Duty/tax-free shopping for tourists is coming to Indonesia, sort of.

The best of the Big Durian, a local expert shares his travel highlights of Jakarta.

Ross rails against hospital debt collectors on reality television.

Chris wonders about travel writers’ priorities when selecting Indonesian tourist attraction highlights.

The magical faith healing stone of young boy Ponari is big business for a small village in East Java.

Beautiful, possibly thuggish actress Marcella Zalianty, the last moments of a celebrity goat, and creative use of cutlery.

The credit crisis, focusing on the Lehman Brothers bailout and the interbank credit crunch.

The US financial crisis opens the door for alternative economic models, like sharia finance.

Ramadan etiquette for unbelievers, by Purba Negoro.

Perseus on white girls not going for Asian guys, and differences between white women and Indonesian women.