| top news | Garuda Braces For Pilot Strike In the face of an imminent strike by some of its pilots, Garuda Indonesia sought on Tuesday to assure passengers it would do everything it could to prevent disruptions to scheduled flights. Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Fidelis E. Satriastanti | 12:12 AM July 27, 2011  Garuda pilots will hold a strike on Thursday to protest the difference in salary between foreign and Indonesian pilots. (Antara Photo/Puspa Perwitasari) |
 | Justice Minister Employs Team to Nab Nazaruddin Makassar. Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar has announced that a team from his ministry is leaving for an undisclosed location to track down fugitive graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin. Rahmat & Farouk Arnaz | 12:44 AM July 27, 2011 Indonesia is Google's 'Regional Focus' Google, the world's largest Internet-search provider, may make a "huge investment" in Indonesia to take advantage of the country's enormous market potential, a government official said. Shirley Christie | 9:53 PM July 26, 2011 In Today's Newspaper Finding a Cure for Antibiotics Abuse In a country where obtaining powerful antibiotic medicines is as simple as walking into a pharmacy and asking for them, the solution is fast becoming the problem. With antibiotic overuse rampant, the likelihood of drug-resistant infectious diseases increases. Doctors, patients, officials and pharmaceutical firms all say the goal is health. So why is the problem so persistent? Read our report on the finger-pointing controversy in the print edition of the Globe today, or subscribe to receive the paper every day.
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| | business | Rp 1t Port Planned for Remote West Papua State port operator Pelindo II plans to start building a new port in Sorong, West Papua, as soon as next year, as part of government efforts to reduce logistical and shipping costs to the remote eastern region. Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 9:41 PM July 26, 2011  The proposed $118 million West Pacific Port in West Papua would have a capacity 30 times greater than the existing Sorong Port. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) |
 | Indonesia is Google's 'Regional Focus' Google, the world's largest Internet-search provider, may make a "huge investment" in Indonesia to take advantage of the country's enormous market potential, a government official said. Shirley Christie | 9:53 PM July 26, 2011 Bakrieland Eyes Rp 110b in 2011 Sales for New Bali Golf Resort Bakrieland Hotels and Resorts, a unit of property developer Bakrieland Development, forecasts about Rp 110 billion ($13 million) in revenue this year from the advanced sale of units at its latest planned resort in Bali. Francezka Nangoy | 9:05 PM July 26, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Date Set for Riedl's Showdown With PSSI The new leadership of the Indonesian Football Association has promised a clean start, and Alfred Riedl's contract saga is the first mess that needs to be cleaned up. | 8:11 PM July 26, 2011  Former national team head coach Alfred Riedl is due to settle the contract dispute with the PSSI on Thursday after being dismissed earlier this month. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno) |
 | One Year to Go: London Counts Down to Olympic Games London. With most of the venues already completed, tickets nearly sold out and a massive security operation in the works, London is preparing to mark the one-year countdown to the biggest sports show on earth. Stephen Wilson | 8:41 PM July 26, 2011 Chinese Philanthropist Hires Gymnast-Turned-Beggar Beijing. In a spectacular reversal of fortune, a champion Chinese gymnast who was forced into stealing and begging after an injury ended his career has landed a job with one of the nation's richest men. | 5:38 PM July 26, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | Singapore Gears Up for Formula 1 Action Since 2008, Singapore's Formula One Grand Prix has been thrilling F1 fans with the championship's only night race, which takes place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Read on for a sneak preview of the much-anticipated event. Ulma Haryanto | 6:57 PM July 26, 2011  Night racing at the Marina Bay Street Circuit has been made possible by 1,500 projectors put in place by an Italian design company. (Photo courtesy of Singapore GP) |
 | Singapore: Faster, Higher, More Entertaining While Singapore is always a popular travel destination, September's F1 Grand Prix is a great excuse to take a brand new look at the Little Red Dot. Ulma Haryanto | 6:59 PM July 26, 2011 Jakarta, Meet Your Abang None It is that time of year again, when Jakarta crowns a young man and a young woman to represent the city. Sylviana Hamdani | 6:21 PM July 26, 2011 Review: A Spirited S. Korean Ghost Story The South Korean horror-comedy "Hello Ghost" is a welcome change of pace from the grim horror flicks usually associated with modern Asian cinema. Marcel Thee | 5:28 PM July 26, 2011 |  |
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