Drug suspect Putri still in hospital

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 04/07/2011 10:17 AM | National

Drug user suspect Putri Aryanti Haryowibowo, the great granddaughter of former president Soeharto, remained at a hospital after falling sick on March 23, during an investigation by Jakarta Police.

Putri's lawyer, Sandy Arifin, said the legal process would continue once Putri's health returned to normal.

“We are still trying to get Putri rehabilitated,” he said Wednesday, as quoted by kompas.com.

Putri, the daughter of Ari Sigit Soeharto, was arrested at a hotel with two other friends on March 18, for alleged possession of drugs

Garuda still serves European route despite extreme weather

Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 12/24/2010 12:16 PM | Business

State flag carrier Garuda Indonesia announced Friday that the company still served its European route despite the extreme weather Europe had been experiencing recently.

“Our schedule to Europe is still normal,” Ikhsan Rosan, Garuda’s public relations officer, told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

He said no flights on the route had been canceled.

European countries have been experiencing extreme winter in recent weeks, with heavy snowfall and a drop in temperature. The condition has disrupted the transportation system, particularly air transportation.

Currently, flies the Garuda Jakarta-Amsterdam route. It plans to open four other routes to Europe, namely Italy, Britain, France and Germany in February, next year.