Punishment for sin, a minister blames disasters on depravity & corruption of Indonesians.

Short story competition on the culture wars, Timdog and Ross go head to head.

The Righteous Dude recommends inter-city trains for tourists, and maybe locals too.

Achmad wonders what is behind Indonesia's trail of natural disasters.

Account from the capital as Dutch dredging engineers are helping Jakartans to reduce the effect of floods.

Rima says the government creates distractions and the media willingly participate, to hide the real problems of Indonesia.

Whether Valentine's Day is a Jewish conspiracy.

A letter to president SBY questioning the Indonesian mentality.

Doomsayers predict disaster for Indonesia as sea levels rise.

Ross is less than enthused about Fauzi Bowo's election as Jakarta governor.

The World Bank's report card and predictions for the Indonesian economy.

Six Singaporean investors leave Batam.

Moving the capital city of Indonesia away from Jakarta.

A classic headline from the Jakarta Post.

Couples on Java should have only one child, says the vice president.

Jakarta is awash with water.

Disaster prone Indonesia is populated by people weak in faith, or weak in honesty, depending on your view.

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