| top news | SEA Games Graft Claims 'Were Lies' The alleged broker at the center of the Southeast Asian Games graft scandal made a shocking U-turn on Wednesday and withdrew all her claims implicating Democratic Party officials in the case. Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto | 12:36 AM May 12, 2011  The fireworks went off majestically at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in late April to celebrate the Southeast Asian Games 200-day countdown, but recent graft claims and counter-claims have tainted the event's image. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) |
 | Court Lets Off 14-Year-Old in $1 Theft Case Central Jakarta District Court judges on Wednesday ruled to drop criminal charges against a 14-year-old boy accused of stealing a Rp 10,000 ($1.15) cellphone voucher, saying the investigation into the case was "defective." Elisabeth Oktofani | 12:07 AM May 12, 2011 |  |
| | business | BI to Set Rules to Help Banks Handle Premium Clients After a scandal in which a Citibank manager was accused of fleecing rich clients, the central bank on Wednesday announced plans to provide additional guidance for lenders catering to the wealthy. Dion Bisara | 10:33 PM May 11, 2011  Citibank has been banned for adding premier clients after one of the lender's managers was accused of embezzlement. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) |
 | Galleon Founder Rajaratnam Guilty on All Insider Trading Charges New York. Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was found guilty on all 14 conspiracy and securities fraud charges of insider trading on Wednesday, in a vindication of the government's aggressive tactics in prosecuting crime on Wall Street. | 1:15 AM May 12, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Champions League Set, Man City Turns to FA Cup Manchester, England. Roberto Mancini has warned Champions League-bound Manchester City not to take the gloss off its European success by messing up in Saturday's FA Cup final. Premiership | 8:05 PM May 11, 2011  Pablo Zabaleta, right, and Manchester City beat Aaron Lennon and Tottenham 1-0 on Tuesday to secure a spot in next season's Champions League, one of the main goals of City's big-spending owners. (AFP Photo) |
 | Minister Rejects Plea for Extra SEA Games Funding South Sumatra officials have reluctantly accepted shouldering a significant portion of the budget to finish work on several Southeast Asian Games facilities, after the central Indonesian government said it would not process their request for additional funding. Ami Afriatni | 8:47 PM May 11, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Modern Hijabs Turn Heads For many Muslim women, the decision to wear a hijab comes from the desire to outwardly display their religiosity, while covering their bodies to protect an inner sense of modesty. The word "hijab" comes from the Arabic hajaba , which means to hide from view or conceal. The extent to which the body is covered by a hijab depends on religious interpretation, cultural background and personal choice. Lisa Siregar | 4:28 PM May 11, 2011  Fifi Alvianto, Anneke Scorpy and Hanna Faridl have set up Casa Elana, a shop that specializes in modern jilbab. (JG Photo/Lisa Siregar) |
 | A Crude and Comical Artist Finds a Niche Online Indonesia's comic book illustrators have long been an active part of the country's artistic landscape. Unfortunately, general disinterest from the mainstream publishers meant that, for far too long, underground comic book artists had to content themselves with self-publishing Xeroxed copies of their creations and distributing them by hand. Marcel Thee | 5:17 PM May 11, 2011 Kylie Ready for Jakarta Spectacular Kylie Minogue, Australia's most famous pop diva, is making her way to Jakarta for the very first time. Tasa Nugraza Barley | 5:39 PM May 11, 2011 Ben Folds on Brick-Paved Path to Jakarta American songwriter and pianist Ben Folds will be making his first trip to the country on May 26 to perform at Balai Kartini. Marcel Thee | 3:27 PM May 11, 2011 |  |
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