Cartoons

July 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – July 20, 2025

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".

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – July 13, 2025

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!!!

June 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – June 21, 2025

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!!!

May 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 11, 2025

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.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 11, 2025

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").

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 4, 2025

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

Parents: Is Poki dreaming? Is she delirious?

Cat: A monolog?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 4, 2025

Kid 1: Mom's surviving, she isn't trapped by online credit (pinjol), amazing!!!

Kid 2: Cool!!!

Shop keeper 1: It's been three months already, you've taken 50kg of rice. When are you going to pay!!!

Shop keeper 2: You've taken flour, eggs, soy sauce, butter, tea, coffee, sugar, you always respond with later, later!!

April 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.com – April 23, 2025

Sandro Gatra – When things are silent, the state should work. In an uproar, the state must explain.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – April 16, 2025

Man: Just use an AI judge Mr, who knows it could be bribe free!

Responding to a series of high-profile cases where judges have been bribed to acquit defendants, the Supreme Court (MA) has announced it will implement a Smart Panel for the automated appointment of judges using a robot or artificial intelligence (AI) system.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – April 13, 2025

Poki: Ahh, it's nice to wake up. The day is clear the future is bright. It's not dark.

Parent: Poki! wake up! It's 6 in the evening fool!

Poki: What?