The onslaught of Ramadan religiosity on television approaches; the mixture of consumerism and faith.

A new round of fatwas from the MUI, sperm donation, organ donation, sex change operations.

Chinese celebrity preacher Koko Liem hits the big time; brawler Anton Medan unhappy.

Indonesians weigh in on the South Park prophet [censored] bear suit controversy.

Whither dangdut mania? Financial woes of TV station TPI puts dangdut music under threat.

The vanishing of burqa clad actress Soraya Abdullah and possible connections to terrorism.

Fatwa on superstitious beliefs in arts and pop culture television.

Are you a fat loser? Do you want to be a fat loser? 'The Biggest Loser Asia' is here.

Ross rails against hospital debt collectors on reality television.

What's the worst sinetron ever? Ross reels at the sight of Hareem.

Chris lobs a few ideas for increasing the number of tourists visiting Indonesia.

Photographer Ilham Anas' new career as Barack Obama celebrity lookalike and impersonator.

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

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

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

Justice Party political ads on television, how the PKS is approaching the 2009 election.

Indomie television commercials and homemade videos, marketing and loving Indonesian instant noodles.

Legendary and irreplaceable Queen of horror films, actress Suzanna, saddens the nation with her passing.

The MUI's laundry list of complaints about television programming this Ramadan, including effeminate male roles.

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

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

Ross worries that TVRI is cheating the nation out of seeing Dewi Persik and Wong Telu.

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

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

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

Patronising neo-colonialist attitudes by westerners in Bali.