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
Drunken Republic Cartoons
March 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
Kid: For us it doesn't matter if we're late as long as we're safe right Dad? (sign reads 'Economy Class')
Kid: This is most certainly a case of Senayan style boxing
January 2016
Crowd: We are not afraid
Corruptor: We are not afraid of taking bribes, corruption...
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.
Man: I am indeed thinking about it.
Kid: Think about me too Dad.
Box reads 'Regional Budget'
Kompas - January 20, 2016
Dentist: We have to do routine checks on your dental health Mr... so you're not prone to losing all your teeth!
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
1st Man: Building this is important...
2nd Man: More important again is looking after it.
Man: Merry Christmas. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika: The national motto, Unity in Diversity
Kid: Wait! The next episode of the political comedy drama!
Kid: Your Honor!... Aren’t closed sessions usually for hearings into pornography?
Man: It’s like they use the state as a game... (arm reads Gangster Elite)
November 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
Word on right reads ‘Now’, bag reads ‘Social Aid’ funds (widely abused by politicians to line their own pockets)