Movement of village dwellers to cities like Jakarta to be welcomed say urban planners.

Mystics and Islamists battle it out in a Javanese village, Andrew Beatty’s “A Shadow Falls”.

Maftuh Basyuni on irreligious young Indonesians, and the building of SE Asia’s biggest Quran learning centre.

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

Timdog on world religions and local beliefs in Nusa Tenggara.

A new government agency to tackle internet porn in the villages of Java.

Sex slavery in Indramayu, West Java and Jakarta.

Those recorded as being under the poverty line rise in 2006.