What some infamous Indonesians are and aren't doing this New Year's.

Tanjung Puting national park in Borneo among the winners in the inaugural Citra Pesona Wisata (Cipta Award) tourism awards.

The wearing of trousers, jeans, or any tight clothing becomes illegal for women in West Aceh.

Lonely Planet's picks for the best hotel and hostel accommodation in Indonesia.

The BBC says Pulau Weh in Aceh is the next great location for diving enthusiasts.

Whether barongsai Chinese lion dancing is banned in Aceh, or just a misunderstanding.

The orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra, destruction of their habitat, and efforts to help them.

Clerical, non bewildered reaction to Barack Obama's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Wailing and gnashing of teeth in Aceh over the shameless Putri Indonesia 2009.

Two clouds with silver linings, Tommy Suharto's bid for Golkar, and sharia stoning laws in Aceh.

Fatwa on superstitious beliefs in arts and pop culture television.

Who is behind the recent violence in Aceh, and the sharia laws.

Ross sees parallels between the Justice Party/PKS, and the PKI of old.

Another East Timor in Papua, lack of development in the province, and racism by other Indonesians towards Papuans.

Demilitarization in Papua, Aceh, and Maluku, the difficult process of removing military influence in politics.

Ross rails that Gestapo style methods of interrogation are used by the sharia police in Aceh.

Ross on the bigotry of teachers of religion in Islamic schools, ideological jilbabs, and Dewi Persik.

Purba Negoro on perceived threats to national unity.

Religious leaders in Aceh worry about what young people are getting up to before, during, and probably after, Ramadan.

How the Sharia authorities of Aceh persuade citizens to get on with their religious obligations.

Spoilt for choice in the 2009 elections, almost three dozen political parties to choose from, most with their own acronym.

Explanations for the FPI violence at Monas, blaming the victims, the government, and foreign plots.

Keterangan mengenai kekerasan FPI di Monas, menyalahkan korban, pemerintah dan persekongkolan asing.

Ross fumes against sharia byelaws in Indonesia.

What if the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) had taken over in 1965.

Minimum wage rates for 2008 throughout Indonesia.