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May 2011

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Kompas – May 21, 2011

Yet another round of political squabbling has broken out within the government’s ruling coalition – this time over Golkar Party politician Nurdin Halid’s leadership of the beleaguered Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) – which is being used as a political football by President Yudhoyono’s Democrat Party to weaken Golkar’s hold over the PSS

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Kompas – May 14, 2011

Kid: Yogya gudeg (a traditional Yogyakarta dish) is delicious Mr... how come you’re rummaging about in it again!

Man: They’re just creating new problems for themselves...

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Kompas – May 11, 2011

1st Man: Is it being intentionally forgotten or just ignored?

2nd Man: Or being allowed to happen instead?

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Kompas – May 4, 2011

Man: Give us an example of model behaviour Mr...

Politician: There’s that example of corruption, collusion and nepotism.

April 2011

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Kompas – April 27, 2011

A sound mind in a corrupt body – a play on the famous Latin quotation mens sana in corpore sano (a sound mind in a healthy body).

T-shirt reads: Preparations for the 26th Southeast Asian Games

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Kompas – April 16, 2011

Leaves read: Bank Century scandal, corruption, new parliamentary building, human rights, XYZ mafia.

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Kompas – April 13, 2011

1st Man: How come they’re taking so long to deal with it?

2nd Man: Perhaps they only just found out!

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Kompas – April 6, 2011

1st Man: What are you, a thug, a terrorist, a loan shark, or a cop?

2nd Man: A debt collector!

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Kompas – April 2, 2011

Man: A new and luxurious building, which we do indeed need to show that... our nation is rich... our people are affluent and prosperous!

March 2011

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Kompas – March 26, 2011

Corruption, poverty, tax mafia, Century, Lapindo, judicial mafia, criminality, political intrigue, human rights, drugs, indecisive leadership, apathy, Yogyakarta polemic, comparative studies etc...