Man: How dare they embezzle money so shamelessly!

Kid: Perhaps they’re high on drugs Dad! (alluding to a series of recent drug cases involving state officials)

Relax... we’re used to riding a train without a driver, right...

Man: Deputy regents (wakil bupati – regent’s representative) want to be regents! Deputy governors (wakil gubernur – governor’s representative) want to be governors! So Mr representative of the people (wakil rakyat) why don’t you want to be one of the people!

Trolley reads: Infrastructure and Public Utilities Budget

Man: The predatory republic?

Headline reads: Agrarian Law. Roll reads: Land Management.

1st Man: That’s the big boss, the chief and the big chief’s share

2nd Man: While our share’s a flood alert right (apel = alert or apple)

A 17-year-old boy at the center of a legal and public relations storm was found guilty on Wednesday of stealing a pair of sandals from a police officer and released into the custody of his parents.

Arm band reads: Corruptor

The arrest of a juvenile who stole a pair of cheap sandals is only the latest in a series of cases where police have locked up children for petty crimes while rampant official corruption and theft of millions in public funds is often punished with just a slap on the wrist.

Oh God... I just pray for retirement... because my job in this country has been taken over by government officials!

Man: Optimistic?

Flood waters read: Corruption, mafia, violence...

Kid: The year of lies!

Traditional land rights

Shocking reports have emerged of mass killings in Lampung after dozens of farmers from Mesuji met with lawmakers on Wednesday and alleged that 30 farmers had been murdered between 2009 and 2011 as part of attempts by a plantation company to evict them from their traditional land.

Arm: Mastermind behind BI deputy governor bribery case

More than a few eyebrows were raised when relatively unknown legal activist and lawyer Abraham Samad (pictured left) emerged as the country’s new anti-graft czar on Friday.

Man: High tides? Ahh, it’ll be safe enough until [the] 2014 [elections]

Men: The Kartanegara bridge tragedy isn’t my responsibility...

Rat: Who’s responsible? Me! That’s the way it is with projects!

Skull with gun: Palm oil rights!

Body: Human rights

According to the Supreme Audit Agency there were irregularities of US$33 billion in Social Assistance Funds (Dana Bantuan Sosial) in 2007-2010.

Man: Don’t be envious! What’s wrong with being rich, living in luxury, what’s important is it’s intended for the people!

Kid: Yeah but which people Mr? I’m one of the ordinary people, but you’re certainly not!

Sign reads: Family planning (KB). Documents read: Jobs, healthcare