Indonesia’s hot surfer guys being used to draw tourists.

Some of Abu Bakar Bashir’s village musings have Australians outraged.

The commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Nyepi in Bali.

The effects of tourism in Bali, neo-colonialist attitudes among western tourists.

The Miss Indonesia 2008 beauty pageant in Palembang.

Some peculiarities of language, and other oddities in Indonesia

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

Tips for travelling and vacations in Bali.

Indonesian police, corruption, bribery and graft.

The tourist attractions of Indonesia, or Batam, are being closed down as a result of religious fervour.

The government is set to stage a “Visit Indonesia Year” in 2008.

Hotels and villas in the Kerobokan and Umalas area of south Bali, near Kuta beach.

The desperate, ugly state of Bali.

On visas and fiscal tax.

2006 Putri Indonesia winner, Agni Pratistha Arkadewi Kuswardono.

The denizens of “Dolly”, the red light district in Surabaya, East Java, are spreading the safe sex message.

A roundup of some of the current opinions regarding the proposed new law against indecency and pornography.