Man: Simalakama fruit is sweet too right Mr? (a play on the saying “Like eating Simalakama fruit, if you eat it your father will die, if you don’t your mother will die”)
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June 2013
Next year’s legislative election is unlikely to yield any improvement in the quality of lawmakers since political parties have selected candidates based on popularity rather than ability, with an Indonesian Voters Institute analysis of the candidate lists submitted by the 12 parties participating in next year’s ballot finding most contenders are
Man: Ready to win Mr?
Cakada: Yep
Man: Are you also prepared to loose?
Cakada: Yep...
Bomb reads: Terrorism, Bank Century scandal, Lapindo mudflow disaster, Hambalang corruption scandal, narcotics, police general’s fat bank accounts, beef import scandal, fuel price hikes, Poso sectarian violence, etc...
May 2013
Newspaper reads: Housing prices continue to rise, Palace of the Gods only 2.8 billion [rupiah].
Man: Is that the price, its so low...
Badge reads: Celebrity legislative candidate
1st Man: Is this Indonesian Idol or Indonesia searching for talent?
2nd Man: Let’s hope it’s not a stand up comedy...
National police chief General Timur Pradopo: ABC! Criminal Code! XYZ!
Man: The law is right... but law enforcers?
April 2013
Writing on donkey reads: “Legislative candidate”, corrupt politicians, fugitives from justice, hoodlums, insane, falsified deplomas...
Scroll reads: corruption, bribes, overseas junkets, project brokers, skipping meetings, huge salary++, a Hummer car...
Kid: A bet Dad... history will repeat itself.