Government & Bureaucracy

January 2019

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – January 31, 2019

Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief Air Martial Hadi Tjahjanto says that the TNI is revising Law Number 34/2004 on the TNI (UU TNI) so that middle- and high-ranking military officers can serve in government ministries and state institutions.

June 2018

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 18, 2018

Despite the latest Bank Indonesia figures showing that government debt has risen by 10.3% yoy and now stands at a whopping 2,521 trillion rupiah, the administration of President Joko Widodo insists that because the money is being used for infrastructure projects it will in turn spur economic growth.

December 2017

News/Indonesia
Tempo – December 9, 2017

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says that the drafting of budgets at both the ministries, state institutions and regional bodies focus more on supporting activities rather than core activities.

May 2016

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 7, 2016

Officials: It was my contribution, it was mine, mine!!

Kid: Whoever does anything for humanitarian reasons, they're all heroes right Dad? (headlines reads: 10 hostages freed, 4 hostages [still held], pay ransom)

March 2016

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – March 16, 2016

Document in pocket reads 'crystal methamphetamine', chair on head reads 'regional head', documents in hand read 'manipulation' and 'medical checkup'.

May 2015

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 13, 2015

Document reads licence/permit, chair reads Echelon I (director general)

April 2015

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – April 29, 2015

Following a series of regulatory flip-flops and erratic policy-making moves, President Widodo’s much touted Nawacita or nine priorities agenda appears to be going in circles.

January 2013

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – January 12, 2013

Man greeting President Yudhoyono: Wow... an impromptu visit... [but we need] solutions... not concerned speeches Mr!

Kid: As is being awaited in Poso, Papua, Bima, Mesuji, corruption prone regencies and so forth...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – January 5, 2013

They’ll be lots of big initiatives this year! Mr President SBY will act firmly and resolutely, incompetent ministers will be sacked, the Bank Century and Lapindo cases will be resolved once and for all, the narcotics mafia will be shot, poverty will be eradicated, corruptors will be hung!

Kid: The Republic of As Ifs?

February 2012

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – February 1, 2012

Relax... we’re used to riding a train without a driver, right...