State imposed religiosity and conformity, or freedom from woeful ignorance of holy texts.

Clerical, non bewildered reaction to Barack Obama's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Wailing and gnashing of teeth in Aceh over the shameless Putri Indonesia 2009.

Development of a hyper mass-market automobile industry and cheap cars for as many as possible.

Japanese AV idol Maria Ozawa's plans to work in Indonesia outrage religious leaders.

Cultural protectionism and Big Brother in Indonesian film making law, the UU Perfilman.

The vanishing of burqa clad actress Soraya Abdullah and possible connections to terrorism.

Problematic religious schools on Java, which ones and police monitoring of them.

Tales of Mr P and Miss V, the frank and explicit sexual advice on news websites.

Compulsory HIV testing of foreigners and its relationship to Pancasila values and nationalism.