Cartoons

August 2014

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – August 20, 2014

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

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Kompas – August 16, 2014

Kid: All the best for August 17 Mr!

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

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Kompas – August 15, 2014

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.

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Kompas – August 9, 2014

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

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Kompas – August 2, 2014

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!

July 2014

Cartoons/Indonesia
Suffer for five years

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

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

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Kompas – July 26, 2014

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

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Kompas – July 19, 2014

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?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – July 16, 2014

Man: Wait until July 22

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – July 12, 2014

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