Legalised gambling in Indonesia a boon to state revenue or creator of social misery.

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

Comparing cost of living in Indonesian cities, most expensive, Balikpapan to cheapest, Mataram.

Ramadan approaches, again, and Ross complains that religious leaders are intent on spoiling others' fun and livelihoods.

Sadanand Dhume's My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist.

Boisterous youth groups in search of alcohol and the attractions of Batam.

Minimum wage rates for 2008 throughout Indonesia.

The morality drive in parts of Indonesia is scaring off foreign tourists.

The Batam airwaves are often a mix of foreign and religious content.

The nightspots of Batam are urged to close down for Ramadhan.

Americans are not the only people who conduct wars on social ills. Muslims in Indonesia are right up there in this respect as seen in the recent campaign against gambling dens in Jakarta, and it appears, the island of Batam, off Singapore, as well.