Beautiful, possibly thuggish actress Marcella Zalianty, the last moments of a celebrity goat, and creative use of cutlery.

Another English language newspaper launches, the Jakarta Globe.

Barry Soetoro aka Barack Obama's Indonesian connection.

Bugils bar owner Bartele Santema, a Barack Obama coffee shop, and the Wall Street Journal.

A minority within a minority, organization and numbers of Chinese Muslims in Java and North Sumatra.

A vitriolic attack on the presence of foreign experts and smelly expat workers in Jakarta.

Timdog on popular stereotypes about Madura and the Madurese, and the rumoured sexual prowess of the women.

Some of the ways the PKS attempt to win the hearts and minds of ordinary people and voters.

Discussion on Barack Obama's childhood and schooling in Indonesia.

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