| top news | Nunan Swaps High-Fives as Court Hears Prison Demand Graft defendant Nunun Nurbaetie appeared unfazed on Monday when the prosecution at the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court recommended that she be given a four year jail sentence. Novianti Setuningsih | 12:14 AM April 24, 2012  Graft defendant Nunun Nurbaeti sings at the Anti-Corruption Court, in Jakarta, on Monday. Prosecutors demanded Nunun Nurbaeti, wife of former deputy police chief Adang Daradjatun, be sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the scandal. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) |
 | Last Candidates Standing Begin Wooing France's Far-Right Voters Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to get tough on immigration and security on Monday as he sought to win over far-right voters and whittle down Socialist Francois Hollande's narrow first-round election lead. Daniel Flynn & Brian Love | 12:29 AM April 24, 2012 In Today's Newspaper Alleged Organ Theft of Killed Migrant Workers Gets Scrutiny The Indonesian government is demanding that Malaysia release the autopsy results and chronology of the deaths of three Indonesian migrant workers from West Nusa Tenggara, who were shot and allegedly had their organs harvested.
The three were allegedly shot by Malaysian authorities while committing a crime. But the condition of their bodies when they were returned to Indonesia has some wondering whether their organs were harvested. Read about it in today's Jakarta Globe or subscribe to receive the paper every day. |  |
| | business | S&P Keeps Indonesia at Junk Status On Fuel and Policy Concerns Standing out from the pack and unbowed by peer pressure, Standard & Poor's Rating Services left the status on Indonesia's sovereign debt at junk, citing the nation's failure to reduce the fuel subsidy among its concerns over government policy. Francezka Nangoy | 9:26 PM April 23, 2012  Standard & Poor's left its rating on Indonesia's sovereign debt unchanged, citing the nation's failure to reduce its fuel subsidy. (Antara Photo) |
 | Boosting IMF's Funds, BRICs Seek More Sway Washington. Fresh from a big victory in raising $430 billion for the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde's tougher test as head of the global lender will be finding a way to give emerging economies more influence. Lesley Wroughton | 9:01 PM April 23, 2012 |  |
| | sports |  A Bahrain soldier secures the area near the Sakhir circuit, the site of last Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix. (EPA Photo) |
| From a Farm in Botswana To London's Olympic Stadium Maun, Botswana. Victor Nkape's 12-year-old daughter was running around the family's cattle post here, amid the brambles, cows, goats and an occasional donkey, when he was struck by something that made the girl different. Mary Pilon | 8:07 PM April 23, 2012 Nadal Gets a Needed Boost Ahead of the French Open Monte Carlo. Rafael Nadal was dreaming of a seventh French Open title on Sunday after clinching his eighth successive Monte Carlo title by ending a seven-final losing streak to Novak Djokovic. Scott Williams | 8:04 PM April 23, 2012 |  |
| | life & times | Indonesian Graffiti Art Group Turns Bandung FAB-ulous Imagine a city without artistic urban visuals, such as graffiti. Just rows and rows of clean and blank walls. After walking through such a bland environment, some might wonder, "Doesn't anyone have the creative chops to perk up the streets around here?" | 7:46 PM April 23, 2012  The graffiti art of Flagrant Act of Bombing is motivated by a simple desire to have fun, but seven years after its founding, the group finds its aesthetic talents attracting the notice of Bandung's passersby and commercial ventures as well. (JG Photo/Debra Pangestu) |
 | 'Djakarta Artmosphere' DVD Showcases Flawed Indonesian Music Festival Last year's "Djakarta Artmosphere," or simply "Djakmosphere," music festival had its best lineup to date. So it only made sense that the newly released accompanying DVD would also prove to be a better viewing experience than its 2010's choppy and rushed predecessor. From better shots of performances to a stronger sense of continuity, the "Djakarta Artmosphere 2011" DVD is a fairer representation of how the festival actually went down. For better or worse. Marcel Thee | 7:37 PM April 23, 2012 Art Imitates New Photos Mimicking Old Photos Alienation, it's worth remembering, used to be integral to photography. Susan Sontag wrote, in 1977, "While real people are out there killing themselves or other real people, the photographer stays behind his or her camera, creating a tiny element of another world: The image-world that will outlast us all." Karen Rosenberg | 7:32 PM April 23, 2012 |  |
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