| top news | Bad News Keeps Coming For Merpati The future looks bleak for debt-ridden state airline Merpati Airlines after its president director said overseas leasing firms might withdraw their airplanes. Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Francezka Nangoy | 12:21 AM May 19, 2011  Merpati could lose planes over its inability to pay its debts to lessors. JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno |
 | Adviser Says Potential Quake Could Cause 'Armageddon' The presidential staffer who was roundly criticized for causing panic by saying the capital should brace itself for a predicted earthquake is again courting controversy, this time by saying an even bigger quake may be heading Jakarta's way. Camelia Pasandaran & Dofa Fasila | 10:42 PM May 18, 2011 |  |
| | business | Minister Facing the Ax, Jail Over NNT Deal: Lawmakers It likely never crossed Agus Martowardojo's mind that using the government's own investment agency to buy a stake in Newmont Nusa Tenggara could cost him his job as finance minister. Dion Bisara | 10:33 PM May 18, 2011  Lawmakers insist the government must cancel its deal for shares in Newmont Nusa Tenggara. (Bloomberg Photo) |
 | Multiply Indonesia Eyes More Expansion In Indonesia After establishing itself in Indonesia earlier this year, one of the world's largest social networking sites wants to expand its workforce by four times and bring 100,000 local merchants into the site by the end of this year. Shirley Christie | 9:01 PM May 18, 2011 Europe Aims to Keep Firm Grip on IMF Job New York. European officials on Wednesday closed ranks to defend their hold on the International Monetary Fund's top job as pressure mounted on the agency's jailed leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, to step down. Sandrine Rastello | 7:46 PM May 18, 2011 |  |
| | sports |  Whoever stands to become the next head of Indonesian football this week, there is no doubt that a daunting task awaits. There are 18 candidates running for the position of chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), and all of them believe that they have what it takes to clean up the mess left by current chairman Nurdin Halid, who has been effectively sidelined by FIFA, football's world governing body. (Antara Photo) |
 | FIFA Sanctions Might Be Good for Us: Bambang While his fellow players have chosen to take a wait-and-see attitude since the leadership crisis at the Indonesian Football Association began, Merah Putih striker Bambang Pamungkas has come out publicly with his take on the whole situation. Wimbo Satwiko | 9:09 PM May 18, 2011 Taufik, Liliyana Pull Out of Sudirman Cup Squad The Indonesian Badminton Association on Wednesday said it respected Taufik Hidayat's decision not to play in next week's Sudirman Cup after the men's singles shuttler was called up for the national team to boost its ranking in the tournament. Ami Afriatni | 9:44 PM May 18, 2011 Ex-Champ Sugar Ray Reveals He Was Sexually Abused The opening segment of a forthcoming autobiography by Sugar Ray Leonard runs counter to the cunning style the former boxer used in winning championships in five weight divisions more than a quarter century ago. Harvey Araton | 8:09 PM May 18, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | An Explosive Feast for the Senses at Jakarta Festival The 8th Jakarta Food and Fashion Festival literally opened with a bang on Saturday evening. More than 1,500 fireworks lit up the night sky over Sentra Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Sylviana Hamdani | 6:08 PM May 18, 2011  The theme of this year's Jakarta Food and Fashion Festival, 'Inculturation,' encompasses the effort to modernize Indonesian products without losing their unique local flavor. (Photo courtesy of JFFF) |
 | Royal Headcase Gets Wiggles' Bid Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles have entered the bidding race for the flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the royal wedding. | 4:19 PM May 18, 2011 Schwarzenegger Plays Out His Own Family Tragedy He's one of the most famous people on the planet, a two-term governor of California, a movie star and a former world champion bodybuilder with a profile so huge that just one name, Arnold, instantly identifies him to almost everyone. John C. Rogers | 6:40 PM May 18, 2011 A Big Hunk o' Love For Jakarta's Elvis Fans Even today, 34 years after his death, rumors that Elvis Presley is still alive refuse to go away. He's been spotted all over the world. Of course, the reason for these sightings might be the myriad Elvis impersonators roaming the earth. Tasa Nugraza Barley | 4:59 PM May 18, 2011 |  |
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