Cartoons

June 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 13, 2009

Legislator: How many thousands of times have I told you, I’m the people’s representative! So it’s sufficient for me to represent your prosperity. Got it!

Papers in pocket read: Bribery, corruption, severance pay.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 10, 2009

1st Man: Incidents keep recurring, wisdom is still being sought.

2nd Man: But wisdom isn’t really part of the election campaign is it?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 3, 2009

Politician: It’s not enough just to memorize and familiarise yourself with Pancasila, it must be implemented!

Man: So you’re actually implementing it then?

May 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 30, 2009

Clowns on TV: Neoliberalism! People’s economics?

Man: The success team’s job? To campaign for the candidates’ respective programs... not...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 27, 2009

1st Man: We’ll just cheat a bit the spare parts... to minimise the budget you understand.

2nd Man: But isn’t that dangerous?

1st Man: At worst it might break down.

2nd Man: Good thing it’s not a plane.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 20, 2009

Yudhoyono-Boediono: Working hard for the people...

Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto: The faster the better in the people’s interest...

Megawati-Prabowo: Building the people’s economy...

Buskers: I don’t want to suffer again when promises are broken... (from Orchestra of the Embittered by popular rock band Slank)

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 13, 2009

Baggage on overloaded bus: Corruption, human rights, debt, unemployment, collusion. Number plate reads presidential elections.

Wanted: ‘Driver’ with vision. Not just knowing how to build coalitions!

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 6, 2009

1st Man: Be careful if you hit it...

2nd Man: Careful, why?

1st Man: In case the ball goes astray...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 2, 2009

Kid: The viruses have formed a coalition too Dad!

Man: Stay calm, don’t panic!

Sign reads Presidential Elections.

April 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – April 29, 2009

1st Man: Is it really true there’s a virus that’s more dangerous than swine flu?

2nd Man: The virus of corruption!

According to Indonesia Corruption Watch the health sector is “highly vulnerable” to fraudulent practices, with state losses from the 49 cases currently under investigation totaling some US$10.24 million.