Police in Depok are carrying out a sweep of adult magazines and tabloids which they claim contribute to sexual violence against women.
Eggy Sudjana goes on trial for insulting president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The mystery of the whereabouts of Hambali, an Indonesian terrorist.
The editor of the Rakyat Merdeka Online faces criminal prosecution over his website’s publishing of the prophet Muhammad cartoons.
The legal manouverings of the Islamic Defenders Front become even more bizarre as famous singer Krisdayanti is reported to the police for appearing in an advertisment in the third edition of Playboy.
The death toll for the tsunami on the southern coast of Java has gone beyond 500.
Islamic boarding schools and their connection to terrorism.
The Partai Bulan Bintang (PBB), or Crescent Star Party, is holding its national conference and the issue of sharia law is on the minds of the leadership of this Islamic party.
The Miss Universe contestant from Indonesia, Nadine Chandrawinata, has strutted about in a bikini, to the displeasure of some.
The work and activities of foreign non-government organisations (NGO’s), such as charities, in the country is arousing the fears of some.
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