Drunken Republic Cartoons

July 2012

Indonesia
Kompas – July 4, 2012

1st Man: Conflicts in the regions continue to smolder Mr...

2nd Man: Is he even listening?

June 2012

Indonesia
Kompas – June 28, 2012

A public donation campaign ‘Coins for the KPK’ has been launched after the House of Representatives (bottom) – which again topped a list of corrupt institutions according to a survey earlier this month – refused to release Rp225 billion allocated from the state budget for the desperately needed construction of a new Corruption Eradication Commis

Indonesia
Kompas – June 27, 2012

Kid looking at election campaign posters: It’s a pretty lively contest yeah...

Man: That’s the way it is with business...

Indonesia
Kompas – June 23, 2012

Man: Which one’s in reverse... and which one’s in forward... (baggage reads ‘political hostages’)

Indonesia
Kompas – June 20, 2012

As the political parties prepare to do battle in the 2014 general and presidential elections, anti-corruption activists warn that politically related graft cases over the next two years will increase sharply since most campaign funds are raised from illegal sources – corruption, corporate blackmail, milking state-owned companies and money from g

Indonesia
Kompas – June 13, 2012

Speaking in Bogor before setting out for the UN Sustainable Development Conference in Rio de Janeiro, President Yudhoyono appealed to global leaders to move toward a green economy saying Indonesia had adopted an environmentally sustainable model of economic growth where its forests were prized and protected.

Indonesia
Kompas – June 9, 2012

Despite the best attempts by Golkar Party spin doctors to portray the massive Lapindo mudflow disaster in East Java in a positive light, insisting that he has shown a “moral commitment” in seeking to compensate the thousands displaced by the mud or claims that victims have been paid more than their land is worth, business tycoon and budding Golk

Indonesia
Kompas – June 6, 2012

According to the government illegal fishing in Indonesian waters cost the country US$3.21 billion over the last 10 years.

West Papua
Kompas – June 2, 2012

Hand reading ‘Convicted narcotics prisoner’: What about some for us!

May 2012

Indonesia
Kompas – May 26, 2012

Bakrie: Looks fit to run for president he does!

Indonesia
Kompas – May 23, 2012

1st Man: How come we’re not making any progress?

2nd Man: Progress? We don’t even have a driver.

Parcel reads Human Rights, bus reads Reformasi (political reform).

Indonesia
Kompas – May 19, 2012

Yudhoyono: Economise! We must tighten our belts (waist band)!

Man: But I don’t have a waist Mr!

Indonesia
Kompas – May 16, 2012

Cop: Not in line with our national culture and morals...

Man: And this Mr? (state budget)

Indonesia
Kompas – May 12, 2012

Yudhoyono: Restore the party’s image! Problematic members resign!

Kid: And if senior party officials are problematic?

Indonesia
Kompas – May 9, 2012

Cowboy: Ah, that’s just a rogue individual...

Indonesia
Kompas – May 5, 2012

Man: In this republic where so much is unverified, counterfeiting is common place Mr... false pledges, false promises, false police, false license plates, false love... and... false teeth...

April 2012

Indonesia
Kompas – April 28, 2012

Man: It’s not the politics of procrastination... but the politics of frothing at the mouth! (fuel pump reads ‘policy’)

Indonesia
Kompas – April 25, 2012

Loudspeaker: Subsidised fuel will be limited...

Drivers: It’s very shrill. Will it happen or not...

Indonesia
Kompas – April 21, 2012

Man: Harmony is damaging, disagreements are damaging (a play on a Javanese proverb about family quarrels). Flag reads ‘Joint Secretariat’, sign reads ‘Fuel’.

Indonesia
Kompas – April 18, 2012

An admission by police that members of the Indonesian military – allegedly backed by senior general – were involved in a string of motorcycle gang attacks in Jakarta over the past week that left two civilians dead and dozen of others injured, has again highlighted the military’s continuing involvement in illegal businesses activities such as nar