Lured no doubt by the thought of lucrative kickbacks and “brokerage frees”, lawmakers are cynically exploiting widespread anger over ongoing human rights abuses by security forces guarding the giant Freeport Indonesia gold and copper mine in West Papua to call on the government to renegotiate its contract with the company.

Man (bottom left): Image building?

The police have finally admitted what much of the country has long known, that they accept millions of dollars annually from Freeport Indonesia to provide security for its mining operation in West Papua.

Gavel reads: Justice, Corruption Courts

Man: Thief! Thief!

Responding to a damming new survey released this week showing that state corruption has worsened significantly under President Yudhoyono’s watch, with 91% of Indonesians now saying corruption is widespread throughout the government, Yudhoyono has called for an all-out war against what he termed “state robbers”.

Bars on cage with Bird of Paradise read: Injustice, corruption, poverty, violence, vested interests.

Man: This isn’t RBT. Rencana Bangun Tidur!

Kid reading book titled Indonesian Acronyms: RBT: Ring Back Tone: Something that happens suddenly upon waking up.

Man: The “motor” has been enlarged so it runs faster, yeah?

♦ 1 year ago: How’s the preparations for the SEA Games going? Everything’s in order Sir...
♦ 5 months ago: How’s it going with the Games? Safe n’ sound sir...
♦ 1 month ago: How about the SEA Games? Everything’s cool sir...
♦ Today: WHAT’S THE HELL’S GOING WITH THE SEA GAMES? Ahh, gimme a moment sir...

As President Yudhoyono (holding woman with ‘political parties’ written on dress) begins short-listing the names of new ministers for his first cabinet reshuffle during his second term in office, political analysts warn that it is critical for the president to resist the political pressure or horse-trading that characterised his first cabinet lin