| top news | Cikeusik Verdicts Met With Disbelief Serang, Banten. A wave of condemnation greeted the lenient sentences handed down on Thursday to 12 men found guilty of attacking members of the minority Ahmadiyah group in Cikeusik, Banten, leaving three dead. Heru Andriyanto & Ulma Haryanto | 12:05 AM July 29, 2011  Ujang, a defendant in the February 6 attack on Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik, Pandeglang, jokes with supporters during the trial at the Serang District Court in Banten. (JG Photo/Heru Andriyanto) |
 | Strike Ends as Pilots Agree to Talks Hundreds of Garuda Indonesia pilots cut short their planned 24-hour strike on Thursday after a minister stepped in and got both sides to agree to return to the negotiating table. Arientha Primanita & Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 11:33 PM July 28, 2011 In Today's Newspaper Rumor, Paranoia Endangering Millions of Unvaccinated Children The mistaken belief that many vaccines used to immunize against diseases such as polio and hepatitis contain pig-derived enzymes — which would render them forbidden for Muslims — is endangering the lives of millions of Indonesian children. That was the alarming assessment given by a pediatric professor at the Asean Vaccine Conference on Thursday. Rumor, misinformation and paranoia have all played a part in the problem. Read the assessment in the print edition of the Globe today, or subscribe to receive the paper every day.
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| | business | The Inflation Beast Tamed, BI Urged to Hold Its Fire A year ago, Sophie, who operates a food stall selling fried chicken and fish with chili sauce to office workers in Central Jakarta, was concerned about the increasing costs of chili peppers. Dion Bisara, Muhamad Al-Azhari & Francezka Nangoy | 9:16 PM July 28, 2011  Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu used a visit to a market in Jakarta on Thursday to ward off Ramadan price rises. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) |
 | Power Deal to Help Hankook Establish $1.2b Java Tire Plant South Korea's largest tire producer, Hankook Tire, plans to invest $1.2 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia in an effort to snare a greater share of the market here, a top executive said on Thursday. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | 9:37 PM July 28, 2011 Mandiri, BCA Profits Soar On Back of Loan Growth Bank Mandiri, the country's largest lender by assets, and its closest rival reported huge increases in profit for the first half of the year, thanks to rising loan demand by consumers. Dion Bisara & Francezka Nangoy | 8:27 PM July 28, 2011 Inflation Still 'Major Risk' to Asia: ADB Beijing. Rapidly rising inflation remains a "major risk" in Asia and could trigger a potentially damaging wage-price spiral, the Asian Development Bank warned on Thursday. | 1:08 PM July 28, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Riedl Showdown With PSSI Delayed to Friday After weeks of wrangling, Alfred Riedl finally met with the Indonesian Football Association on Thursday, but it looks like the saga over his broken contract is far from over. Wimbo Satwiko | 9:54 PM July 28, 2011  Former PSSI coach, Alfred Riedl. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno) |
 | Carter to Return for All Blacks vs. Depleted Boks Wellington, New Zealand. Flyhalf Dan Carter has been named in New Zealand's starting lineup for Saturday's Tri-Nations test against South Africa in one of four changes to the team that crushed Fiji 60-14 a week ago. Steve McMorran | 8:15 PM July 28, 2011 Asian Football Faces Key Leadership Decision: Commentary Seoul. A week that started with Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam refusing to resign despite receiving a life ban from FIFA could end with the continental executive committee making steps toward calling an election to choose his successor. John Duerden | 7:29 PM July 28, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | A Homegrown Indonesian Masterpiece on Film The everyday is important, so just sit and watch. This is what filmmaker Leonard Helmrich gently told viewers as they prepared to take in his powerful trilogy at Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis in South Jakarta earlier this month. Sandeep Ray | 6:08 PM July 28, 2011  Leonard Helmrich's restrained trilogy of documentaries is a quietly moving tribute to a family and Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of Leonard Helmrich) |
 | Local Enthusiast Spreads the Word on Indonesian Tea There is a Japanese proverb that says, "If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty." Tea enthusiast Ratna Somantri would certainly agree with that sentiment. Ade Mardiyati | 6:06 PM July 28, 2011 Art Lovers Have a Ball With Temari While few Indonesians have heard of them, temari balls are a whimsical and imaginative Japanese art form with a rich history. Brigitta Kinadi | 5:53 PM July 28, 2011 The Place to Go for Curry in a Hurry Until recently, exotic curries were hard to find in Jakarta, limited to just a few Indian and Pakistani restaurants. But things have changed, with a variety of curries now being offered at restaurants across the capital. Tasa Nugraza Barley | 3:29 PM July 28, 2011 |  |
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