Caecilia Mediana, Jakarta – The risk of layoffs (PHK) is expected to continue to expand in 2026 potentially holding back new hiring. This situation will increase the social burden on society.

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has released the results of a poll showing that the majority of Generation Y or Millennials reject the election of regional heads (Pilkada) via Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).

Mother: Wow, everyone must surely like a garden full of green leaves like this. It refreshes the eyes.

Father: Everyone likes it? If we plant it ourselves and sell it, it could move fast.

Mother: If you see leaves that can be sold, you’re eyes are green.

Father: Umm, the smell of money...

Mother: This is my new recipe. But look out. Don’t complain if it doesn’t taste good. Just keep quiet and eat it.

Mother: How’s it taste. Is there anything than can be improved. It tastes good, right?

Mother Give me some feedback.

Poki and Father: You ordered us to keep quiet...

Cop: Mother, I can help cook. You're tired yeah, cleaning, ironing, mopping, sweeping...

Woman: Sit down and relax my love, you're also tired working each day. Anyway active police officers aren't allowed to interfere in civilian affairs!!!

Mother: That's grandfather, he was a national hero, that's Pak De, he was a teacher, that's the cat.

Poki: Lho!? (exclamation of surprise)

Father: Mom says the pussycat meets the requirements

Sign reads: Photo Exhibition of Jakarta Floods 1960-2025

The torrential rain that inundated Jakarta last week has caused widespread flooding across several parts of the city, inundating major roads and leaving vehicles stranded and traffic paralysed for several hours.

Hidayat Salam – Amidst the momentum of the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Tuesday October 28, dozens of Indonesian citizens from Indonesia Bergerak (Indonesia Moving), ranging from students to the diaspora, visited the Republic of Indonesia Consulate General

Woman: MBG = Problematic food, yes or no?

Man: MBG = Critically dangerous food?

Student: MBG = Food for the teachers? Please Mr, taste it!!!

Parent: MBG = How can cooking be like that? Five thousand pupils poisoned!!!

Poki: For my birthday, have you read the list of presents I want?

Father: That's a lot? Hmm, normative.

Poki: Normative, by the way it's upside down, yeah. Are you reading it properly? Focus!

Father: The cover's pink and green. Cool yeah.

Poki: Dad, buy me a new toy, this one's broken already. Take advantage of working from home, let's go for a trip. Mum, what about lunch, I'm hungry. Not listening, not seeing, ooh, the seat's too comfortable, so you've fallen asleep.

Poki: For Mom's service of giving me food every day... and Dad's service of giving me pocket money... and the cat's service of eh... what yeah? I give you a medal of gratitude (don't be shy).

Mother: But we're family...

Father: A pebble in the shoe?

Father: Wow, that's really bad

Poki: Throwing away money

Father: Lying to the people

Poki: Stop, don't continue! It's embarrassing the country

Mother: What are you watching?

Father: A DPR plenary meeting...

Onlooker: If you want to install the One Piece flag please go ahead, this is a democratic country, that's freedom of expression.

Government official: Careful, you could be charged with treason.

Father: That authoritarian, arbitrary and corrupt regime is only in your favourite anime, right? It's not a real country? Yeah.

Woman: It's dangerous Mr, there's lots of adulterated rice.

Man: It's already a trend! The proof, lots of adulated officials.

Signs read "Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detainees", "Attorney General's Office detainees".

Terong (Eggplant): Later after graduating with a degree, a masters, the job opportunities will be wide open for me, ha ha ha!!!

Crowd: Dumb kindergarten kid. You know don't you, we're all masters graduates, but we've been unemployed for several years!!!

Man: I'm optimistic we can be great! The land is full of gold, nickel, copper, the seas are full of fish!

Kid: But there's lots of unemployed! Corruptors are getting greedier and know no shame!!!

Business owner: Why be afraid of thugs, on payment day, it's safe.

A spate of recent media reports about rampant extortion of foreign and domestic companies by so-called social or mass organisations (ormas) is hardily news for anybody familiar with running a business in Indonesia.

Poki: Grook, ZZZ. KRRR. Grook. Nyem... Nyem.

Father: You're asleep already but still noisy, you're breaking my concentration.

Poki: ZZZ (newspaper reads "Retired TNI officers call for leader to be replaced").

Poki: I'm not afraid! I'm a tough kid. Nyem... nyem...

Parents: Is Poki dreaming? Is she delirious?

Cat: A monolog?