The sad cautionary tale of Anastasia, her Italian lover boy, their bule baby, and her cuckolded husband.

Short story competition on the culture wars, Timdog and Ross go head to head.

The Righteous Dude recommends inter-city trains for tourists, and maybe locals too.

A young boy playing innocently at home in Kudus is rudely circumcised by a ghost, or ants.

Two stories of physical abuse of Indonesian maids abroad, in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

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.

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

Timdog on world religions and local beliefs in Nusa Tenggara.

Celebrity thugs and murderers in prison and on TV, Enrico Guterres, Theo Toemion, and the "lovely" Lidya Pratiwi.

Indonesian students in Australia often have a bad time.

Just for fun... Janma interviews Indonesia Matters.

The nature of the massacres of 1965-66.

Achmad ventures into the world of advice columns.

Jakartass' guide to living in Jakarta for foreigners.

Indonesian stupidity, with quotes and examples.

White Men in Indonesia: A Guide By Achmad.

Cannibalism in Sumatra and Papua.

Strange and funny Indonesian sex facts.

Indonesian comfort women under the Japanese.

Tips and advice for travelling in Bali, by Dewaratugedeanom.

Indonesians don't care enough about the poor, says Iamisaid.

Dukun/shaman practices in Indonesia.

An ojek ride from hell.

A travel horror story from Iamisaid.