Model Tiara Lestari is in some demand, or her photos are.

Pressure on the existence of sharia type laws in the provinces grows as fifty-six members of parliament in Jakarta demand their annulment.

Some Balinese Hindus are less than enthused about Playboy magazine.

Ex-president Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid has been reported to the police for insulting Islam.

The Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) says the government’s plans to disband radical groups such as the Front Pembela Islam (FPI) and Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) may be evidence the state seeks to protect the sinful.

There are some who fear that an Indonesian Islamic state is imminent.

Nationalism rears its dumb, ugly head, as does General Wiranto and others.

There is debate over whether Indonesian Playboy magazine can be considered part of the press or as something else.

Prambanan temple, or candi, will need to be dismantled and rebuilt due to damage in the recent Yogyakarta earthquake.

The government appears willing to better deal with extremist thuggery.