Chris learns the hard way how to purchase travel insurance in Indonesia.

Celebrating Indonesians’ contributions to natural selection by way of careless deaths.

Where are the books? A lament for the lack of literature on Indonesia.

Census figures unreliable, are Jakarta and Java are much less populated than is thought? So-called over population in Indonesia.

How to solve Indonesia’s massive problems, corruption, sharia, etc.

Management of prisons in Indonesia vis a vis human rights obligations and the life of a woman in prison on remand.

Pigs at the trough? Golkar seeks a 15 billion rupiah allowance for MP’s to fund pork barrel local projects.

Captain Westerling, hero in a struggle against Javanese imperialism in Indonesia or Dutch villain.

Measuring the basiness level of bules in Indonesia: The Basiometer: Measuring Stale Bules.

A Christian short stay type complex in Cisarua, Bogor is burned to the ground by the ‘Puncak Line’.

An Indian expatriate is arrested for insulting the nation and sparking patriotic amok in Batam.

A Celebrity Death Match competition for Indonesia, celebrities and politicians settle their differences in the ring.

Ross McKay’s latest novel Jakarta Suckers!, bule-prostitute romance blossoms on Jaksa and Jl. Falatehan.

The luxury tax on alcohol to be lifted, but consumers not expected to benefit.

Sectarian mapping of cities to prevent conflict, as another church, in Bekasi, is closed.

Charitable organisations in Malang and Tangerang working with disadvantaged children.

The yin and yang of expat men in Indonesia and their love affairs with lower class women like maids and pembantus, opposites attract.

This Valentine’s Day, Chris invites submissions for a Jakartan tribute film.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo and the Health Dept have smokers and their families in their sights.

How some Indonesian hospitals treat complaints & the poor, kidnapping & false imprisonment.

The types of Bulwom in Indonesia, bule expat women, and how they fare in attracting local men.

A new mysterious political movement led by Surya Paloh, Nasional Demokrat, launches.

A smouldering civil war among the elites, Army power plays, and Chinese scapegoats, interesting times for Indonesia.

East Java clerics laundry list of complaints: hair straightening & dyeing, pre-wedding photos, ojek driving and more.

A school principal blames his pet djinn spirit for an alleged sexual assault on a student.

The sel mewah scandal, rich convicts like Artalyta Suryani living in luxury in Jakarta’s prisons.