Cartoons

March 2026

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – March 18, 2026

Civil society groups have denounced the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus as a brutal (biadab) and cowardly act aimed at silencing government critics, saying they will not bow down to any intimidation threatening their work.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026

Father: Our country's on a military alert? What up?

Poki: Why are we on alert? Is it war?

Father: But we're not currently at war. On alert against what threat?

Poki: Perhaps we're on alert over the threat of chili prices [going up] for the [Lebaran] holidays?

February 2026

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026

Poki: Mom, can I have some money to pay club dues.

Mother: A club? What's the program?

Poki: There isn't a program, it's just to be cool.

Mother: Why did you just join a club like that? Paying as well!

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – February 18, 2026

Josi: How much longer will it take Mr...? (clipboard reads "Asset Forfiture Bill")

Posi: We've been waiting a long time...

Lawmaker: Just wait a moment, we're going to discuss it.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – February 7, 2026

Poki: Dad, my school bag's worn-out, I need pencils too.

Father: Well, it's important to buy that, have this.

Poki: Only this!? How can that be enough, yeah.

Father: What can I do, the money's been used to replace the roof ties.

Poki: Roof tiles!?

January 2026

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – January 31, 2026

2024: Come one, learn to swim, don't be afraid...

2025: I'm not sinking anymore! Ha Ha...

2026: Thanks floods...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – January 24, 2026

Sign reads “State Civil Servant (ASN) Promotions”. Chart reads “Period of Employment 1 year, 5 years, 10 years”. Folders carried by applicants read “Teacher, Teacher, MBG”.

Cat: As a cat, right... food is indeed more important than an education...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – January 18, 2026

Father Terong: Of course! I chose you myself!

Mother: And I myself chose your father as a husband. I'm not Sitti Nurbaya (referring to the novel Sitti Nurbaya: Unrealised Love by Marah Rusli about forced marriages).

Daughter: How come you're sad, depressed Terong?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – January 10, 2026

TV (partially obscured): In Venezuela... arrested... by America

Father: Eh, abducted for no good reason, it's like in an American film, yeah

Mother: It looks in fact like it's not a film at all.

Poki: It's a good thing America doesn't like palm oil, yeah?

Cat. Shush!

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – January 10, 2026

Father Terong: Blah, blah, blah.

Kid: Ha, ha, ha, hi, hi, hi, cool, really funny.

Mother: His criticisms are hurting my stomach... top standup comedy, ha, ha, ha.

Kid: Dad's even funnier, more critical than the comic Pandji! Love it!!!