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February 2015

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Kompas – February 7, 2015

Kid: Watch out for that apple Mr, sometimes you can catch listeria (apple reads ‘political parties’)

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Kompas – February 4, 2015

Public confidence in law enforcement took another dive this week after it was revealed that Labora Sitorus – a low ranking Papuan cop with US$119 million in bank accounts and sentenced to 15 years for illegal logging and hoarding fuel – had left the Sorong jail for medical treatment in March 2014 and not returned.

January 2015

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Kompas – January 24, 2015

Many believe the police’s attempts to criminalise the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after it named President Widodo’s nominee for national police chief Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan a graft suspect, is in response to the KPK stepping up its probe into the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) corruption scandal.

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Kompas – January 17, 2015

Man: There’s a political process, there’s a legal process... how come the result is... really, what will the world say Mr?

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Kompas – January 10, 2015

Goat: You can be sure that it won’t be me that gets skewered and grilled!

Man: And you can sure it’ll be us that suffer

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Kompas – January 7, 2015

Man: Okay (headline reads 6% Economic Growth)

Government official: That’s okay too (headline reads Corruption Index of 34)

December 2014

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Kompas – December 20, 2014

Kid: These politicians are statesmen too right Dad? (headline reads Rival National Congress, Rival Chairperson)

Politician: Yes... but no... politicians think about seats, statesmen think about the people! (chair reads ‘Basic Commodities Party’)

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Kompas – December 17, 2014

Man: They make a big fuss when there’s a disaster, after that they forget about it

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Kompas – December 15, 2014

From an op-ed piece titled Democracy in tatters at parliament.

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Kompas – December 13, 2014

Kid: Political brawling... political dynamics... or oplosan Dad? (drum reads ‘Politics is the commander’)