Makassar – A "Dark Indonesia" (Indonesia Gelap) demonstration by the Islamic Student Association (HMI) in Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, blockaded the Trans-Sulawesi highway causing a long traffic jam on Monday February 17.

Poki: I've cut my own hair, Mom

Mother: Why?

Poki: Efficiency

Poki: I also want to stop going to school as well

Mother: Are you mad?

Poki: Not mad, that's efficiency

Mother: School can't be efficiency-ised.

Poki: It doesn't matter, the free food isn't very nice anyway

Jakarta – The inauguration of Deddy Corbuzier to the Defence Ministry as a special staff member for social and public communications adds to the long list of celebrities in government.

[The following is an abridged translations of a selection of articles from Detik.com which were posted on its web site on February 28, the day before the Indonesian government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla (SBY-JK) took the highly unpopular decision cut fuel (BBM) subsides.]