Despite public outcry over the House's (Senayan) poor performance, at least 30 lawmakers will be departing this month for Germany and Mexico to conduct a so-called comparative study of electoral systems.
Drunken Republic Cartoons
March 2017
February 2017
Indonesia
Kompas – February 25, 2017
Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has reacted angrily at alleged efforts by the government to kill his eldest son Agus' chances in the Jakarta gubernatorial election after former anti-graft chief and convicted murderer Antasari Azhar accused SBY of orchestrating the murder case against him.
Indonesia
Kompas – February 18, 2017
With incumbent Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan both looking to garner around 40% of the vote in the 1st round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, the 2nd round is shaping up to be a proxy war for the 2019 presidential election.
Indonesia
Kompas – February 11, 2017
Amid widespread flooding in the capital and a largely peaceful rally by Islamic hard-line groups calling on Jakartans not to vote for incumbent Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama on February 15, observers warn that the a tight gubernatorial race in Jakarta may lead campaign teams to resort to any means to boost their vote.
Indonesia
Kompas – February 4, 2017
Indonesia's graft ridden judicial system has suffered yet another blow to its image after the Corruption Eradication Commission declared Constitutional Court (MK) justice Patrialis Akbar and three others suspects in a bribery case.
January 2017
Indonesia
Kompas – January 21, 2017
Lawyers representing Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, say that their client is being 'tried by the mob' following testimony by the prosecution witness that originally reported Ahok who admitted under oath that he forced police to file the report by threatening to call on thousands of Muslims to raid the police station.
Indonesia
Kompas – January 14, 2017
Like the government's half-hearted market interventions to control surging chili prices in Jakarta's markets, it's failure to take firm action against hate speech by the leaders of hard-line Islamic groups has only emboldened them to ratchet up their sectarian rhetoric in the lead up to next month's Jakarta election.
Indonesia
Ibnu Rusyd – January 9, 2017
1st Man: What you cooking up brother, it really stinks?
2nd Man: Don't worry, I'll add this later and it'll cover the smell...
December 2016
Indonesia
Kompas – December 31, 2016
Widodo: Our enemy isn't [our] diversity but corruption (figure reads 'Intolerance')
Indonesia
Kompas – December 17, 2016
Demon: Hate speech, provocation, intolerance, slander, defamation, hoax news
Kid: Dad... Bandung flood, landslides, earthquakes, bomb threats
November 2016
Indonesia
Kompas – November 19, 2016
Umbrella reads 'Fraternity', bouquet reads 'Intan'
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
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
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...
Indonesia
Kompas – October 26, 2016
From an op-ed piece title 'Robbing your own country'
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
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'.
Indonesia
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
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)