Drunken Republic Cartoons

February 2017

Indonesia
Kompas – February 18, 2017

Kid: Round II of the presidential feeling regional election... so when will Round III be Dad?

Man: 2019

Indonesia
Kompas – February 11, 2017

Kid: Careful Mr! Still water often runs deep

Indonesia
Kompas – February 4, 2017

Indonesia's graft ridden judicial system has suffered yet another blow to its image after the Corruption Eradication Commission declared Constitutional Court (MK) justice Patrialis Akbar and three others suspects in a bribery case in which Akbar allegedly received bribes of US$20,000 and S$200,000 from the three suspects who are businesspeople f

January 2017

Indonesia
Kompas – January 21, 2017

Lawyers representing Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, who is on trial for alleged blasphemy, say that their client is being 'tried by the mob' following testimony by the prosecution witness that originally reported Ahok who admitted under oath that he forced police to file the report by threatening to call on thousands of Muslims

Indonesia
Kompas – January 14, 2017

Kid: Looking for something hotter and selling cheap? I've got it Mr... Hate speech (signs read 'Cheep chilies', 'Rotten chilies')

Indonesia
Ibnu Rusyd – January 9, 2017

1st Man: What you cooking up brother, it really stinks?

2nd Man: Don't worry, I'll add this later and it'll cover the smell...

Bottle reads: 'Religion', pot reads: 'Corruption, sectarian issues, power struggles'

December 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – December 31, 2016

Widodo: Our enemy isn't [our] diversity but corruption (figure reads 'Intolerance')

Indonesia
Kompas – December 17, 2016

Demon: Hate speech, provocation, intolerance, slander, defamation, hoax news

Kid: Dad... Bandung flood, landslides, earthquakes, bomb threats

November 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – November 26, 2016

Kid: Papa wants a seat

Indonesia
Kompas – November 19, 2016

Umbrella reads 'Fraternity', bouquet reads 'Intan'

Indonesia
Kompas – November 14, 2016

Hand puppets: Sectarian conflicts! Anarchy! Provocation! Slander! Amoral politicking! Hatred!

Man: It's all quite normal... it's what you call democrazy

Indonesia
Kompas – November 5, 2016

Concerns over the possibly of violence at a rally scheduled for November 4 organised by Islamic hardliners demanding Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama be arrested and charged with blasphemy prompted President Widodo to pose for awkward photos on horseback alongside his former presidential rival Prabowo Subianto in a move apparently

October 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – October 29, 2016

Kid: Where's the result of two years work? We're still poor!

Man: Patience... you want to get rich in an instant? Hurry off and see a mystic who can multiply banknotes...

Indonesia
Kompas – October 26, 2016

From an op-ed piece title 'Robbing your own country'

Indonesia
Kompas – October 24, 2016

With only around 10% of government spending being allocated to maintain and repair the country's dilapidated irrigation systems and improve farmers' capacity by providing farm equipment, seed and fertilizers, President Widodo's much touted goal of making Indonesia self-sufficient in food production and end its dependency on imports (Impor) is fa

Indonesia
Kompas – October 22, 2016

Kid: Heating up the campaign right Dad? (stove reads 'black campaigns', matches read 'ethnic, religion, race, and inter-group inspired conflict'.

Indonesia
Kompas – October 15, 2016

Having emasculated the Corruption Eradication Commission, the only state institution to have proven itself effective in aggressively pursuing corrupt officials, judges, generals and politicians, by suspending its most aggressive commissioners and replacing them with more 'compliant' chiefs in February, President Widodo's announcement of a new ta

Indonesia
Kompas – October 9, 2016

Man in Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prison jacket: He he he... I can duplicate real money without having any mystical powers (ilmu ga'ib)

Indonesia
Kompas – October 1, 2016

Kid: Democracy isn't just for short-term political interests and power, right Dad?

Man: It shouldn't be!

September 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – September 17, 2016

Man: Transacti-onal?