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

Lonely Planet’s picks for the best hotel and hostel accommodation in Indonesia.

Reading and writing in Arabic is a must for civil servants and village heads in Bogor.

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

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

Some of the ways the PKS attempt to win the hearts and minds of ordinary people and voters.

Sadanand Dhume’s My Friend the Fanatic – Travels with an Indonesian Islamist.

Boisterous youth groups in search of alcohol and the attractions of Batam.

Military men in politics and whether the Indonesian people are ready for democracy.

Centrist political leaders, young and old, criticise religion based laws.