Resentment of Singapore’s perceived role as a safe haven for corruption fugitives has resurfaced as the Yudhoyono government scrambles to pursuade disgraced Democrat Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin to return home after fleeing to Singapore.

Politicians: Don’t try anything stupid or I’ll spill the beans on your rotten dealings too!

Headline reds: Big cases

Jakarta – The tales of the New Order regime’s successes, which are being used as a selling point for the Golkar Party, are misleading.

M Hernowo – Case of human rights violations that took place around the time of the fall of the New Order regime have still not been fully resolved. Moreover President Suharto’s decision on May 21, 1998 to release his grip on the reigns power, which he held for 32 years, has been taken advantage of by some groups.

Man: Give us an example of model behaviour Mr...

Politician: There’s that example of corruption, collusion and nepotism.

A sound mind in a corrupt body – a play on the famous Latin quotation mens sana in corpore sano (a sound mind in a healthy body).

T-shirt reads: Preparations for the 26th Southeast Asian Games

Leaves read: Bank Century scandal, corruption, new parliamentary building, human rights, XYZ mafia.

Corruption, poverty, tax mafia, Century, Lapindo, judicial mafia, criminality, political intrigue, human rights, drugs, indecisive leadership, apathy, Yogyakarta polemic, comparative studies etc...

Cake tray reads: Coalition

Papers in bin read: Bank Century, tax mafia inquiry, reshuffle

1st Man: When will there be a more even spread, yeah?

2nd Man: Eh, its already even...

1st Man: Ah! What’s evenly spread?

2nd Man: Corruption!

Man: They say to be involved in politics you have to be like a rat, sniff things out first, then bite!

Kid: That’s right dad! It’s also what’s called a political rat! – a play on the word politikus: politik (politics) + tikus (rat) = politician.

1st Man: Be patient, I’m sure the extreme weather will soon pass...

2nd Man: What about extreme corruption and the judicial mafia, when will they pass?

Man: We don’t get wage rises so we don’t feel the lack... nature provides an overflow of garbage!

Headline reads: Regional heads, 28 out of 33 provinces involved in corruption.

Man: These days it’s not “many children, much fortune” (a famous Indonesian saying), but lots of corruption, lots of money.

Governor: For the sake of a clean governance, cases of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) must be fully investigated!

Man: But what if you’re the one committing the KKN Mr?

Corruption-collusion-nepotism, law enforcement, migrant workers beheaded, marginal...

Man: We’re not just going into the same room again are we?

M Hernowo and Anita Yossihara – The Joint Secretariat (Setgab) of political parties supporting the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This was one of the important political “breakthroughs” in 2010, and the controversy surrounding it has continued to this day.

Crowd: We won, we won...

Man: So when will we win against them? (jacket reads corruption)

Man: A monarchy? No way!

Kid: How right you are lord

Man: It’s not in accordance with the constitution!

Kid: It’s truly so your majesty

Man: It’s not in line with democracy!

Kid: Blessed be my lord

Dentist: You’ll need lots of checkups Mr! So you don’t get toothless too quick and have them replaced by false teeth!