Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- It’s hot in Indonesia these days, and I don’t just mean the equatorial weather.We’re talking about two things that rarely fuse together: Chili peppers and hot money. Try chatting up a local without both topics coming up.

TEMPO Interactive, Bandung:The West Java Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) chief in charge of production statistics, Maman Sukherman, said the production of large and medium-scale manufacture industry in West Java has plummeted down to minus 0,12 percent, comparing the performance in the fourth...

None of the bribery, corruption, scandal, and general sleaze and fraud are the fault of the locals. Check the expatsI didn't stand in line last week to buy tickets to Justin Bieber's upcoming concert in Jakarta. I would, however, consider lining up for a chance to slap him across the face.