A discussion of Indonesia's finest, according to Indonesia's best travel guide, Lonely Planet.

The sad cautionary tale of Anastasia, her Italian lover boy, their bule baby, and her cuckolded husband.

Problematic religious schools on Java, which ones and police monitoring of them.

Different approaches to Abu Bakar Bashir from the police and military in Central Java.

Noordin M Top not dead after a Densus 88 raid in Temanggung, in another raid in Bekasi a car bomb is found.

Alternative views of the terror attacks in Jakarta, Islamic extremism or rogue political and security forces.

RD consults another source for travel advice.

The swine flu scare, H1N1, effects on tourism and industries, and whether it is manmade.

Is political Islam down and out in 2009? Islamic parties look for reasons for their failure.

Signs of the end of the world are read at a dangdut concert in Blora, while spectators are barely moved.

A young boy playing innocently at home in Kudus is rudely circumcised by a ghost, or ants.

Has Megawati got the necessary Islamic credentials to be president, again, or does she like shopping too much.

A film that touches on events of 1965 starring Marcella Zalianty and directed by Eros Djarot runs afoul of the police.

Amrozi, Muklas, and Imam Samudra are executed by firing squad.

The controversy over a politician-cleric's marriage to an underage girl in Semarang.

Ross defends the monarchical principle and the Sultan of Yogyakarta's authority.

Islamic boarding schools are under increasing pressure from radical elements, says Syamsir Siregar.

Purba Negoro on the future of Javanese language, and learning some easy words and phrases.

A troupe of "dirty dancing" girls has the otherwise sleepy town of Pekalongan hot and bothered.

Bibit–Rustriningsih's win in Central Java continues PDI-P domination, with the PKS a distant third.

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

Arrests of dozens of Front Pembela Islam and Komando Laskar Islam members in Jakarta, and forced closures of FPI branches in central and eastern Java.

Bali bomber Amrozi finds love in prison, and marries today, while his execution seems to be nearing.

Why there are so many attacks on churches in western Java.

Achmad worries that Indonesia's U.F.O. technology will be lost to foreigners.

Women are not allowed in the Sultan mosque in Ternate.

International Hijab Solidarity Day is marked in Semarang.

PLTN Muria, and nuclear energy in general, is haram for some.

Light, airy batik fashion is best.

The leader of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), Abu Irsyad alias Zarkarsih, is captured by police.

An anti Islam website run by a Christian political party.

Abu Dujana was almost caught by anti-terror police.

Rates of violence against women.

The provincial backwaters of Java are awash with homemade student sex videos.

The name of Densus 88 should be changed to Densus 5000, says Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

The government plans to build nuclear power plants on Java and Madura.

A Protestant house-church was forcibly shut down in Blora, Central Java.

The city of Yogyakarta plans to build a Knowledge Park, or "Taman Pintar", to spur on childrens' interest in information technology.

An official from a body that seeks to educate the public on elections says many local and regional elections are marred by candidates use of religious symbols and language.