Whether to ban "nikah siri" informal marriages, Rhoma Irama and Abu Bakar Bashir are on opposite sides.

Names. How many do Indonesians have?

Is political Islam down and out in 2009? Islamic parties look for reasons for their failure.

Quick counts for the 2009 national parliamentary general election have Demokrat leading the way.

Press freedom issues over an alleged money politics scandal involving Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono.

Aura Kasih, singer and very talented young lady, prefers to wear sexy clothes.

A policeman from Aceh as police chief of Bali, and near naked tourists on motorbikes.

In honour of Schmerly, some random pictures associated with numpties, or numptys, the Numpty Club.....posts are cut from the Campaign Posters & Billboards page.

More of the 2009 "pesta demokrasi", some of the weirder election posters and billboards.

Taoists are clamouring to have their religion recognised by the government.