Endangered wildlife

Kid: There are some animals that'll never become extinct right Dad...

Headline reads 'Endangered wildlife', badges read 'Political Elite', 'Business Owner'

Conservationists warn that the tiger population in the rainforests of Sumatra is vanishing at a staggering rate with as few as 400 animals remaining and that the primary cause is the expansion of palm oil and pulpwood plantations which are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the destruction of tiger habitats.

Kompas - April 9, 2016

Collusion

Human rights groups say that there has been a sharp rise in human rights violations in recent years as a result of people being forced off their land – often with the backing of the military and police – due to collusion between the private sector and government officials who award projects to private companies in exchange for political and financial support.

Kompas - April 6, 2016

Buying a Cat in a Sack

Kid: Once again, we'll be buying a cat in a sack (lit: to buy something without knowing what it is) right Dad?

Headlines read: Independents vs political parties, regional elections, tripping someone up, political acrobatics, political bride price.

More than 23,000 people have signed an online petition rejecting a proposal by lawmakers to tighten requirements on independent candidates running for office which many see as a ruse by the parties to maintain control over local elections and specifically to block the reelection of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.

Kompas - March 19, 2016

Medical Checkup

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

Amid the government's so called 'war on drugs', the arrest of several senior regional government officials for drug possession and reports of rampant drug use among civil servants have led to call for pre-election medical checkups for candidates running for regional elections.

Kompas - March 16, 2016

Cabinet Reshuffle

Public bickering and poor coordination between members of President Widodo's so-call 'working cabinet' (Kabinet Kerja), which many are blaming on the president's weak leadership over his ministers, the majority of which are appointees from the political parties that backed his election campaign who are pursuing their own personal and political interests, is undermining public confidence in the government and leading to calls for a yet another cabinet reshuffle.

Kompas - March 5, 2016