President Barack Obama showered praise on India and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an elaborate welcoming ceremony Tuesday, declaring it was only fitting the Indian leader should be the first state visitor of his administration.

Prosecutors demanded 12 years’ imprisonment Tuesday for each of two more suspects accused of involvement in a riot in Medan, North Sumatra, in February 2009.

National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri officially replaced Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji as the chief detective in the wake of mounting pressure for the police to take action against the latter in connection with the Bank Century scandal and an alleged conspiracy to frame leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Maluku to preserve peace in the province in order to build a better future.

The Transportation Ministry will soon issue an “airport principle” containing guidelines for government agencies including regional administrations as well as airport operator companies in planning, constructing, and operating airports across Indonesia.

National Police investigators have questioned eight witnesses in connection with a case involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, and will summon a woman whose tapped phone conversation with Anggodo unveiled a plot to frame Corruption Eradication Commission deputies.

The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan, even as the president met with top advisers for possibly the last major deliberations before an announcement.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently awaiting the results of a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) audit of Bank Century, to determine whether it will investigate the case further.

A closed-door disciplinary hearing on Tuesday ordered the detention of 10 police officers who had violated arrest procedure, and caused the death of a suspected gambler in Depok last week.