| top news | Govt to Open Up LNG Imports to Private Firms With the country unable to meet the energy needs of its fast-growing industries, the government will now allow local companies to import liquefied natural gas, Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat said on Monday. Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 1:48 AM July 19, 2011  LNG needs by business far outstrip the ability of the state to provide as much LNG produced domestically is slated for export. | | Who's to Blame for KL Unrest? Media Claims Jewish Plot Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's government-linked media claimed on Monday that foreign Jewish groups might try to use an opposition-backed push to reform electoral laws to interfere in the Muslim-majority country. Sean Yoong | 11:53 PM July 18, 2011 Supreme Court Asked to Rule On Cigarette-Pack Warnings Anti-tobacco activists on Monday demanded that the Supreme Court close a loophole in the 2009 Health Law allowing cigarette producers to avoid placing graphic warnings on packaging. Dessy Sagita | 12:35 AM July 19, 2011 In Today's Newspaper Tutut vs. Hary Tano: The war of words intensifies A lawyer representing former president Suharto's daughter Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana on Monday accused two media outlets of trying to build public opinion against his client. The lawyer, Harry Ponto, told the Jakarta Globe that he had filed a lawsuit with the Press Council against the Seputar Indonesia daily newspaper (Koran Sindo) and the Okezone online news portal, both part of MNC News, owned by media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo. Pick up your copy of the Globe today to read why Harry thinks Tutut is being unfairly targeted by the news outlets. Or subscribe to receive the paper every day. |  |
| | business | Indonesian Miners Support Ban On Raw Materials Exports Indonesian mining companies expressed their support for the government's new regulation to ban exports of some raw materials as part of the country's plan to boost investment in the sector. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 10:08 PM July 18, 2011  Indonesian miners have backed the government's proposed ban on raw mineral exports, saying it will help boost revenues. Reuters Photo |
 | Manufacturers Look Close to Home in Bid to Boost Exports by a Third Exports from the manufacturing industry will climb to $134 billion by 2015, up more than a third from last year, according to new government forecasts, as shipments of palm oil and natural gas to Southeast Asian neighbors grow. Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 9:21 PM July 18, 2011 Bank Indonesia Studies Limits on Bank Ownership Indonesia's central bank is studying limits on ownership in commercial banks, at a time when investor interest in buying stakes in local lenders has picked up given the strong industry growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. | 9:59 PM July 18, 2011 |  |
| | sports | New Indonesian Football Coach Gets Down to Work Indonesia's top football body shifted its attention back to the field on Monday, as newly appointed national coach Wilhelmus "Wim" Rijsbergen announced an 19-player squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Wimbo Satwiko & Sandy Pramuji | 10:03 PM July 18, 2011  Indonesia's national team trained at Senayan on Monday ahead of its World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan. The Merah Putih will travel to the Central Asian nation for Saturday's match. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) |
 | SEA Games Gets Rp 1.1 Trillion Lift From the House The Indonesian Southeast Asian Games organizer, INASOC, is a step closer to getting additional funds to host the regional games in Palembang and Jakarta on Nov. 11-22. Ami Afriatni | 9:53 PM July 18, 2011 Rugby: Wallabies Look Ahead After Humiliating Loss Sydney. It has been 38 years since the Wallabies had to pick themselves up after a defeat to a second-tier rugby nation and there was understandably a somber air around Australia's training camp on Monday. Nick Mulvenney | 6:05 PM July 18, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | E-Commerce Evolution While Indonesians have quickly embraced several key elements of the information age, smartphones and social media among them, one area in which they noticeably lag behind is online shopping. Lisa Siregar | 5:35 PM July 18, 2011  Reliance on cash payments has stifled online business in the past, but new solutions are emerging. (JG Image) |
 | Koprol, Indonesia's Location-Based Social Network, Flourishes After Yahoo's Acquisition With Indonesia now the third-largest market for Twitter, it's hard to believe that just two years ago, the social network was just beginning to gain popularity. US location-based service Foursquare was virtually unheard of. So when Koprol, Indonesia's first location-based social network, was launched in June 2009, you would not have been alone in thinking it was looking a little too far ahead. Lisa Siregar | 4:42 PM July 18, 2011 Blasting Demons Has Never Been This Fun Unabashedly excessive, delightfully vulgar and constantly exciting, Shadows of the Damned, a new horror-comedy game, packs a delightful punch. The game is based on the partnership of two video gaming auteurs — Resident Evil creator Sinji Mikami and Suda 51, a k a Goichi Suda, whose resume includes the highly successful No More Heroes series. Marcel Thee | 5:35 PM July 18, 2011 |  |
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