Jakarta  - Indonesian share prices increased by more than 3.2 per cent Friday, in line with advances on some other Asian markets.

Jakarta  - Indonesia's anti-corruption watchdog arrested a relative of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in connection with the misappropriation of millions of dollars in bank funds, media reports said Friday.

After several hours of questioning, Aulia Tantowi Pohan, the father-in-law of Yudhoyono's son, was arrested Thursday in connection with an 8-million-dollar graft case at the country's central bank.

Jakarta  - Indonesia condemned Thursday the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 101 people, calling the attacks "cruel and inhumane" and expressed hope that the perpetrators will be swiftly arrested and brought to justice.

"The government of Indonesia strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The terrorist attacks are cruel and inhumane acts," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 27: The Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has said that it will investigate the practice of yoga in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, before issuing an edict on it.

The MUI said that the study would begin this week in the wake of the controversy triggered by an edict issued by Malaysia''s National Fatwa Council.

"We are investigating the practice of yoga not only because of the fatwa issued in Malaysia but also because the media asked us about it," Ma''ruf Amin, head of MUI''s fatwa commission, told New Straits Times.

Petaling Jaya (Indonesia), Nov. 26 : Indonesia will not follow Malaysia’s move to ban Muslims from practicing yoga.

According to The Star, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said this was because it did not know the extent to which the exercise is practiced in Indonesia.

MUI deputy chairman Umar Shihab said more research had to be done before a decision can be made to prohibit yoga.

“It is okay if it’s for sport but I do not know if it is proven that it can destroy our beliefs as Muslims or contains ideas of polytheism,” Umar was quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying earlier this week.

He said the council did not carry out any study on yoga, as it had not received any objection from the public.

Jakarta - Indonesian share prices increased by more than 3 per cent Wednesday, in line with rallies on some Asian markets after the US government's rescue plan for troubled Citigroup Inc.