| top news | Bread, Jingles and a New Excuse for Nazaruddin Gossip Was it really Nazaruddin on the phone? Was it a real Sari Roti vendor in the background or a ringtone? Can police really track him through the sound of the jingle? Is Nazaruddin even really abroad? Did the bakery firm set the whole thing up as a publicity stunt? Arientha Primanita, Anita Rachman & Chrestella Tan | 1:17 AM July 22, 2011  Former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin. Did he orchestrate the jingle heard on his phone line or was it because he is really hiding out in Indonesia? (Antara Photo) |
 | Can Anas Save the Democratic Party, or Himself? As thousands of Democrats gather this weekend in Sentul under an ever-increasing cloud of scandal, speculation is mounting over whether the embattled ruling party can emerge still standing. Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho | 11:51 PM July 21, 2011 Harry Potter to Fly in by End of the Month, Minister Says The final "Harry Potter" installment, "Transformers 3" and "Kung Fu Panda 2" will all be released in Indonesia before the end of the month, Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik said on Thursday. Arientha Primanita &Elisabeth Oktofani | 12:33 AM July 22, 2011 In Today's Newspaper Why AirAsia Chief Sees the Firm's Future in Jakarta In an exclusive interview with the Jakarta Globe, AirAsia's Group CEO and principal owner Tony Fernandes exapnds on the company's future — and says he has bought an apartment in Jakarta to be near the company's new regional headquarters at the Equity Building in South Jakarta. Read the interview in the print edition of the Globe today, or subscribe to receive the paper every day.
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| | business | AirAsia Launches Low-Cost Carrier in Japan Tokyo. AirAsia's new venture with ANA Group of Japan will make Southeast Asia's largest budget airline a truly Asian company, AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said on Thursday. A. Lin Neumann | 10:13 PM July 21, 2011  AirAsia's Group CEO and principal owner Tony Fernandes speaking during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday. AirAsia's new venture with ANA Group of Japan will make Southeast Asia's largest budget airline a truly Asian company, Fernandes said on Thursday. (EPA Photo) |
 | Tata Motor's Jakarta Plan Said to Be Moving Forward Tata Motors, India's biggest automaker, has begun a feasibility study into setting up an Indonesian base to produce "the world's cheapest car," a government official in Jakarta said on Thursday. Shirley Christie | 9:42 PM July 21, 2011 South Korea Joins Top Five as Foreign Investment Surges Foreign direct investment in Indonesia climbed more than a fifth in the second quarter of the year, spurred by investment from nations including South Korea that are betting on growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy. Shirley Christie | 9:21 PM July 21, 2011 Oil and Gas Firms Balk at Plan to Redraw Contracts Oil and gas producers on Thursday rejected calls from lawmakers to renegotiate their contract deals, saying that their existing agreements must be respected. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 9:30 PM July 21, 2011 |  |
| | sports | F1: Webber, Alonso Seek to Challenge Vettel at Home Nurburg, Germany. Red Bull's Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso are hoping past success at the Nurburgring will give them an edge over championship leader Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's German Grand Prix. | 8:48 PM July 21, 2011  Red Bull's Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, pictured, are hoping past success at the Nurburgring will give them an edge over championship leader Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's German Grand Prix. (AFP Photo) |
 | Cielo Escapes Doping Ban, Will Defend Titles at Worlds Shanghai. Olympic sprint king Cesar Cielo was left free to defend his two world titles after escaping a drug ban on Thursday that would have ruled him out of the world swimming championships. | 9:27 PM July 21, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Languages of Papua Vanish Without a Whisper Who will speak Iniai in 2050? Or Faiwol? Moskona? Wahgi? Probably no one, as the languages of New Guinea — the world's greatest linguistic reservoir — are disappearing in a tide of indifference. | 6:21 PM July 21, 2011  A tribesman from the Jayapura district of the eastern province of Papua participates in the Lake Sentani festival last month. New Guinea is a vast reservoir of languages, many of which are disappearing quietly, according to anthropologists. (AFP Photo/Romeo Gacad) |  powered by maiplay.com | Katy Perry Crushes Gaga in MTV Music Video Nominations Katy Perry gags Gaga in MTV music video noms. Pop singer Katy Perry won a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to also-ran status with just three nods. | 3:37 PM July 21, 2011 Another Alleged Marilyn Monroe Sex Film Surfaces A Spanish collector plans to auction what he claims is a newly discovered 8-mm version of a film purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an underage actress known as Norma Jean Baker. | 4:24 PM July 21, 2011 Imperfect Union of Taste and Aesthetics The newly opened Union bills itself as a "Brasserie, Bakery, and Bar," which aptly captures the exclusive yet casual ambience the restaurant provides with its relaxed and chic setting. But alas, its cosmopolitan tone isn't complemented by its culinary offerings. Marcel Thee | 4:36 PM July 21, 2011 |  |
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