How an Indonesian bus horn took the world by storm
"What does om telolet om" mean? American DJ duo The Chainsmokers, who have 729,000 Twitter followers, tweeted at 1.22am on December 21.
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Jewel Topsfield
Jewel Topsfield is Fairfax's Indonesia correspondent. She is an award-winning journalist who has been with Fairfax Media for 10 years. Most recently, she was education editor at The Age for five years. Prior to that she was the launch deputy editor of the National Times, Fairfax’s online opinion site. She also spent three years in the Canberra Press Gallery covering immigration, education, the environment and water.
Pluralism in peril: Is Indonesia's religious tolerance under threat?
Every Christmas the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation provides security outside churches to protect them from attacks.
'It's not fair': Sara Connor accuses Bali police of fabrication
Byron Bay woman hotly denies evidence put forward by the chief investigator in her murder trial.
Three alleged terrorists shot dead in Indonesia
Three suspected terrorists have been killed after police raided a house containing an active bomb about 25 kilometres west of Jakarta.
Ahok created 'disunity among Muslims', say prosecutors
Prosecutors have accused Jakarta's governor of being "self-righteous" and say it is not enough for him to claim that his intention was not to insult Islam.
Bali police blow up backpack containing fireworks and sign that said 'Bomb'
Bali police have detonated a backpack containing fireworks after it was found with a sign attached that said "Bomb" in the popular tourist village of Ubud this morning.
Emboldened Islamic hardliners seek to enforce fatwa on Christmas costumes
Indonesia's police are accused by mainstream Muslim groups of weakening the rule of law by providing security for hardliners at shopping centres.
Ahok, godson of Muslims, gives emotional defence at his blasphemy trial
The embattled governor of Jakarta emotionally told his trial for blasphemy that his own godparents had been Muslims and it would not be possible for him to insult the religion.
'I don't want a dime', widow of Bali policeman tells Sara Connor
The widow of the Bali police officer allegedly murdered on a Kuta beach has said she did not "want a dime" from suspect Sara Connor and in dramatic court scenes called for the Byron Bay woman to receive the maximum punishment.
Indonesia's democracy in the dock as Ahok blasphemy trial begins
High school students in Central Java were recently asked this question in a test: "What is the name of the current gubernatorial candidate who insulted the Koran?"
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