Educating the public about the pornography bill and legal challenges against UU Porno at the Constitutional Court. Socialization On 30th October 2008 the controversial pornography bill (UU Pornografi, text in Indonesian and English translation) was passed by the parliament. On 9th December 2008 pres...

Sadanand Dhume’s My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist. My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist tells the story of Indian journalist Sadanand Dhume’s journey across Indonesia and his meetings with political, cultural, and religious figures in 200...

Let’s see what we have in our mail bag… Ok, I need advice because I’m pulling my hair out here. I’ll just spill all the beans here. I’ve purchased SiteBuildit and I’m in a day 2 hell that’s lasting weeks - just in the brainstormit phase of building a master ...

Ross fears that Jalan Jaksa in Jakarta is going to suffer re-development. Jalan Jaksa at Risk? Last month I had a chat with an expat on Jalan Jaksa who told me he’d seen plans to develop the famous little street, including a huge hypermarket on its corner with Jalan Wahid Hasyim. I should stat...