| top news | Troubled Garuda Back in The Red Garuda Indonesia announced on Friday that it made a Rp 185.7 billion ($21.9 million) loss in the first half of the year, little more than six months after it made its market debut and a day after its pilots went on strike. Faisal Maliki Baskoro | 12:30 AM July 30, 2011  State carrier Garuda Indonesia on Friday posted a Rp 185.7b loss for the first half of the year. (EPA Photo/Bagus Indahono) |
 | It's the New and Improved Kopaja, With AC Included Kopaja. Just the mere mention of the name conjures up images of people crammed into a rusted-out bus, the driver weaving in and out of traffic, one hand on the wheel the other holding a cigarette. Ronna Nirmala & Arientha Primanita | 12:57 AM July 30, 2011 Is Indonesia in for a Disappointing Sequel? Droves of moviegoers flocked back to hundreds of cinemas across the country on Friday to see the boy wizard defeat Voldemort once and for all on the big screen. Elisabeth Oktofani | 11:43 PM July 29, 2011 In Today's Newspaper Pressure Rises for Embattled KPK It has often been referred to as the most trusted institution in the country, but the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been finding it hard to defend that reputation lately. Under attack from graft fugitive Muhammad Nazaruddin, three officials have been disqualified from seeking new commissioner posts. And now lawmakers have jumped on the bandwagon as well. How much has the Nazaruddin scandal tainted the antigraft body? Read all about it in the print edition of the Globe today, or subscribe to receive the paper every day.
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| | business | Bank Trio the Latest to Post Big Profits Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country's second-biggest bank by assets, and mid-sized lenders Bank Mega and Bank Victoria reported a surge in first-half profit as lending to consumers grew. Dion Bisara | 12:04 AM July 30, 2011  Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country's second-biggest bank by assets, and mid-sized lenders Bank Mega and Bank Victoria reported a surge in first-half profit as lending to consumers grew. (Antara Photo) |
 | Miners See Revenue Boost From Rising Coal Prices Top Indonesian coal miners like Bumi Resources are expected to report strong results for the first half of this year, with higher coal prices more than offsetting increasing costs of production from a jump in fuel prices. Ririn Radiawati Kusuma & Muhamad Al Azhari | 9:51 PM July 29, 2011 JCI's Strong July Ends on Whimper Rather Than Bang Stocks fell for a second day on Friday amid a global market rout on concern about credit rating downgrades in the United States, Spain and other nations that would curb economic growth worldwide. Francezka Nangoy | 8:34 PM July 29, 2011 Australia Set to Restart Cattle Exports to Indonesia Sydney. The first shipment of Australian cattle to Indonesia following the lifting of a cruelty-linked ban will arrive in the second week of August, major exporter Elders said on Friday. | 4:43 PM July 29, 2011 |  |
| | sports | Rachman Not Feeling His Years Ahead of Bout Muhammad Rachman is preparing to climb into the ring for the 80th time in a professional career that has spanned almost two decades, but he still has that same hunger to be the best. Ami Afriatni | 8:25 PM July 29, 2011  World Boxing Association minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia, left, and Thai boxer Pornsawan Poramook at the Athlet Chentury Hotel in Jakarta on Friday. The pair fight on Saturday. (JG Photo) |
 | Football: Malaysia FA Apologizes for Benayoun Racism Kuala Lumpur. The Football Association of Malaysia Friday apologized to Chelsea's Israeli player Yossi Benayoun and his club for any anti-Semitic abuse suffered by the midfielder in the country last week. | 6:25 PM July 29, 2011 |  |
| | life & times | One Island, Two Cultures, Tons of Art Bali has long attracted travelers and artists from around the world. Over the years, many have decided to stay and make the island their home, and this history of interaction between local and foreign artists has had a lasting impact on Bali's contemporary art scene. Katrin Figge | 5:53 PM July 29, 2011  Agus Putu Suyadnya's 'The First Defense.' Bali has long attracted travelers and artists from around the world. Over the years, many have decided to stay and make the island their home, and this history of interaction between local and foreign artists has had a lasting impact on Bali's contemporary art scene. (JG Photo) |
 | Food-Stall Favorites in Jakarta's Chinatown Glodok, Jakarta's Chinatown, is full of surprises. Centered on Jalan Gajah Mada, it is one of Central Jakarta's busiest commercial districts, bustling with markets, food stalls, restaurants and shopping centers, where you can find anything from live insects to pirated DVDs, cheap electronics, herbal medicines and shots of cobra blood. Chrestella Tan | 5:55 PM July 29, 2011 Riding on the Crest Of the Korean Wave South Korean popular culture has taken off across Southeast Asia in recent years and Indonesia is no exception. Perhaps the most defining feature of the so-called Korean Wave is pop music, or K-pop, with its spunky lead singers, sickly sweet lyrics and over-the-top fashion enough to make any Indonesian teenage girl swoon. Mention celebrities like Rain, Hyun Bin, Lee Min Ho or Jang Geun Suk and they'll just about pass out. Katrin Figge | 6:00 PM July 29, 2011 Jakarta Restaurants: Wijaya's Glass House Effect Only a couple of years ago, Indochine restaurant The Champa was a popular venue in South Jakarta: a fashionable, classy eatery with a reputation for good food. However, if you drive down Jalan Wijaya today, looking for The Champa would be a fruitless endeavor. It has been replaced by The Glass House. Katrin Figge | 5:18 PM July 29, 2011 |  |
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