Ahmad Pathoni

Hardline Indonesian Muslims stormed into an office block housing the Danish embassy on Friday protesting cartoons portraying the Prophet Muhammad in Denmark, as others demanded death for the cartoonist. About 100 members of the Front of the Defenders of Islam massed outside the building, chanting: "Let’s go jihad! We’re ready for jihad!".

Forget jaded celebrities slumming it on the dance floor and illicit housemate sex: Indonesians are glued to reality TV programmes featuring the country’s most down-at-heel. <i>Surprise Cash</i> and <i>House Makeover</i>, aired weekly, were rated number two and three out of scores of reality TV programmes shown in December.