Man: The people’s rights are being hijacked Mr

Amid mounting calls by big business, the IMF and the World Bank to redirect costly fuel (BBM) subsidies to ‘productive investment’ (read tax breaks and businesses subsidies), President Yudhoyono (left) appears likely to leave such an unpopular decision to president elect Joko Widodo (right) rather than be remembered in his last month in office f

Man: Later this kind of thing won’t happen anymore like now, right Mr?

Kid: The next episode in the presidential election dispute soap opera right Dad?

Smart people (find it hard to) pay tax – a campaign slogan to encourage people to pay tax. Sign reads ‘Tax collection service’.

Kid: All the best for August 17 Mr!

Prizes read: Human rights, fuel [prices], poverty, culture of corruption, law [enforcement], sectarian conflicts.

Man: Freedom!

Independence Day celebrations on August 17 marking 69 years since Indonesia won independence from Dutch colonial rule will be muted this year with many parts of the country suffering from blackouts due to government restrictions on the sale of subsidised fuel.

Garuda Pancasila, I am your supporter, a patriot of the proclamation, ready to sacrifice for you... (from the nationalist song Garuda Pancasila).

Kid: There are false oaths, false promises, fake surveys, false teeth... what else Dad... oh yeah, fake websites!

Man: Usually... it’s because the owner’s aren’t real!

Men: ...criminal survey!... paid survey!

Kid: Make the wrong choice = suffer for five years!

Kid: Dad... come on legowo (accept something unpleasant in a sincere manner)

1st wayang character: hooray... A world first! Having a twin presidency! (writing reads ‘slander’)

2nd character: For the sake of democracy hehe... (writing reads ‘fraud’)

3rd character: It’ll be clear on July 22 right Mr?

Man: Wait until July 22

Despite quick counts from reputable posters showing presidential candidate Joko Widodo (left) ahead by around 5 percentage points, rival candidate Prabowo Subianto (right) continues to claim he won the July 9 presidential election based on his campaign team’s ‘own count’ and is refusing to concede defeat until the General Election Commission ann

Writing on wayang figures: Money politics, [electoral] fraud, horizontal conflicts, smear campaigns

Man: Stay calm, it’s safe...

Presidential debate – Wow
2014 World Cup Brazil – Wow
Basic commodities price rise – Ouch

Man: Why instead is it making things dark Mr?

Kid: But it’s making it clear right, which is real and which is fake!

Kid: I think I’m full already Dad! (bowl read ‘promises’)

Man: On the surface its peaceful, how about on the ground too...

Sign reads: Pluralism declaration of peace. Placard: Peace declaration. Writing on figure: Black campaigns.