Blogs and social networks are helping Indonesians to become more vocal and to fight for their rights of free speech, as in the case of Prita Mulyasari.

Transsexual television personality Dorce Gamalama pays her last respects to the executed Imam Samudera.

Hosting the Islamic Games in Serang is Ratu Atut Chosiyah’s new obsession.

Maftuh Basyuni on irreligious television watching young Indonesians, and the building of SE Asia’s biggest Quran learning institute.

On whether informal transportation jobs like ojeg driving can provide an adequate livelihood.

Indonesians are often ill-treated abroad, by cruel Saudis and arrogant Malaysians, like Donald Pieter Luther Kolopita.

The PP 37, a new law granting pay rises to parliamentarians.

The pairing of Ratu Atut and M. Masduki look likely to win the Banten governor’s election.

The gubernatorial election for Banten province in western Java is dominated by the pair of Zulkieflimansyah and former actress Marissa Haque.

A group of liberal Muslim leaders said at a conference on Saturday that the prevalence of mob rule threatened to cause the break-up of the country.

A Christian pre-school in Tangerang, Banten, near Jakarta, was surrounded by a mob yesterday which demanded that it close down.