Nothing but the truth?: Ari Muladi (sitting, facing camera), the man who have been alleged by the police as the middleman in channeling money to bribe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), attends an inquiry meeting with a government-sanctioned fact-finding team in Jakarta on Saturday. Ari said he told a lie to the police about a bribery scandal that implicates suspended KPK deputy chiefs Chandra M. Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto. Antara/Ismar Patrizki

Nothing but the truth? Ari Muladi (sitting, facing camera), the man who have been alleged by the police as a middleman in a bribery case implicating Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies Chandra M. Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto,attends an inquiry meeting with a government-sanctioned fact-finding team in Jakarta on Saturday. Ari said he told a lie to the police about the bribery scandal.

Getting news: Indonesian teenagers watch TV in a hotel where the government is housing them in San Bernardino, Paraguay. According to the government, the thirty Indonesian teenagers who were brought to Paraguay from Banda Aceh 15 months ago to train to become professional soccer players will be deported and the organizers may be charged with child trafficking. AP/Jorge Saenz

Getting news: Indonesian teenagers watch TV in a hotel where the government is housing them in San Bernardino, Paraguay. According to the government, the thirty Indonesian teenagers who were brought to Paraguay from Banda Aceh 15 months ago to train to become professional soccer players will be deported and the organizers may be charged with child trafficking.

Under scrutiny: Attorney General Hendarman Supandji submits to questioning by the President’s fact-finding team. Hendarman was quizzed Friday over an alleged plot to incriminate leaders of the antigraft body.

Under scrutiny: Attorney General Hendarman Supandji submits to questioning by the President’s fact-finding team. Hendarman was quizzed Friday over an alleged plot to incriminate leaders of the antigraft body.

Just for fun: Children enjoy a swim in the seawater inundating their housing complex in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. A rise in the sea level caused the flood Friday.

Just for fun: Children enjoy a swim in the seawater inundating their housing complex in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. A rise in the sea level caused the flood Friday.

Know your choppe: A number of students listen to an officer explaining about a displayed German-made Bolcow 105 helicopters during an Army Airshow at Ahmad Yani Airbase in Semarang, Central Java on Friday. Antara/ R. Rekotomo

Know your chopper: A number of students listen to an officer explaining about a displayed German-made Bolcow 105 helicopters during an Army Airshow at Ahmad Yani Airbase in Semarang, Central Java on Friday.



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10/27/2009 - 11/08/2009 Fitting Room: Solo exhibition of 25 years oeuvre by Mella Jaarsma 1National Gallery, Jakarta
10/29/2009 - 11/15/2009 Power of the Shape. Sculpture exhibition by Dolorosa Sinaga 1Kendra Gallery of Contemporary Art, Bali Until Nov. 15 Jl. Drupadi No.88B, Basangkasa Seminyak, Bali
11/13/2009 - 11/15/2009 Franchise & Business Concept 1Jakarta Convention Center
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