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Kapal misterius KRI Irian, oleh Ochiana.
Purba on eating habits and foods of Indonesians, prevalence of diabetes and obesity.
Purba on the quality levels of Indonesian construction methods, and building contracts in Dubai.
Willie Soon & Christopher Monckton, climate change sceptics, on temperature levels in Indonesia and the "saving the planet" mantra.
Treespotter looks at capital punishment around the world, and an argument in favour of it.
Purba on Barry Soetoro aka Barack Obama's Indonesian connection.
Clare recounts his daughter's experience of having a child out of wedlock in Yogyakarta.
Purba Negoro sees broad sunlit uplands for East Timor-Indonesia relations, and current Australian nefariousness.
Questions about Balinese culture from Rayner.
The credit crisis, focusing on the Lehman Brothers bailout and the interbank credit crunch.
Purba Negoro on perceived threats to national unity.
Callum criticizes partial privatization plans for Kratakau Steel, Garuda Indonesia and Bank Tabungan Negara.
A full translation into English of the somewhat controversial 2008 Indonesian pornography laws.
Ramadan etiquette for unbelievers, by Purba Negoro.
Callum on slash and burn farming, energy subsidies, ways to tackle the issues of high food and fuel prices.
Chris Komari writes an open letter to politicians on the need for public presidential debates.
Purba Negoro on how expats in Indonesia can lend a hand by helping and contributing to charitable organizations.
Callum foresees rising levels of poverty and social unrest as the consequences for Indonesia of global warming.
Callum on the inter-relation between rising food and energy prices, and climate change.
Perseus on Francis Fukuyama and whether Islamism will derail Indonesia's new democracy.
Purba Negoro on the future of Javanese language, and learning some easy words and phrases.
Purba Negoro on Indonesian nurses for Japan, and the Japanese contribution to Indonesian development.
Callum on the tin mining industry, government limiting of production and exports, and illegal mining.
Purba Negoro celebrates Indonesia's national independence day.
Callum on the causes of Indonesia's oil woes and the way forward.
Purba Negoro looks at Indonesian defence issues in somewhat mystical Javanese terms.
Perseus on white girls not going for Asian guys, and differences between white women and Indonesian women.
Hans takes a pictorial look at differences between Indonesians in Jakarta and their western guests.
Syamsidik says Indonesia gets upset with Malaysia a lot, but the Malaysians don't pay attention.
Rima says religion and religiosity are to blame for much of Indonesia's, and the world's, troubles.
An Indonesian-Australian looks at stereotypes of Chinese in Indonesia, Asians in Australia, and western men who like Asian women.
Therry says overseas educated Indonesian women are faced with prejudice back at home and poor choices on the men front.
Spew looks back on the May 1998 riots and the issues of mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be judged.
Fatkhuri on whether ojeg driving provides an adequate livelihood.
Spew says Indonesians are being denied much of the country's greatest literature, for political reasons.
Rima says the government creates distractions and the media willingly participate, to hide the real problems of Indonesia.
Fatkhuri says Muslim and Christian civilization have much in common.
Rogue Wan sees sinister forces behind the anti-Jamaah Ahmadiyah witch hunt.
Sylvester sees power-mongering and the profit motive behind the West's hypocrisy over human rights.
Areocam on whether the state or parents have the right and responsibility to prevent children's access to pornography.
Dewaratugedeanom asks what gives countries the rights to make territorial claims.
Jennie S. Bev says compassion is needed to overcome evil and man's self-destructive instinct.
Fatkhuri says there is no disharmony between Islam and democracy, theoretical or practical.
Patronising neo-colonialist attitudes by westerners in Bali.
The nature of the massacres of 1965-66.
Iqhbal Sukokiman takes on the tough issue of Australian pedophiles in Indonesia.
Slightly premature epitaph poetry for Suharto.
Have your fortune told via your hand phone.
Indonesian stupidity, with quotes and examples.
A letter to president SBY questioning the Indonesian mentality.
Does Pancasila mean anything to Indonesians?
Cannibalism in Sumatra and Papua.
Odd, peculiar things about language in Indonesia, and more.
What future for Indonesia, as New Year approaches?
Strange and funny Indonesian sex facts.
Indonesian comfort women under the Japanese.
Indonesian music talent, traditional and modern.
Religious fanaticism, Hitler, and monkeys.
Should Indonesia seek compensation from the Netherlands?
Indonesians go sex mad abroad, says Dragonwall.
Tips and advice for travelling in Bali, by Dewaratugedeanom.
Indonesians don't care enough about the poor, says Iamisaid.
The role and responsibility of Indonesian television media.
Dukun/shaman practices in Indonesia.
Indonesia is founded on discrimination against minorities, says Dragonwall.
A travel horror story from Iamisaid.
Iamisaid on ordinary honesty and medical care in Indonesia.
Agam recommends changes to laws on lobbying.
The morality drive in parts of Indonesia is scaring off foreign tourists.
Some of the pitfalls in owning an Indonesian house.
Ausdag explains why learning Indonesian is not popular in Australia.
Sylvester questions the philosophy of education in Indonesian schools.
Arema wants to start a political party.
A press release from Golongan Darah.net about blood groups and donating blood.
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