The foster father of Mujianto, who police say has admitted to poisoning 15 gay men, killing four, says he intends to visit every alleged victim’s family to seek for forgiveness once investigations are completed.
The joint venture between state-run Bank Mandiri and financial institution AXA Group, PT Mandiri AXA General Insurance (MAGI), announced Thursday its new board of commissioners and directors as a result of its recent shareholders meeting in Jakarta.
Regional get-together: Editors of the Asia News Network (ANN) pose for a photograph with Nepali President Hon. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav (center) who delivered the keynote speech at a conference themed “The Himalayan System in a Changing Climate: Future and Media's Role”, organized by The Kathmandu Post together with Konrad Adenauer and ANN in Kathmandu on Thursday. The two-day event also served as the annual meeting of the ANN, an alliance of 21 newspapers in 18 countries. (ANN/The Kathmandu Post) 
Struggling for their future: Elementary school students wade across a river to get to their school at Blongkeng Village, Ngluwar in Magelang, Central Java on Thursday. The bridge that connects their village was cut by a cold lava flood last year. (Antara/Anis Efizudin) 
Mobile internet: Elementary students at Cempaka Village, Warunggunung District of Lebak, Banten browse the internet provided free by the Communication and Information Agency in a mobile internet car on Thursday. (Antara/Asep Fathulrahman) 
Papua plight: Indonesia Corruption Watch coordinator Danang Widoyoko (left), Kontras activist Indria Fernida and executive secretary to the NGO Volunteer Forum for Papua, Septer Manufandu (right) brief the press on the current situation in Papua related to the corruption and the management of the Papua special autonomy fund in Jakarta on Thursday. The activists urged the government to help eradicate corruption and alleged misuse of the fund in the restive province. (JP/ Jerry Adiguna) 
Something fishy?: Representatives from the Bumi Dipasena shrimp farmers association carry boxes containing shrimp as part of a theatrical act that they performed in front of the Maritime and Fishery Ministry office in Jakarta on Thursday. The farmers called on the ministry to help protect the local farmers to cushion the impact of imported shrimp on the country's market. (JP/ Jerry Adiguna) 
Justice at a snail's pace: Some worker activists from the Committee for People's Struggle brandish posters demanding reform in the law and justice systems in front of the Supreme Court office in Jakarta on Thursday. The protesters urged the court to take decisive action to eradicate the judicial mafia and fight for justice, especially in cases involving labor issues.(JP/Jerry Adiguna) 
Law and order: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (center) stretches his hand to President of the ASEAN Law Association Pham Quoc Anh (left) witnessed by Supreme Court Justice Harifin A Tumpa (right) during the opening ceremony of 11th General Assembly of the ASEAN Law Association in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana) 
New boat on the block: Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (second right, front) delivers a speech at the hand-over ceremony of fast missile boat KRI Kujang-642 in Batam, Riau Islands on Thursday. KRI Kujang-642 is the second fast missile boat produced in the country. A total of 14 have been ordered. (JP/Rabby Pramudatama) Prosecutors from the South Jakarta Prosecutors office demanded a 13-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp 10 billion (US$1.11 million) for former Citibank customer relationship senior manager Inong Malinda Dee, who was arrested for swindling up to Rp 17 billion from her customers’ accounts.
Prosecutors from the South Jakarta Prosecutors office demanded a 13-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp 10 billion (US$1.11 million) for former Citibank customer relationship senior manager Inong Malinda Dee, who was arrested for swindling up to Rp 17 billion from her customers’ accounts.
The lawyer for former prosecutor Cirus Sinaga says an appeal will be lodged in the Supreme Court against a Jakarta High Court ruling that saw his client’s prison sentence remain unaltered.
Diners eat at a food stall in Depok, West Java, on Wednesday. Mayor Nur Mahmudi Ismail has issued a “One Day, No Rice” policy to cut back on rice consumption and to replace it with other carbohydrate sources, such as corn, potato, cassava or tapioca.
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said on Wednesday that the police had solved 386 cases and arrested 396 suspects in a 10-day street crime operation in Jakarta, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 13.
State aircraft-maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) has signed agreements with airline Nusantara Buana Air (NBA) to buy N219 commuter airplanes in a contract worth US$120 million, the manufacturer said in a statement.
Regional airline Wings Air signed a contract on Thursday to procure 60 ATR 72 series twin turboprop aircraft to expand its network servicing smaller towns across the archipelago as well as connecting short-range flights.
The foster father of Mujianto, who police say has admitted to poisoning 15 gay men, killing four, says he intends to visit every alleged victim’s family to seek for forgiveness once investigations are completed.
Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf gathered 15 former generals from Aceh National Military (TNA) and hundreds of former combatants of the now-defunct Free Aceh Movement (GAM) at the Hermes Hotel, Banda Aceh on Thursday.
Along with an Indonesia Embassy task force in Damascus, the Foreign Ministry has brought home 37 Indonesians that were caught in the midst of the ongoing conflict in Syria. The Indonesians comprised 19 students with their families, 17 housemaids and one child.
The US ambassador for Indonesia, Scot Marciel, officiated the opening of an American corner at Tanjungpura Universityty in West Kalimantan on Thursday.
Jakarta residents who use public transportation account for only 11 percent of the total population due to poor management and safety, said Tulus Abadi from the Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI).
Prosecutors are demanding a 15-year prison sentence for Deni Charmelita, the wife of “book bomb” suspect Pepi Fernando, who stands accused of concealing information about her husband’s alleged role in a series of attacks and plot to blow up a church in Serpong, Tangerang.
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