Indonesia chooses its representative for the hotly contested Queen of Coffee beauty pageant – Laskari Metal Bitticaca.

A sense of déjà vu was in the air when I watched the news of current upheaval in the Middle East.

Julia Perez and Dewi Persik dominate the inaugural Dangdut Never Dies Awards on MNCTV.

As reported in the NY Times and Tablet magazine – the synagogue in Surabaya might have been forced to close by extremists, but elsewhere in the country, another Jewish community is rediscovering their roots.

South-East Asia’s biggest music festival is coming to Jakarta, supported by a tobacco company.

Another Miss Universe representative from Indonesia shames the nation with her woeful English speaking skills.

Celebrating Indonesians’ contributions to natural selection by way of careless deaths.

Travelling to Bali brings Hollywood star Julia Roberts to embracing the Hindu religion, possibly.

The use of English by Indonesians.

Where are the books? A lament for the lack of literature on Indonesia.