Left: Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari holding Health Law.
Drunken Republic Cartoons 2009
October 2009
1st man: How come no political party disaster relief coordination posts have appeared?
2nd man: Wait for the 2014 elections.
Thousands of families are still homeless in Padang, West Sumatra, two weeks after a 7.9-magnitude quake hit the province.
Man: So they’re staying in five star hotels? Don’t be disheartened, we live in a hotel of a million stars!
Newspaper headline: Inauguration of 2009-2014 House of Representative members.
September 2009
Documents read: Law enforcement, human rights, eradicate corruption.
Background: House of Representatives building.
The new batch of legislators will literally be given the red-carpet treatment when they arrive for their official inauguration on October 1, which will reportedly cost the tax payers a whopping US$4.7 million.
Legislators: Regulation in lieu of law no, yes! Corruption Eradication Commission no, yes! no!
Man (bottom right): The last laugh.
Writing on dog: KPK, Perppu
Papers read: Bank Century case, Criminal Investigation Bureau
Man: I forget, forget, forget the lyrics again... I just remember, remember, remember the title... (adapted from Forget Forget Remember by the Grave Band)
Arm bands: Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), National Police, AGO, House of Representatives.
Kid: Well, which one is corrupt?
Man: Ah come one, don’t feign ignorance!
Farewell Jakarta... (for a while anyway)
This year’s “mudik madness” saw 27 million people join the annual exodus from major cities and towns across the country to celebrate the Lebaran holidays marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Waiter: Today’s special includes terror omelette, terror pindang, fried egg terror, terror pancake, tofu terror, crusty eggs ala terror, drinks include sutemaja, honey and ginger milk terror...
Kid: How come your political party isn’t setting up disaster relief coordination posts like before?
Man: What for? The elections are over don’t you know.
Falling again, checking again... Falling again, checking again... Falling? (adapted from the hit song Falling in Love Again by Playboy)
This is their melody, a nice song from Jakarta, I’m like this because sadly I have no choice...
Sign reads: Bylaw No. 8/2009
What kind of new virus is this?...
August 2009
Kid: Forget about it dad... of course our neighboring country likes to import our cultural arts and export the art of terrorism! (referring to Malaysian terrorist fugitive Noordin M. Top)
Farmer: It’s with great effort that we plant, why is the response always imports?
1st Man: Wow, the drama of an assault on terrorist suspects... can now become a TV show.
2nd Man: When will it be able to show guidance as well?
The road’s only just been built, how come it’s damaged already?
Just wait for the next project!
How come such an overloaded truck is allowed on the road?
They were able to “shake hands” and make up.
Is it any wonder we’re always trailing behind?
Kid: It’s time to move on isn’t it... so how come you’re moon walking backwards Mr?!
Document reads electoral role, placard reads national stability.