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It’s coming…: A worker with Percetakan Balai Pustaka printing company carries a box containing papers and material for the national final exams for Jakarta high schools [SMU] and vocational schools [SMK], on Sunday in Jakarta. Around 2,000 boxes of the exam papers would be distributed to appointed schools in the capital. The final exams are scheduled to be held between March 22 and 26. Antara/Rosa PanggabeanIt’s coming…: A worker with Percetakan Balai Pustaka printing company carries a box containing papers and material for the national final exams for Jakarta high schools [SMU] and vocational schools [SMK], on Sunday in Jakarta. The final exams are scheduled to be held between March 22 and 26.
All eyes on them: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy [center] and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at the polling station to cast their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday. AP Photo/Christophe EnaAll eyes on them: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy [center] and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at the polling station to cast their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday.
For Palestine: Protesters of the Prosperous and Justice Party [PKS] collect money on a giant Palestinian flag to be donated to Palestinian people during a solidarity protest in Medan, North Sumatra, Sunday. AP Photo/Binsar BakkaraFor Palestine: Protesters of the Prosperous and Justice Party [PKS] collect money on a giant Palestinian flag to be donated to Palestinian people during a solidarity protest in Medan, North Sumatra, Sunday. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
Mad cyclone: Waves stirred up by Tropical Cyclone Ului batter race yacht Anaconda at Airlie Beach, Australia Sunday. About 60,000 homes are without power, trees and signs have blown over and boats have been smashed on the rocks after a massive storm with winds up to 124 miles (200 kilometers) per hour blew across the coast of northeastern Australia. AP Photo/Brian CasseyMad cyclone: Waves stirred up by Tropical Cyclone Ului batter race yacht Anaconda at Airlie Beach, Australia Sunday.

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  • NU should return to its roots: Observers

    Sat, 03/20/2010 - 8:35 AM
    To enhance civil society in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country’s largest Islamic organization, needs to return to its original function as a group that does not practice politics, say...

  • KPK grills Bank Century fraudster over graft
    KPK grills Bank Century fraudster over graft
    The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has questioned a former part owner of Bank Century on possible corruption in the bailout of the bank and subsequent channeling of funds.

Opinion

  • Week in Review: Delayed anticipation

    Sun, 03/21/2010 - 9:53 AM
    Anticipation, expectation creates disappointment. After the media build-up of the last fortnight, Indonesians were again disappointed with news that US President Barack Obama has canceled a visit...

  • Text your say: Smoking is haram?
    Text your say: Smoking is haram?
    Your comments on a fatwa issued by Muhammadiyah, the country’s second-largest Islamic organization, saying that smoking is haram

Business

  • Inflation may pick up, ministry cautions

    Sat, 03/20/2010 - 8:55 AM
    Indonesia’s inflation may show an upward trend this year along with surging commodity prices globally, which could discourage capital inflows into the country, the Finance Ministry says.

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  • Breaking the silence

    Sat, 03/20/2010 - 9:06 AM
    “There’s no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are either well written or badly written,” says writer Oscar Wilde. In Indonesia, however, that’s not the case. 

  • Indie books  rise  and strike
    Indie books rise and strike
    They’re not your Harry Potter or Twilight series that make it to the bestsellers’ list through massive promotions.

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  • Audio slide show: Ros, child railroad cart driver

    Call him Ros, the lorry driver. A lorry is a cart that is made from used logs and ball bearings. With a push, the cart rolls back-and-forth on a kilometer-long abandoned railway near Central Jakarta's train depot. Most lorry cart drivers in the area are adults. Ros is the eldest of three sons of Sudaryanto and Sri Daryani. His parents make a living from washing up used plastic cups and doing their neighbors’ laundries at their home in Da’o Atas slum area, just a couple kilometers from Kota Train Station and the train depot. Ros has two brothers. In the morning, the ninth-grader goes to SMPN 113 state junior high school near Kota station. In the afternoon, he pushes his lorry cart from train depot to Bandan train station, or helps his parents’ work at home. At night, he settles in with his books and homework.

  • Audio slide show: Yosef: I am a heroin user, not a criminal

    Yosef, 36, has been a heroin addict since 1992. As a husband and a father of three children, Yosef said he had told his family about his addiction. While maintaining his heroin habit, he works as an unofficial parking and security guard in South Jakarta to justify his belief that his addiction does not do any harm to anyone but himself. He has created his own way of getting on in society. It is possible he may get arrested by police for violating the law, but there is a growing support, including from First Lady Kristiani Yudhoyono, that drug users should not be jailed.

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  • new Austrian consulatenew Austrian consulate
    Courtesy of Austrian EmbassyDirector General for American & European Affairs at Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Retno L. P. Marsudi (right), hits a gong to inaugurate the opening of ...
  • Painting expoPainting expo
    Courtesy of Pakistan EmbassyJakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo (second right), Pakistani Ambassador to Indonesia Sanaullah (second left) and Pakistani Embassy’s press attache Saeed Javed (left) atthend ...

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