| top news | Fired Nazaruddin Lashes Out at Democrats Muhammad Nazaruddin on Tuesday struck back at the Democratic Party for having dumped him as its treasurer, accusing other members of having also violated its code of ethics. Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Ulma Haryanto | 12:29 AM May 25, 2011  Muhammad Nazaruddin struck back against the Democratic Party's decision to dismiss him as treasurer. Antara Photo |
 | Bank Mega Sanctioned Over Fraud Case The central bank imposed a raft of sanctions against Bank Mega on Tuesday, saying the lender implicated in two corruption cases had violated regulations and failed to protect its clients. Dion Bisara | 9:20 PM May 24, 2011 Boediono Lays Out Ambitious Growth Plans For Airport Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will get increased capacity and two rail lines as part of development plans now being drafted, Vice President Boediono said on Tuesday. Camelia Pasandaran | 11:12 PM May 24, 2011 |  |
| | business | Citibank Executives Face Expulsion From Banking Seven Citibank Indonesia executives have undergone fit-and-proper person tests, the central bank announced on Tuesday, though the results of the tests have yet to be announced. Dion Bisara | 9:38 PM May 24, 2011  Bank Indonesia has finalized the fit-and-proper person tests of seven Citibank executives in the aftermath of an embezzlement case involving the lender's officers and the death of a credit card customer. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) |
 | Samsung Signs Contract to Build Cepu Oil Facilities The Indonesian unit of ExxonMobil Corp. has awarded contracts worth more than $780 million to South Korean giant Samsung and its Indonesian partner, Tripatra Engineering, to build facilities at Cepu block, the energy regulator said on Tuesday. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 10:13 PM May 24, 2011 Bank Mega Sanctioned Over Fraud Case The central bank imposed a raft of sanctions against Bank Mega on Tuesday, saying the lender implicated in two corruption cases had violated regulations and failed to protect its clients. Dion Bisara | 9:20 PM May 24, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Messi Ready to Face United After Spell on the Sidelines Barcelona, Spain. Lionel Messi is rested and will be looking to add to his season tally of 52 goals when Barcelona plays Manchester United in the Champions League final for the second time in three years. | 9:32 PM May 24, 2011  Argentine striker Lionel Messi is raring to go in Saturday's big match after sitting out the last two. Sitting at 52 goals this season, he is hoping to end his four-match scoring drought while winning the tournament. (AP Photo) |
 | Indonesia Aims to Top Group in Sudirman Cup Indonesia faces Malaysia today in its second and final match of the Sudirman Cup group stage at Qingdao Sports Center, China, with the top spot at stake. | 9:56 PM May 24, 2011 Giggs Skips Out Amid Gag Case Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs was absent from the club's open training session a day after being named in Parliament as the player at the center of a gag order. | 9:38 PM May 24, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Jakarta Set to Host Amazing Race of Its Own Whether you're a local or a newcomer to Jakarta, exploring the capital and getting to meet some of its residents is guaranteed to be an enlightening experience. Jakarta Globe | 6:17 PM May 24, 2011  Modeling its new event on the popular reality television show, "The Amazing Race," the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia is organizing a very nontraditional networking event to appeal to young professionals in Jakarta. The Amazing Race, Big Durian, is a giant scavenger hunt set to take place over the whole city. Getting into the spirit of the event, the Jakarta Globe is sending its own team of three to participate. (JG Image) |
 | Beachside Cinema Comes to Bali With the First Annual Flickerfest Following a successful 10-day festival in Sydney and a 30-venue national tour, Australia's annual international short film festival Flickerfest will make its Indonesian debut at Potato Head Beach Club in Seminyak, Bali, on Wednesday. Marcel Thee | 3:51 PM May 24, 2011 Oprah Bids Chicago Farewell Before Oprah Winfrey looks west to Los Angeles and her new cable station, the talk show queen finds herself saying goodbye to her beloved Chicago. Caryn Rousseau | 6:13 PM May 24, 2011 'Limitless' Finds Its Limits in Lack of Intrigue There is a widely perpetuated claim that most humans only access 20 percent of the power of their brains. Geniuses, on the other hand, are said to have access to a larger percentage, giving them an unparalleled edge over the rest of us regular dullards. Now, if you could take a pill that would let you utilize 100 percent of your brain, making you brilliant in every aspect of your life, would you do it? Marcel Thee | 3:30 PM May 24, 2011 Exploring Post-Revolution Egypt Only minutes before, the vast expanses of the Ibn Tulun mosque, one of the largest in the world, had been packed with Muslims — praying, listening to the Friday sermon, observing the most important religious duty of the week. Now they had filed out into the winding, cacophonous streets of Cairo, and we stood alone, quiet and awed, with more than 1,000 years of time entirely to ourselves. Kathy Lally | 5:10 PM May 24, 2011 |  |
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