The Front Pembela Islam are back in action, raiding places and publicly shaming sinners.

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.

Marrying off old and poor people and those living in sin, it's mass wedding ceremony season.

Politically aware young lady Sandra Angelia scores a crushing victory for East Java in Miss Indonesia 2008.

How many men taught the Javanese their Islam, how far they succeeded and whether the Javanese are really just heathens.

Timdog enthuses over the brothel district of "Dolly" in Surabaya.

The arrest of politician Al Amin Nur Nasution on corruption charges.

Locking up the underpants of female massage parlor workers.

Artistic Surabaya women make statements by decorating their bras.

On whether women, in this case Khofifah Indar Parawansa, are suitable for regional leadership positions.

Government efforts to regulate the internet and block access to porn websites.

Some of Abu Bakar Bashir's village musings have Australians upset.

Google insults the people of Indonesia with their sub-par maps.

A new government agency to tackle internet porn in the villages of Java.

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Indonesia's relationship with Israel.

Girls and women in Surabaya, East Java, looking for a relationship.

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

Compulsory Javanese speaking in schools.

Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama duke it out in Banyuwangi.