On 8th November about 15 white clad men descended on the Ganjuran Sacred Heart Church in Sumbermulyo village, Bambanglipuro, Bantul, Yogyakarta, and demanded that dozens of Merapi volcano refugees that were being given shelter in the church, – those of them who were Muslim, – leave forthwith.

Reporting on possible foreigner deaths from earthquakes and tsunamis, like in Mentawai.

Jusuf Kalla chides the residents of the slopes of Mt Merapi for believing in Javanese superstition, instead of trusting the government and science.

Two fatal train crashes in one day, in Solo and Pemalang, total death toll 37 people, human error blamed for both accidents.

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

Punishment for sin, a minister blames disasters on depravity & corruption of Indonesians.

Chris wonders if expats don’t get (m)any visitors from home.

Over 80 people die in a flooding disaster in south Jakarta, pictures and video of the tragedy.

Achmad wonders what is behind Indonesia’s trail of natural disasters.

Whether Valentine’s Day is a Jewish conspiracy.