| top news | With Nazaruddin Jailed, Time to Address His Allegations With the fate of high-profile graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin now decided, after the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court on Friday handed down a prison sentence of four years and 10 months, the next question is what will become of the people he tried to drag down with him during his trial. Novianti Setuningsih & Rizky Amelia | 12:21 AM April 21, 2012  Muhammad Nazaruddin, the ruling Democratic Party's former treasurer, getting into a prison van after the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court sentenced him to almost five years jail on Friday for his involvement in a $21 million bribery scheme. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno) |
 | In Today's Newspaper School Textbook Stories Only Get Worse The head of the Jakarta Teachers Consensus Forum has said that the recent controversial story about a married man's mistress is "just the tip of the iceberg. There are actually far worse stories in primary school kids' textbooks."
Read about the textbooks and what stories they are sharing with students in today's Jakarta Globe or subscribe to receive the paper every day. |  |
| | business | No Upgrade for Indonesia as S&P Decries Policy Slippage Singapore. Indonesia's push to lure investment is at risk from "policy slippages" such as the failure to cut fuel subsidies, said Standard & Poor's, the only company with a non-investment-grade rating for the country. Shamim Adam & Novrida Manurung | 9:24 PM April 20, 2012  A worker welds construction steel in Jakarta. Indonesia is seeking to return its S&P rating to the highest level since the 1990s. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) |
 | Indonesia to Plug Itself Into Malaysian Power Facility The Indonesian government plans to buy up to 55 megawatts of electricity capacity from Sarawak, Malaysia, starting in 2014, in order to help state utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara cut costs in supplying power to West Kalimantan. Dion Bisara | 9:27 PM April 20, 2012 Freeport Profit, Output Beat Forecasts Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, the world's biggest publicly-traded copper miner, reported earnings that beat analysts' estimates for the 15th consecutive quarter as production dropped less than forecast. Liezel Hill | 9:00 PM April 20, 2012 Garuda to Refresh IT And Passenger Services National airline Garuda Indonesia has signed a cooperation agreement with Amadeus IT Group, a Spain-based company that provides advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. Tri Listiyarini | 9:37 PM April 20, 2012 |  |
| | sports | Madrid, Barca Ready to Get Down to Business Madrid. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's record goal-scoring form looms as the decisive factor when Spanish league leader Real Madrid plays at Barcelona today in a crucial "clasico" that will effectively determine the destiny of the title. Paul Logothetis | 8:44 PM April 20, 2012  Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo have combined to score 116 goals between them this season. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) |
| Tight Security As Bahrain F1 Practice Starts Manama, Bahrain. Formula One cars roared around the Bahrain circuit on Friday in the first free practice, with drivers pressing on with preparations despite tight security after clashes between police and antigovernment protesters. Alan Baldwin | 8:53 PM April 20, 2012 |  |
| | life & times | Indonesian Women Find Strength in the Kebaya About 300 women dressed in their best kebayas, or traditional Javanese blouses, gathered at a plush ballroom in Jakarta recently to celebrate women, fashion and Indonesia's most prominent feminist, Raden Ajeng Kartini. Sylviana Hamdani | 6:48 PM April 20, 2012  Models show off kebayas at an event in honor of the late Indonesian feminist Raden Ajeng Kartini in Jakarta. (JG Photo/Sylviana Hamdani) |
 | The Jakarta Art District Bids an Unforgettable Farewell At the time of its inception two years ago, the Jakarta Art District was the first of its kind, not only in the capital but in the entire country. It included 12 notable Indonesian galleries that came together as the Asosiasi Galeri Seluruh Indonesia (Art Galleries Association of Indonesia) and occupied the lower ground floor of Grand Indonesia mall, in the heart of Jakarta. Katrin Figge | 5:34 PM April 20, 2012 Ambassador of Japanese Culture in Indonesia The Japan Foundation seeks to promote cultural relations between Japan and other countries, with the Jakarta branch of the government-sponsored initiative opening in 1979. Ayumi Hashimoto, the assistant director of the Japan Foundation in Jakarta overseeing the culture and arts department, moved to Indonesia in 2008. Katrin Figge | 5:25 PM April 20, 2012 New Delhi Slum Is Endangered Land of Ancient Performing Arts Rehman Kahn holds a small marble with his fingers and shows it to three spectators in New Delhi. The green glass glitters in the sun shining through the open window in Khan's tiny mud hut. He places the marble between his teeth, slowly closes his lips and doubles over. | 5:17 PM April 20, 2012 |  |
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