Loudspeaker: Disband the KPK... Forgive corruptors...

1st Man: It’s like they’re not serious about eradicating corruption anymore?

2nd Man: Did you really think they were serious before?

Surya Anta, a leading member of People’s Liberation Party (formerly KPRM-PRD), was arrested by the Metro Jaya regional police in Jakarta at 12noon on August 1.

Manokwari – Residents of Manokwari, West Papua, held a protest on Tuesday August 2 by marching through the city’s major streets.

Manokwari – Thousands of Papuan civilians in Manokwari, West Papua, took to the streets on Tuesday August 2 to demand a referendum. The participants at the action are convinced that a referendum is the middle road to resolve the political status of West Papua.

Jakarta – The People’s Liberation Party (Partai Pembebesan Rakyat, PPR) has slammed the arrest of comrade Suryanta Ginting (a PPR member) by the Metro Jaya Regional Police when he was giving a solidarity speech during an action by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in front of the State P

From an op-ed piece in the Jakarta daily Kompas titled “Image Building only Creates Deeper Disenchantment”.

1st Man: Prices keep going up...

2nd Man: Prices shall go down

1st Man: What, just like that? Prices will go down?

2nd Man: I said so in a speech didn’t I?

From an op-ed piece in the Jakarta daily Kompas titled “A warning for the leader”.

Rhino: I’m no longer a rare animal... lots of officials have faces like me!

1st Man: Do we need a new institution, or a new leader?

2nd Man: Like you don’t know.

Chairs read: This council, that board, this commission, that task force, this commission...

Tokek! To come home. Tokek! Or not come home. Tokek! To come home. Tokek! Or not come home. Tokek! To come home... Tok!

Kid: Maybe he’ll keep it up until two thousand and fourteen (the 2014 elections) Mr.

1st Man: How come it’s not moving? Where’s the driver gone?

2nd Man: He’s busy sending SMSs and trying to find fuel.

1st Man: How long’s it going to be like this huh?

2nd Man: Until the 2014 elections probably.

Kid: Now. The godfather, ready... which one is it Dad?

Hats read: Judicial mafia, tax mafia, election mafia

Politician: Say no to corruption!

Jakarta – Out-dated perspectives on viewing security problems are being strengthened through the Draft Law on National Security (RUU Keamanan Nasional).

Iron ball reads: KKN (corruption, collusion, nepotism), poverty, violence, law enforcement...

Democracy in South-East Asia is currently under attack. After the Thai Embassy in Jakarta was the target of a demonstration on June 27 because the Thai government arrested Red Shirt activist leaders, today it was the turn of the Malaysian Embassy on Jl. HR Rasuna Said in Kuningan, South Jakarta, to be the target of demonstrators.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta has been ‘attacked en masse’ by scores of labour and youth activists condemning the arrest of 30 Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) activists by the Malaysian government.

Kid: There’s no need to get disheartened by screwed up surveys like this Mr, lots of people are still applauding you! How bout we just do a hand clap survey?

Kid: Because of poverty our housewives are willing to become slaves and be abused in other countries Dad!

Man: They’re also abused by the Cleptocractic State of the Republic of Indonesia! (a play on the acronym NKRI – Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia)