The Jakarta Post

• Bangladesh garment workers reject new wage rates
  Thousands of garment workers unhappy over their wages rampaged through central Dhaka on Friday, clashing with police who used tear gas and batons to clear the streets.
• UK author vows to fight Singapore contempt charge
  A British author vowed Friday to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the city-state's death penalty policy, even if it lands him in jail.
• House speaker agrees with idea to move Indonesia's capital
  House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie agreed on Friday with an idea to move Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to somewhere in Central Kalimantan.
• Jalan Jaksa Festival opens today
  The annual Jalan Jaksa and Betawi Culinary Festival in Central Jakarta will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
• Rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, no injuries
  Gaza militants fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Friday, the military said, a rare strike in a period of relative quiet.
• Eka Tjipta Foundation receives MURI Award
  Jaya Suprana from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) presented a certificate to the Eka Tjipta Foundation, a non-profit organization under one of the country’s largest conglomerates, Sinar ...
• Govt, MDF launches final rehab projects in Nias
  Five years after the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that devastated the North Sumatra island of Nias, the central government and Multi Donor Fund of the World Bank launched Friday their last three ...
• Attackers torch media outlet in Sri Lankan capital
  A dozen men armed with assault rifles and petrol bombs attacked the offices Friday of a media company whose owners had supported the opposition in the last presidential election.
• Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia
  The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant - and growing - ...
• Artist paints words on House’s landmark compound
  Former movie star Pong Harjatmo created a public stunt at the House of Representatives on Friday as he painted words on top of the legislative body’s Nusantara building.