The Al-Zaytun Islamic school has fallen under suspicion of links to Negara Islam Indonesia (NII).

Jusuf Kalla says a syariah based banking system will better create prosperity.

Indonesians are better than Arabs, says Jusuf Kalla.

Wayang should be promoted as an alternative to violent television shows such as SmackDown, says Jusuf Kalla.

Extremists are attempting to bring down the government, says one politician.

Another new political party, the Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama (PKNU), a split off from the PKB.

Tommy Suharto walked free from prison today. Look out ladies.

Some see the roots of the conflict in Poso as a struggle between militarism and democracy.

Reverend Irianto Kongkoli, murdered in Palu, Sulawesi, on Monday, was buried today.

"Golkar not to repeat funny convention" says Antara.

Vice president Jusuf Kalla advises businessmen of Chinese descent to regard Indonesia as their home, and not as a hotel.

A Moroccan waiter in Spain harangues vice-president Jusuf Kalla over his failure to observe the fast while travelling.

Indonesia fears its textiles industry could suffer sanctions from the US over the Chinese transhipments issue.

An interview with vice president Jusuf Kalla as he discusses the investment climate in Indonesia.

The way that the trial and execution of Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu, and Dominggus da Silva was carried out, and its aftermath, may have served to poison relations between some in Indonesia.

Jusuf Kalla says that it remains difficult for women to fulfil the 30% quota suggested for them in the parliament.

Indonesia is no oil painting, in terms of its attractiveness as an investment destination, according to many, while the government sets the date for the passing of the new investment bill.

Fahrur "Paunk" Rahman has gone on trial for insulting the nation's wise leader, president Yudhoyono.

The threshold for parties competing in the 2009 election will be raised to 5% of the national vote, raising fears that a New Order system will re-arise.

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

The lack of British capital inflow into Indonesia is a result of the difficulty in acquiring investment permits, says British ambassador to Indonesia Charles Humfrey.

Cornelius Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and Marinus Riwu are due to be executed fifteen minutes after midnight, Saturday 12th August.

Rich Arab men seeking quickie "marriages", and then quickie divorces, in the resort town of Puncak, near Jakarta, may no longer be welcome.

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have reaffirmed their committment to the secular state, among other goings-on at their national conference in Surabaya.

Amien Rais and the anti-foreigner current in Indonesian politics.

The death toll for the tsunami on the southern coast of Java has gone beyond 500.

Hasyim Muzadi of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) says Islamic boarding schools are not breeding grounds for terrorists.

Muslim political groups are taking a keen interest in events in Israel and Lebanon.

The looming power struggle between president Yudhoyono and vice president Jusuf Kalla.

Abu Bakar Ba'asyir says the leaders of the country put their souls at risk by not applying Islamic sharia law.

Azahari Husin's manual for the 2005 Bali bombings and the fates of those convicted of the 2002 attacks in Bali.

Parliamentarians have agreed to drop the sharia issue while vice president Jusuf Kalla continues to offer his thoughts on the matter.

The attempts by legislators to have Islamic type laws repealed have met with a lukewarm response from the government.

The government appears willing to better deal with extremist thuggery.

The constitution of Indonesia says that 20% of the state budget must be spent on education. This year the government is setting the unconstitutional target of 10%.

A review of recent news on the pornography and morality bill as thousands of Muslims rallied in Jakarta in support of it yesterday.

Anti-Chinese feelings in the rough and tumble city of Makassar in south Sulawesi have been aroused over the death of a house-maid in the employ of a Chinese family.

The United States Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism country report for Indonesia, April 2006.

The Partai Damai Sejahtera, PDS, says that they do not want to be viewed as a religious party.

It's common practice for analysts of Indonesian politcal affairs to divide parties into two groups, Islamist, and secular, but this is an over-simplification.

The two largest parties in the parliament, Golkar and PDI-P, appear likely to push for changes to the anti-porn bill. The two parties between them have 237 of the 550 seats in parliament.

The election results for the 2004 parliamentary and presidential elections.