Drunken Republic Cartoons

March 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – March 5, 2016

Public bickering and poor coordination between members of President Widodo's so-call 'working cabinet' (Kabinet Kerja), which many are blaming on the president's weak leadership over his ministers, the majority of which are appointees from the political parties that backed his election campaign who are pursuing their own personal and political i

Indonesia
Kompas – March 2, 2016

President Widodo has said that poverty levels are rising on account of slow economic growth and food-price increases resulting in the gini coefficient, which reflects the gap between rich and the poor, rising to 0.41 in September 2015.

February 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – February 24, 2016

Widodo: We must be competitive

Indonesia
Kompas – February 20, 2016

Kid: For us it doesn't matter if we're late as long as we're safe right Dad? (sign reads 'Economy Class')

Indonesia
Kompas – February 13, 2016

Kid: Is it to empower or weaken who Dad?

Indonesia
Kompas – February 6, 2016

Kid: This is most certainly a case of Senayan style boxing

January 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – January 30, 2016

Crowd: We are not afraid

Corruptor: We are not afraid of taking bribes, corruption...

Indonesia
Kompas – January 27, 2016

Despite the rainy season having begun in November, global warming exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon has resulted in rain still not falling on parts of eastern Indonesia with farmers reporting widespread harvest failures.

Indonesia
Kompas – January 23, 2016

Man: I am indeed thinking about it.

Kid: Think about me too Dad.

Indonesia
Kompas – January 20, 2016

Box reads 'Regional Budget'

Kompas - January 20, 2016

Indonesia
Kompas – January 9, 2016

Dentist: We have to do routine checks on your dental health Mr... so you're not prone to losing all your teeth!

Indonesia
Kompas – January 6, 2016

President Joko Widodo's 'grand' plan to boost economic growth by attracting investment for infrastructure, which despite a significant increase in state spending is still very much dependent on partnerships with the private sector, has inevitably resulted in investments largely flowing into profitable projects such as electricity generating capa

December 2015

Indonesia
Kompas – December 30, 2015

1st Man: Building this is important...

2nd Man: More important again is looking after it.

Indonesia
Kompas – December 23, 2015

Man: Merry Christmas. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika: The national motto, Unity in Diversity

Indonesia
Kompas – December 19, 2015

Kid: Wait! The next episode of the political comedy drama!

Indonesia
Kompas – December 16, 2015

Ball reads ‘decision’, flag reads ‘politics’

Indonesia
Kompas – December 5, 2015

Kid: Your Honor!... Aren’t closed sessions usually for hearings into pornography?

Indonesia
Kompas – December 5, 2015

Man: It’s like they use the state as a game... (arm reads Gangster Elite)

November 2015

Indonesia
Kompas – November 14, 2015

Barely a month after the public furor over his appearance at a press conference with Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump in which he was spotted wearing a US$14,000 Swiss watch, House of Representatives (DPR) deputy speaker and Golkar politician Setya Novanto is once again having to defend himself after pictures of an XJL Jaguar (which

Indonesia
Kompas – November 11, 2015

Word on right reads ‘Now’, bag reads ‘Social Aid’ funds (widely abused by politicians to line their own pockets)