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  East Java Police Mobile Brigade officers march during a security roll call at the Heroes Monument compound in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday ahead of the city's mayoral election on June 2. Antara/Eric Ireng Antara | Fri, 05/14/2010 2:07 PM | Archipelago 

 Donny Syofyan, Padang | Tue, 05/11/2010 8:56 AM | Opinion Sri Mulyani Indrawati victoriously paves her way to arrive at the peak of the mountain: the rising star of the world. In the midst of excruciating political pressure on her, the finance minister has just now been rewarded with the international prestigious position as managing director of the World Bank. While our country’s brothers and sisters of the House of Representatives continually place her as the subject of ridicule and condemnation, outsiders or foreigners have admitted her as the manager of a reputable international institution. The House members say that her resignation is a comfortable exit to escape the troubled Bank Century case. They further believe that her leaving for the World Bank is nothing more than the action of a coward loser who leaves responsibility behind her. For them, her decision is simply aimed at triggering a win-lose decision; benefiting her and putting the House on the corne

  Winning team: Indonesian doubles player Nova Widianto (left) hits a return as his teammate Alvent Yulianto stays on guard. The doubles steam won 21- 14, 22-20 over their Japanese rivals on Friday to assure Indonesia of a place in the Thomas Cup final. – Antara/Maha Eka Swasta Agnes Winarti, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur | Fri, 05/14/2010 6:40 PM | Headlines   Makeshift doubles team of Nova Widianto and Alvent Yulianto overcame a stiff challenge from Japanese duo of Noriyasu Hirata and Hiroyuki Endo 21-14, 22-20 on Friday to help Indonesia reach the Thomas Cup badminton team championship final. Nova and Alvent squandered four match points in the thrilling match at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur before regaining their composure to give Indonesia an unbeatable 3-1 lead. Indonesia has won the trophy for a record 13 times but will be making its first final appearance since 2002. The national team will play either defending champion China or host Malaysia.

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 03/05/2006 7:43 AM |  Indonesia's Chris John retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion belt in a 12-round mandatory title bout against Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, late Saturday. Chris won by unanimous decision, spoiling Marquez's bid to claim the title. Judge Oscar Perez of the United States awarded 116-110 points in favor of Chris, Takeshi Shimakawa of Japan gave 117-111, and Piniij Prayadsub of Thailand gave 116-112. ""It was a tough match. I thank God that I was able to win,"" the 26-year-old champ said. ""I thank for the public's support for me."" With a combination of jabs and uppercuts, Marquez dominated the last four rounds as Chris's stamina started to drop visibly. ""I kept listening to what my coach Bob (Vidanovski) said... I had to maintain distance to avoid Marquez's combination of punches

Moch. N. Kurniawan , The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Defending World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Chris John took care of business on Friday night with a unanimous decision over American Derrick ""Smoke"" Gainer. Before spectators including Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and politician Amien Rais in the packed Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in North Jakarta, the Indonesian overcame a shaky start and the American's defenses for a popular victory. The fight went the full 12 rounds, with the three referees scoring it 118-110, 118-111 and 118-109 in the Indonesian's favor. Both fighters seemed overeager in the opening round, with Chris John given a standing count just seconds into the contest after a blow from southpaw Gainer staggered him. A few moments later, Gainer lost his footing and also briefly dropped to the mat. ""I didn't expect that he would come out so fast,"" Chris John said after the bout. "&qu

 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 05/14/2010 11:03 PM | Sports Indonesian world featherweight champion Chris John will fight his contender Fernando David Saucedo of Argentina in Jakarta, instead of Bali. Promoter Zaenal Thayeb said Friday that Chris’ Australian manager and trainer Craig Christian had decided to move the bout to Jakarta. “I will remain the promoter, but the event organizer will be a foreigner who lives in Jakarta,” Zaenal said as quoted by kompas.com. He said the match would take place in the third week of July. The right to broadcast the match has been awarded to private channel RCTI. Chris has said he preferred to defend his World Boxing Association title in June, but RCTI said the date did not suit it due to its World Cup program from mid-June to mid-July. The match was originally scheduled for May 22 in Denpasar, but was delayed after Chris suffered an injury during training. He will leave for Perth in Australia for another session of t