Census figures unreliable, are Jakarta and Java are much less populated than is thought?

Indonesian democracy, sinking to new infotainment lows or the popular will in action.

Visiting charitable homes for children and homeless in Malang, with Madrotter and a Dutch tv star.

A school principal blames a djinn spirit for an alleged sexual assault on a student.

Ross finds shameful bigotry in the fair city of Tangerang.

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

Muslim only housing estates and gated communities in Jakarta and surrounds, and Halal Bogor.

Blogs and social networks are helping Indonesians to become more vocal and to fight for free speech.

A drive-by shooting, the anti-corruption chief accused of murder, and a beautiful golf caddy.

Ross on the bigotry of teachers of religion in Islamic schools, ideological jilbabs, and Dewi Persik.

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

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

Planned electricity blackouts in some areas of Jakarta in July. Don't panic!

Sadanand Dhume's My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist.

Police in some areas are keeping up the pressure on courting and adulterous couples, by raiding night spots and cheap hotels.

Fatkhuri on whether ojeg driving provides an adequate livelihood.

Ross urges readers to support sexy dangdut singer Dewi Persik.

Minimum wage rates for 2008 throughout Indonesia.

A Batak church in Tangerang, West Java is attacked.

The pairing of Ratu Atut and M. Masduki look likely to win the Banten governor's election.

Update for the story of Lilies Lindawati, the pregnant mother of two convicted of soliciting in Tangerang.

A group of liberal Muslim leaders said at a conference on Saturday that the prevalence of mob rule threatened to cause the break-up of the country.

A Christian pre-school in Tangerang, Banten, near Jakarta, was surrounded by a mob yesterday which demanded that it close down.