take over Exxon Mobil's stake in an Angolan resource block. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) |
 | Overhaul of Mining Law May Deter Investment, S&P Says A report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services that a regulatory overhaul of Indonesia's mining industry would hurt companies' performance received mixed reviews from industry players on Tuesday. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma & Shirley Christie | 8:57 PM May 10, 2011 Microsoft Bids $8.5b for Skype Takeover New York. Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Skype, which revolutionized telephone calls over the Internet, for $8.5 billion, including the assumption of debt, according to people involved in the negotiations. | 7:35 PM May 10, 2011 Indonesia Already Halfway to Its Rice Harvest Target With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's warning of food security being one of Southeast Asia's most pressing challenges still lingering in the air, the government released April's rice harvest figures on Tuesday. Dion Bisara | 10:07 PM May 10, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Cycling Rocked by Fatal Crash in Giro Milan. Hurtling down an Italian mountain pass at a speed that only a car would normally reach, Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt lost control of his bike for just a split second. In a sport where the smallest mistake can have catastrophic consequences, it proved lethal. Jeremy Inson | 8:13 PM May 10, 2011  The pack on Monday pedaling during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race. Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died during the stage after a high-speed downhill crash. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) |
 | Suryo's Hajj Plans Hamstring Squad's Medal Chase Indonesian sports officials have said that Suryo Agung Wibowo's sudden withdrawal from the 2011 Southeast Asian Games team will harm the host country's chance to top the medal table. Ami Afriatni | 8:30 PM May 10, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Wish You Were Here: Indonesian Postcard Boasting around 17,000 islands and a population of more than 240 million, Indonesia is not an easy country to understand. But it is precisely this complexity and diversity that Youk Tanzil seeks to explore in a cultural documentary that will take the 58-year-old entrepreneur and his team across the archipelago. Grace Susetyo | 6:56 PM May 10, 2011  The documentary team will travel across Indonesia by car, boat and motorbike on an ambitious five-leg expedition. (JG Photo/ Grace Susetyo) |
 | Indonesia's Blossoming Thai Romance The lamentable film tax fight that has prevented Hollywood blockbusters from making it into our theaters has had at least one interesting side effect, turning quirky Thai romantic comedies into local favorites. Nauval Yazid | 6:06 PM May 10, 2011 Basking in the Simple Beauty Of Salina As I watch the sun set from my terrace on the west coast of Salina, one of Italy's Aeolian Islands, I marvel again that the stone headrest I am lying against is so inexplicably comfortable. Giovanna Dell'orto | 5:11 PM May 10, 2011 |  |
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