Sumanto the cannibal as he is today, at residence in a Purbalingga pesantren.

Plucky Indonesia leaves former colonial oppressor the Netherlands in the dust.

Of modest means, relatively, but Indonesia leads the world in levels of reported happiness.

A poll improbably finds Garuda to be the world's "Best International Airline", for one month, in Australia.

An intelligent young woman on the discourse and interplays of how things are constituted and gendered.

Flying over remote areas east has a local journalist questioning the supposed friendliness of Indonesians.

Andreas Harsono on whether Muslim journalists cover up or distort stories of religious violence.

Comparative charts of Indonesian economic development indicators, or why Malaysia is just better.

On the legal, economic, cultural and political issues of hot versus frumpy air hostesses.

The conundrum of a feminist woman seeking love, and the dismal male specimens on offer.

State rail company PT Kereta Api (KA) Indonesia takes bold action to force sitting down on trains.

Scenes from slum life in Jakarta as a poor family does battle with globalisation.

City of culture, Yogyakarta, takes home the coveted Green Region awards for 2011.

Garuda Indonesia goes shopping in France for dozens of new aircraft for its Citilink operation.

The National Air Carrier Association says 'no way' to paying compensation to passengers for delays but ups accident payments.

Indonesia ranks at the bottom for both womanly upper body pride and its manly lower counterpart.

Indonesian non reactions to the killing spree by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway.

As the holy month looms an Australian journalist plans his escape from the restrictions and impositions of Ramadhan and its aftermath.

Reports from our southern neighbour of gross mistreatment of cattle at Indonesian abattoirs.

A celebration of the foundation of Israel at a Puncak hotel, students in Situbondo outraged.