Andreas Harsono on whether Muslim journalists cover up or distort stories of religious violence.

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

Press freedom issues over an alleged money politics scandal involving Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono.

The magical faith healing stone of young boy Ponari is big business for a small village in East Java.

Bias in the media, examples of Islamist bias on television have Ross railing.

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

A tale of two not very likeable characters - Roy Suryo reports Dewa 19 & Ahmad Dhani to the police for flag desecration.

MUI leader Cholil Ridwan says Kompas newspaper is a western papist tool for attacking Islam.

Another English language newspaper launches, the Jakarta Globe.

How much coverage Indonesia gets in the major newspapers of the world, like the New York Times.

A full translation into English of the somewhat controversial 2008 Indonesian pornography laws.

Two aspirants for the presidency, Soetrisno Bachir and Prabowo Subianto, put themselves about.

Homosexual serial killer Ryan of Jombang, eleven victims and counting.

Ross sees sinister motives behind renewed debate over the death penalty.

Syamsidik says Indonesia gets upset with Malaysia a lot, but the Malaysians don't pay attention.

Ross complains that the government is trying to restrict the activities of the wrong people, Ahmadiyah instead of Muslim militants.

Spew looks back on the May 1998 riots and the issues of mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be judged.

Lebanese Hizbullah television become available to Indonesian viewers courtesy of Indosat.

Rima says the government creates distractions and the media willingly participate, to hide the real problems of Indonesia.

The president continues his musings on religion, and islamophobia among Australians and Balinese.

Lairedion on the banned movie about the Bali bombings, "Promised Paradise".

Commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Nyepi in Bali and how Muslims should behave during it.

Presiden Yudhoyono meminta kepada media untuk tidak memberitakan berita yang tidak sepatutnya.

President Yudhoyono asks the media to not report inappropriate news stories.

Budaya Muslim-Arab yang telah dimasukkan ke Indonesia akan menemui ajalnya.

The Indonesian way of death is too graphic for some.