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For more dynamic photos and in-depth coverage of today's leading stories click here Tuesday, 22 May 2012 TOP NEWS 1. Lady Gaga Rocks Philippines, Defies Critics Manila. Lady Gaga rocked the Philippines on Monday, defying critics and state censors as thousands of fans, many of them dressed as outrageously as she was, roared their approval. | 10:47 PM May 21, 2012 2. Indonesia's National Police Says it Might Allow Lady Gaga Show The National Police revised its stance on the Lady Gaga concert on Monday, saying it might issue the permit needed by the show to go on. Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho | 5:53 PM May 21, 2012 3. Forestry Ministry Says Greenpeace Claims vs APP Not True The Forestry Ministry has denied allegations by Greenpeace that a high-profile pulp and paper company is logging valuable ramin trees in Riau. | 7:57 PM May 21, 2012 4. Golkar To Announce Candidate for Indonesia President on July 1 After a long, much-publicized internal debate that revealed a lack of consensus among its members, the Golkar Party announced on Monday that it would bring forward the date of its national leadership meeting from October to June, when it will announce its presidential candidate for the 2014 election. Markus Junianto Sihaloho | 4:07 PM May 21, 2012 5. Bali's 'Subak' Technique Makes Unesco World Heritage List Unesco has named Bali's traditional "subak" irrigation system as a world-heritage activity, a minister said on Monday. The Jakarta Globe | 8:11 PM May 21, 2012 STORIES YOU JUST CAN'T MISS 1. Insight: Indonesia Tycoon Bakrie Gears Up for Presidential Bid There are many ways to describe Indonesia's Aburizal Bakrie: multi-millionaire businessman, global mining tycoon, heavyweight contender for the presidency in 2014. One description that does not spring to mind is man of the common people. Olivia Rondonuwu and Matthew Bigg | 3:16 PM May 21, 2012 2. Hard-Line FPI Buys 150 Tickets to Stop Lady Gaga Concert Hard-line group the Islamic Defenders Front has purchased 150 tickets to upcoming Lady Gaga concert, which it will use to enter the venue and stop the show, a spokesman for the group said on Monday. Jakarta Globe | 6:30 PM May 21, 2012 3. Aceh Peatland Back on Protected List in Test Case The Indonesian government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the center of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country's commitment to halt deforestation. | 8:44 PM May 21, 2012 4. Can 'Blue Forests' Mitigate Climate Change? Yeosu, South Korea. Fifty-five percent of global atmospheric carbon captured by living organisms happens in the ocean. Manipadma Jena | 8:28 PM May 21, 2012 5. Thousands Gaze at Pacific Eclipse Spectacle Tokyo. Thousands turned their eyes to the sky on both sides of the Pacific to gaze excitedly as a partial eclipse occluded the sun at dawn in Asia and at dusk in the western United States. Harumi Ozawa | 8:33 AM May 21, 2012 Advertisement In Today's Newspaper Minimarket Workers Live in Fear of Next Robbery According to the Jakarta Police, there have been 21 robberies at minimarkets in Greater Jakarta since January. Officers have pointed to the incidents as a worrying crime trend. The latest incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, at an Alfamart in South Tambun, Bekasi. Four masked robbers threatened store clerks with machetes and handguns before leaving with Rp 13.7 million from the safe and cash register. Read about it in today's Jakarta Globe or subscribe to receive the paper every day. Contact Us Citra Graha Building 11th Floor, Suite 1102 Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 35-36 Jakarta 12950 | Indonesia Phone: +62 21 29957500 | Fax: +62 21 5200072 Follow us online for the latest breaking news every day: Facebook: thejakartaglobe Twitter: @thejakartaglobe You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up to receive daily top stories from thejakartaglobe.com. privacy policy | not interested anymore? unsubscribe instantly.