Wapres Boediono memberikan keterangan pers seusai menjalani pemeriksaan oleh KPK atas kasus dana talangan Bank Century di kantor Wapres, Jakarta

On Century case, Lawmaker: We will send an invitation to the vice president soon

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Members of the House of Representatives have insisted that Vice President Boediono should attend a meeting with the parliamentary monitoring team to explain the government's decision to bailout Bank Century in 2009."We will send an invitation to the vice president soon. The next meeting will be held on December 18," a member of the team monitoring...

National Agency of Food and Drug Control (BPOM) confiscate illegal drugs from Jakarta and Yogyakarta (file photo)

Drug trafficker facing 15 years in jail

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- A drug trafficking operator from Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), is facing a 15 year jail term with a fine of Rp3 billion. Prosecutor Anak Agung Ngurah Jayalantara told a district court here on Thursday that Hendra Kurniawan (43)was a big operator of drug trafficking violating anti drug law and the law on money laundering. "The suspect is...