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

Doubts over president Yudhoyono’s ability to win re-election, and a poll, Sby-Boediono, Megabowo, or JK-Wiranto.

The wives of the JK-Win team, jilbab wearers Mufidah Kalla and Uga Wiranto, are hot stuff in the battle for Muslim votes, while Ani Yudhoyono and Herawati Boediono are not.

BI governor Boediono for vice president, a neo-liberal and not religious enough.

Women in politics in Indonesia, women politicians and power.

Nahdlatul Ulama does battle against both right and left wing Muslim extremists.

The crime of 2009, a murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen implicating Antasari Azhar and a beautiful golf caddy, Rani Julianti.

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

Who is behind the recent violence in Aceh, and the sharia laws, politics in Aceh.

Provisional results for the 2009 national parliamentary general election in Indonesia.

Allegations of money politics and vote buying against Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono.

2009 Indonesian election ‘pesta demokrasi’ - funny campaign posters and billboards.

Usage of religious symbolism in politics, examples of election campaign posters.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Demokrat Party is all things to all men and has no real political enemies and appeals to everyone.

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

Voters in Indramayu are threatened with hellfire by Irianto MS Syafiuddin unless the Golkar Party is supported in 2009.

Demilitarization in Papua, Aceh, and Maluku, the difficult process of removing military influence in politics.

Celebrity Islamist political candidates, including mother daughter team, Emilia Contessa and Denada Tambunan, line up for the Development Party in 2009.

Has Megawati Soekarnoputri got the necessary Islamic credentials to be president, again, or does she like shopping too much.

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

Politicians waging war on poverty via billboards, and bus riding buskers.

Investigations into political kidnapping cases 1997 and 1998, questioning of former generals and current politicians.

How the PKS attempts winning the hearts and minds of ordinary people and voters, through provision of social services.

Ross on sharia lite in Tangerang and Mayor Wahidin Halim’s re-election bid.

A call for a series of public presidential debates.

Paranormal figure Ki Gendeng Pamungkas enters the world of politics in Bogor.

Soetrisno Bachir and Prabowo Subianto engage in self promotion strategies.

Those people not voting in elections, fit to be stripped of their nationality or sinful.

Results for the East Java election and photos of some political campaign banners, posters and slogans for each team.

A list of political party acronyms in Indonesia.

The best running mate for Megawati in the 2009 election

Intelligence chief Syamsir Siregar is accused of being too talkative and gabby.

PDI Perjuangan candidates Bibit–Rustriningsih win the Central Java election.

BIN chief Muchdi Purwopranjono’s arrest by Indonesian police over the murder of human rights activist Munir.

The Islamic Sharia Banking Act nears completion, and opposition to it from Christian legislators.

PKS ideology, recent electoral wins, and the 2009 general and presidential elections with Tifatul Sembiring.

Confusion reigns as to whether Bali gubernatorial candidate I Gede Winasa is Muslim or Hindu, or both.

The May 1998 riots in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be viewed.

List of the various political isms, neo-liberalism, capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, and materialism.

Abdurrahman Wahid aka Gus Dur is awarded a Medal of Valor by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Indonesians are being denied much of the country’s greatest literature, for political reasons.

A plea to defend Jamaah Ahmadiyah against a modern day witch hunt.

Syamsul Arifin and Gatot Pujo Nugroho win the North Sumatra election.

A victory for Islamic parties in the West Java election, led by Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf.

Whether the PDI-P, PDI Perjuangan, is a party of thugs, Christians and communists, or is Muslim.

Siti Fadilah Supari, minister for Health.

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

The Islamic romance film and novel Ayat Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer as a bullying commissar of literature.

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

Corruption allegations against Bank Indonesia governor Burhanuddin Abdullah.

Janma interviews Indonesia Matters.

The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera broadens its electoral and cultural horizons, in Bali.

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

Tips for insulting someone, and appropriate comebacks, by Achmad.

Religious fanaticism, Hitler, and monkeys.

Both Islamic militants and Golkar lose in the South Sulawesi election.

The question of ethnicity and the Javanese.

Little chance of a military coup in Indonesia.

The most influential women in Indonesia.

Those still loyal to the New Order and Soeharto.

Indonesians are divided on the question of stoning people to death for extra-marital affairs.

Soon to be ex-Governor of Jakarta, Sutiyoso, intends to run for president.

Political stability and rule of law conditions, 1996 to 2006.

Golkar’s religious roadshow, led by Priyo Budi Santoso.

Less than enthused about Fauzi Bowo’s election as Jakarta governor.

The PKS wants no association with bra cleavage.

The dark arts of black magic spells are at play in the Jakarta election.

Pragmatic politics versus religious zeal.

The Golkar and PDI-P parties form an alliance.

Western-style democracy is not suitable for Indonesia.

The Aceh Thaliban Party.

The national ideology of the state, Islamic or Pancasila, is still a festering issue for some.

Islam religion in politics and preacher or clerical involvement in politics.

Bursah Zarnubi says the Reform Star Party needs religious training, while its women wear tank tops.

Chinese people getting involved in politics, and inter-marrying.

Yusril Ihza Mahendra’s dismissal from the Cabinet, foreign interference, and presidential plans.

Anti Fauzi Bowo websites.

Dita Indah Sari plans to run for president of Indonesia.

Zainuddin MZ is a leader for all Indonesian Muslims.

The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) as a nationalist party and Adang Daradjatun for Jakarta governor.

Permadi & Yuddy Chrisnandi claim that diseases are spread by foreigners.

The Indonesian security forces.

The PP 37, a new law granting pay rises to parliamentarians.

Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin plans to reach out to the lower class “abangan” supporters of the PDI-P.

The Al-Zaytun Islamic school has fallen under suspicion of links to Negara Islam Indonesia (NII).

PBR leader Yusuf Lakaseng has been reported to the police for blasphemy against Islam by Zaenal Ma’arif.

Thirty senior Muslim clerics have joined the Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP).

Islamic parties must form coalitions in order to ensure success for ideological Islam.

Zaenal Ma’arif from the Partai Bintang Reformasi (PBR) marries Yenni Natalia Lodewijk.