A new mysterious political movement led by Surya Paloh, Nasional Demokrat, launches.

Child crime, the convictions of ten boys aged under 16 for playing a gambling game in Tangerang.

President Yudhoyono cruises to a first round victory and a second term.

Lacklustre televised presidential debates are a ruling class ruse, rails Ross.

Doubts raised over president Yudhoyono's ability to win re-election,.. and an IM voter poll.

Mufidah Kalla & Uga Wiranto are hot stuff in the battle for Muslim votes, while Mrs Ani is urged to cover up.

Who president Yudhoyono will choose as his running mate for the "Indonesia Bisa" campaign.

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta goes online to launch his bid for the presidency.

Whether nuclear power is suitable for Indonesia, or are Indonesians too absent minded to manage it.

Voters in Indramayu are threatened with hellfire unless the Golkar Party is supported in 2009.

The Forbes list of the top 40 richest businessmen sees a downturn in fortunes for Indonesia's wealthiest.

Adam Malik, former vice president in the Soeharto era, is accused of having been an American CIA agent.

Early pre-election opinion poll results have president Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat leading the way.

Indonesia can't get enough of the news that Barack Obama has won the US election.

A national water and energy saving initiative is launched by the president.

Adinda Bakrie marries Seng-Hoo Ong in lavish style in a multi-billion rupiah affair.

Who would be the best running mate for Megawati in the 2009 election.

Major General Suwarno of the TNI, escort for VVIP Jusuf Kalla, has a lot on his mind.

Justice Party politician Hidayat Nurwahid's wife-to-be, the lovely widow Diana Abbas Thalib of Kemang.

Indonesia is not a poor country and is one of the more appealing destinations for foreign investment.

Anggota militer dalam politik dan kesiapan masyarakat Indonesia untuk demokrasi.

Military men in politics and whether the Indonesian people are ready for democracy.

Aburizal Bakrie is Indonesia's richest man.

Indonesia should sell oil in Euros.

The president doesn't need to be ethnically Javanese.

Kalla on "native" entrepreneurs as against Chinese.

Muslims and Christians get along just fine in North Sulawesi.

Former ruler Soeharto still has many friends.

The Trans Java toll road is probably going to be built shortly.

Light, airy batik fashion is best.

Centrist political leaders, young and old, criticise religion based laws.

Western-style democracy is not suitable for Indonesia.

Violence and sex at the Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri.

"Golkar not to repeat funny convention" says Antara.

Rich Arab men seeking quickie "marriages", and then quickie divorces, in the resort town of Puncak, near Jakarta, may no longer be welcome.

The two largest parties in the parliament, Golkar and PDI-P, appear likely to push for changes to the anti-porn bill. The two parties between them have 237 of the 550 seats in parliament.