The prosecution in the court trials of Antasari Azhar, former chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused of masterminding the murder businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen, has demanded the death penalty for him.

The ruling and opposition parties are expected to engage in a fierce battle over money-related scandals during the ordinary Japanese Diet session that starts Monday (January 25), after Friday's (January 15) arrest of Tomohiro Ishikawa, a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker

Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) board commissioner Rudjito believed the former Bank Century (now Mutiara Bank) can be sold at a maximum price.

An Indonesian maid, Nurul Aida, dies in Melaka, Malaysia, around 21.55 local time for unknown reasons, a source said.

A whirlwind accompanied by torrential rain hit Kadungora, a suburb of Garut, West Java, on Saturday, damaging at least four houses and a mosque.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Monday detained Budiarto Maliang, former commissioner of PT Kimia Farma Trading, for alleged corruption in the Health Ministry`s medical equipment procurement which caused a loss of Rp9.4 billion to the state.