| top news | Bashir Faces Bomb Charges Cirebon. Hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir may face fresh charges tied to the Cirebon mosque suicide attack, a police general said on Thursday. Farouk Arnaz | 12:16 AM May 20, 2011  Antiterror policemen in Cirebon on Thursday hold one of the 13 suspects they have recently arrested at various locations on suspicion of having links with a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the Cirebon Police compound mosque on April 16, wounding 26 people, during Friday prayers. Reuters Photo/Widodo Yusuf |
 | SBY Signs Decree on 2-Year Deforestation Moratorium President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally signed a two-year moratorium on the conversion into logging concessions of almost half of the total forest cover in Indonesia. Fidelis E Satriastanti | 5:46 PM May 19, 2011 Ministry to Give Truck Ban a Red Light? The Jakarta administration's decision to partially ban trucks from inner-city toll roads will be overruled by the central government, a top official of a transportation association said, but city officials have denied that. Dofa Fasila & Zaky Pawas | 11:23 PM May 19, 2011 |  |
| | business |  Mandala Airlines' hopes of securing investment came true on Thursday as two investors bought 84 percent of its shares. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno) |
 | IMF Leadership Tug-of-War Begins as DSK Quits Post Washington. The resignation of International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn promises to set off a succession battle to lead the global lender pitting the developing world against the West. Paul Handley | 7:06 PM May 19, 2011 Indonesia Billionaire Thohir, TPG Buy 45% of BFI Finance Indonesian billionaire Boy Garibaldi Thohir led a group including TPG Capital in buying a stake in BFI Finance Indonesia, a consumer lender whose shares doubled in the past year, for about Rp 1.44 trillion ($168 million). Joyce Koh | 3:28 PM May 19, 2011 |  |
| | sports | It's No Go for Toisutta, Arifin in PSSI Election Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Toisutta and oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro were denied a favorable last-gasp verdict by an international court on Thursday, effectively ending their protracted battle to enter today's Indonesian Football Association election. Wimbo Satwiko | 9:30 PM May 19, 2011  Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Toisutta, left, and oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro, irght, were denied a favorable last-gasp verdict by an international court on Thursday, effectively ending their protracted battle to enter today's Indonesian Football Association election. (Antara Photo) |
 | Key Rules for a Game-Changing Football Vote 1. According to the Indonesian Football Association's (PSSI) Standard Electoral Code, members with voting privileges must register a day before the leadership election. Out of 286 PSSI members, 101 have that right and can vote in today's poll.However, the normalization committee has announced that members can still register before 2 p.m. due to "special circumstances." | 8:49 PM May 19, 2011 Among Women, No Clear Favorites at French Open Paris. The French Open may be shorn of some of the big names in the women's game, and Caroline Wozniacki hardly inspires awe as top seed, but this year's tournament does have some intriguing subplots. Allan Kelly | 8:23 PM May 19, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Spreading Indonesia's Blues Just a few years ago, Gugun Blues Shelter was just another up-and-coming Indonesian band. Next month they will be performing on the same stage as rock legends such as Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks and The Killers when they open for one of the world's most famous music groups, Bon Jovi. Tasa Nugraza Barley | 6:43 PM May 19, 2011  Gugun Blues Shelter's focus is blues but the band incorporates other genres into its tunes, such as rock, funk and soul. The group recently won a 'Battle of the Bands' contest and will perform at a festival in London in June, where they will open for Bon Jovi and play a 45-minute stint. (Photo supplied) |
 | Rainy Season Keeps Eel Hunters Busy Unpredictable weather patterns across Java have wreaked havoc on many crops over the past two years. But for the eel trappers of Ngerjang, a village in the subdistrict of Ngawi, East Java, conditions created by the prolonged wet season have been ideal. Godeliva D. Sari & Maratus Sholihah | 4:31 PM May 19, 2011 The King of Cakes Branches Out in Jakarta When Pitarto Lauda traveled to Japan with his brother and sister last year, they made a stop in Otaru, a town located on the island of Hokkaido. It was there that the trio first came across a delicious cake called baumkuchen — and instantly fell in love. Katrin Figge | 4:03 PM May 19, 2011 Food Talk: Savory Vietnamese Crepes Vietnamese food is light, healthy and features an abundance of elegant flavors and fragrances thanks to its generous use of fresh herbs, like cilantro and mint. Petty Elliott | 2:45 PM May 19, 2011 |  |
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