Questions about Balinese culture and the people of Bali.

What Indonesia needs is to dump its old feudal system and culture, says Soetrisno Bachir.

Hans takes a pictorial look at differences between Indonesians in Jakarta and their western guests.

Ridwan Saidi says people migrating to Jakarta are often too narrow in their cultural perspective.

Islamic & Western Civilization, and Muslims and Christians, have much in common.

On what gives countries the rights to make territorial claims.

Religion, culture and conversion in Nusa Tenggara.

The assimilation of Chinese into Indonesian society, and rules for holding barongsai dances and celebrating Chinese New Year.

Valentines Day, as a Jewish conspiracy theory.

Metro TV’s Chinese-language news service, Xin Wen.

A list of hotels and resorts on Bali island.

Does Indonesia need a federal system, amid the separatist hysteria of late?

The government is set to stage a “Visit Indonesia Year” in 2008.

Sundanese cultural groups are vanishing.

What Islam is and why people love it.

Poverty is the cause of terrorism, says a former Muhammadiyah chairman, not Islam.

Multi-culturalism, or what Indonesians might call pluralism, is often spoken of as key to Indonesia’s make-up and stability.

As globalization advances strange and interesting mixes of cultures, East and West, are produced.