| top news | Indonesian Prisoners Escape After Quake Bandah Aceh. Dozens of prisoners in Aceh escaped in the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes that jolted the region as fears of a tsunami sent residents along Sumatra's western coast scrambling for their lives, a prison official said on Thursday. Nurdin Hasan | 12:20 AM April 13, 2012  The collapsed wall of the prison in Banda Aceh, damaged in Wednesday's 8.5-magnitude earthquake. After a tsunami alert was sounded, inmates at Sigli prison in Pidie district were ordered out of the prison to seek higher ground. Some used the opportunity to escape. (EPA Photo/Hotli Simanjuntak) |
 | S&P Cautions Against New Indonesian Mining Regulations Investors may have expressed concerns about looming new mining regulations, but ratings agency Standard & Poor's says it doubts the government will implement them strictly. Muhamad Al Azhari | 12:15 AM April 13, 2012 In Today's Newspaper Unclear Policies Creating Forestry Conflicts Over the past two years 12 people have been killed and 69 arrested in the ongoing conflicts between between rural communities and forestry and plantation companies. Environmentalists are saying that the obscure legal framework that governs forestry policy is the underlying cause.
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| | business | BI Keeps Rate Unchanged to Shore Up Economic Growth Bank Indonesia kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the second consecutive month on Thursday as it seeks to shore up economic growth even as inflation concerns persist. Tito Summa Siahaan | 8:27 PM April 12, 2012  Staff stack rupiah bank notes at a bank office in Jakarta. Bank Indonesia kept its benchmark rate unchanged on Thursday. (Antara Photo/Yudha) |
 | Indonesia a Hot Spot for Japan's Investors Indonesia is gaining popularity as an investment destination among the Japanese, according to a recent survey by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Kunradus Aliandu | 9:14 PM April 12, 2012 |  |
| | sports |  Weight lifter Triyatno won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympic Games and now has extra incentive for the London Games. (Antara Photo) |
| Indonesia to Host Asia U-22 Despite the continuing conflict in Indonesian football, the Asian Football Confederation has shown confidence in the country by appointing Riau to host the qualifying rounds of the inaugural Under-22 Asian Cup. Wimbo Satwiko | 9:25 PM April 12, 2012 Briton Chases a Name, Finds a Sport's History in China Shanghai. When Briton Simon Drakeford learned a man with his family name played rugby for Shanghai in 1907, it sent him on a journey to document the history of the sport in China. Bill Savadove | 6:36 PM April 12, 2012 |  |
| | life & times | New Film Offers a Rainbow of Jakarta Stories If the French have "Paris Je T'Aime" and Americans have "New York, I Love You," Jakarta may soon have its own cinema-inspired motto exclaiming its love and celebrating its lovers. Lisa Siregar | 5:42 PM April 12, 2012  This film still is from one of the 10 films that makes up 'Sanubari Jakarta,' a project that came about through the efforts of three nonprofit organizations — Kresna Duta Foundation (focused on film), the Ardhanary Institute (focused on diverse sexualities) and the Ford Foundation (focused on social change). (Photo courtesy of 'Sanubari Jakarta') |
 | Streetside Seafood a Sure Bet in Ben Hil At night, the main street of Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta can look like a mini-Las Vegas. Neon signs jut out into the street in jumbled shapes and bright colors, albeit advertising photocopy shops in place of casinos. But the punters do come here to gamble, by trying their stomachs' chances at the many food stalls that line the main drag. Catriona Richards | 5:23 PM April 12, 2012 New Chapter for Kalimantan Kids Before her village built a new library, Lilis had never read a novel. But with books suddenly within reach, a new world was opened up for the shy 13-year-old. Suzanna Dayne | 5:10 PM April 12, 2012 |  |
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