Drunken Republic Cartoons

February 2011

Indonesia
Kompas – February 9, 2011

Indonesia’s much touted image of pluralism and religious tolerance – enshrined in the country’s coat-of-arms by the words Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) – has been left in tatters following Sunday’s fatal attack on an Ahmadiyah congregation in Cikeusik, Banten, the latest in a series vicious assaults on members of the Ahmadiy

Indonesia
Kompas – February 5, 2011

Man: They say to be involved in politics you have to be like a rat, sniff things out first, then bite!

Kid: That’s right dad! It’s also what’s called a political rat! – a play on the word politikus: politik (politics) + tikus (rat) = politician.

Indonesia
Kompas – February 2, 2011

1st Man: Be patient, I’m sure the extreme weather will soon pass...

2nd Man: What about extreme corruption and the judicial mafia, when will they pass?

January 2011

Indonesia
Kompas – January 29, 2011

Man: We don’t get wage rises so we don’t feel the lack... nature provides an overflow of garbage!

Headline reads: Regional heads, 28 out of 33 provinces involved in corruption.

Indonesia
Kompas – January 22, 2011

Politician: Who says I’m lying

Rouge tax official Gayus Tambunan (right): I’m not lying...

Headline reads: Critics, lying to the public

Indonesia
Kompas – January 21, 2011

Man: These days it’s not “many children, much fortune” (a famous Indonesian saying), but lots of corruption, lots of money.

Indonesia
Kompas – January 19, 2011

Governor: For the sake of a clean governance, cases of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) must be fully investigated!

Man: But what if you’re the one committing the KKN Mr?

Indonesia
Kompas – January 15, 2011

Kid: Lots of people are committing suicide, others were poisoned after eating tiwul...

Man: That’s good, it’s a sign the country’s improving... it means poverty rates are going down!

Indonesia
Kompas – January 8, 2011

Exhaust: Bank Century, Lapindo disaster, racial, religious & ethnic conflicts, judicial & tax mafia, migrant workers, Yogyakarta gudeg, tiwul food poisoning.

Indonesia
Kompas – January 5, 2011

Man: Don’t forget about the other side Mr...

Signs read: Politics, Economy

December 2010

Indonesia
Kompas – December 29, 2010

Corruption-collusion-nepotism, law enforcement, migrant workers beheaded, marginal...

Man: We’re not just going into the same room again are we?

Indonesia
Kompas – December 22, 2010

Crowd: We won, we won...

Man: So when will we win against them? (jacket reads corruption)

Indonesia
Kompas – December 11, 2010

Man: A monarchy? No way!

Kid: How right you are lord

Man: It’s not in accordance with the constitution!

Kid: It’s truly so your majesty

Man: It’s not in line with democracy!

Kid: Blessed be my lord

Indonesia
Kompas – December 8, 2010

1st Man: Everything’s covered in dust...

2nd Man: But not the promises made to us, right?

Indonesia
Kompas – December 4, 2010

Dentist: You’ll need lots of checkups Mr! So you don’t get toothless too quick and have them replaced by false teeth!

Indonesia
Kompas – December 1, 2010

Government: It’s impossible to have a monarchy system

Man: What’s this, another ‘eruption’

November 2010

Indonesia
Kompas – November 27, 2010

Taxation, Politics, Funny business

Indonesia
Kompas – November 24, 2010

Woman: We’ll be furnished with cell phones remember...

1st Man: And if the employer asks for them?

2nd Man: The legal protections don’t connect do they? (a play on tulalit, bad phone connection)

Indonesia
Kompas – November 20, 2010

Gayus: Happy here, happy there, happy happy everywhere...

Indonesia
Kompas – November 13, 2010

Bakso seller: Mr President! Was it in the interests of Indonesian-American relations or for the sake of... bakso!