Cartoons

November 2016

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – November 14, 2016

Hand puppets: Sectarian conflicts! Anarchy! Provocation! Slander! Amoral politicking! Hatred!

Man: It's all quite normal... it's what you call democrazy

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – November 5, 2016

Concerns over the possibly of violence at a rally scheduled for November 4 organised by Islamic hardliners demanding Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama be arrested and charged with blasphemy prompted President Widodo to pose for awkward photos on horseback alongside his former presidential rival Prabowo Subianto in a move apparently

October 2016

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 29, 2016

Kid: Where's the result of two years work? We're still poor!

Man: Patience... you want to get rich in an instant? Hurry off and see a mystic who can multiply banknotes...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 26, 2016

From an op-ed piece title 'Robbing your own country'

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 24, 2016

With only around 10% of government spending being allocated to maintain and repair the country's dilapidated irrigation systems and improve farmers' capacity by providing farm equipment, seed and fertilizers, President Widodo's much touted goal of making Indonesia self-sufficient in food production and end its dependency on imports (Impor) is fa

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 22, 2016

Kid: Heating up the campaign right Dad? (stove reads 'black campaigns', matches read 'ethnic, religion, race, and inter-group inspired conflict'.

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Kompas – October 15, 2016

Having emasculated the Corruption Eradication Commission, the only state institution to have proven itself effective in aggressively pursuing corrupt officials, judges, generals and politicians, by suspending its most aggressive commissioners and replacing them with more 'compliant' chiefs in February, President Widodo's announcement of a new ta

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 9, 2016

Man in Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prison jacket: He he he... I can duplicate real money without having any mystical powers (ilmu ga'ib)

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Kompas – October 1, 2016

Kid: Democracy isn't just for short-term political interests and power, right Dad?

Man: It shouldn't be!

September 2016

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – September 17, 2016

Man: Transacti-onal?