Maria Anshor of the Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama says radical Islamic groups in Indonesia are an insignificant minority but that they threaten womens’ rights.

A house used as a church in Aceh was burned to the ground by a mob.

Indonesia still has a long way to go to compete with the likes of Singapore, says the head of the national investment body.

The validity or otherwise of the hadith tradition and its relationship to the Quran and how Muslims understand their faith.

Indonesia remains a difficult place for doing business.

A proposed widening of the scope of anti-blasphemy laws could see atheists prosecuted, or atheism become a crime.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono implores regional leaders to help in attracting direct foreign investment and capital.

The richest man in Indonesia is Sukanto Tanoto, says Forbes.

Attempting to forbid sinful activities forbidden in Islam such as drinking, harms the growth of tourism in Muslim areas.

Consumer goods sales in Indonesia are up by 10% in the first half of 2006.

Bank Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves are $42 billion rising from $41.13 billion the previous month.

Abdul Azis was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for involvement in the 2005 Bali beachside bombings.

The Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) advises what should not appear on television screens during the upcoming “holy month” of Ramadan.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono makes bold growth forecasts for the Indonesian economy.

The controversial anti-pornography bill has run into problems in the parliament.

Ma’ruf Amin of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia says that competing schools of thought within Islam have to be accepted with tolerance except when they are heretical.

The number of those below the poverty line has risen by 3.95 million from 35.1 million in February 2005 to become 39 million by March 2006.

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is assembling the troops to combat the proselytizing activity of hardline Islamic groups, and also liberal ones.

As Indonesia prepares to send troops to Lebanon calls are made for the country’s armed forces (TNI) to maintain neutrality in the conflict.

Tourist arrivals in Indonesia continue to decline overall in the period January to July 2006.