The Indonesian basket

Writing on worm: KKN – Corruption, Collusion, Nepotism

Caption: One basket full, the Indonesian basket [case]. A play on words taken from the October 28, 1928 Youth Pledge: one state, one nation and one language – Indonesia.

Kompas – October 29, 2008

Legislative candidates

Background: House of Representatives building

Badges read: Legislative candidate

The large number of family members of party leaders contesting the 2009 elections has raised concerns that it will further erode the quality and image of the House, dubbed as one of the most corruption and incompetent institutions in the country.

Kompas – October 23, 2008

Vote for me

Woman: ...Global financial crisis, local crisis, high prices...

Man: ...No problem... Our economic foundations are solid you know...

Badge reads: Vote for me.

Writing on drum reads: 2009 elections.

Kompas – October 18, 2008

Bureaucracy

Black hose reads: Infrastructure

White hose reads: Bureaucracy

Writing on pot plant: Investment

Kompas – October 15, 2008

Jakarta! This is me!

Man: Mr JK's conundrum: The chicken or the egg, which came first? A job or an ID, which comes first? An ID of course! They can be bought right!... Safe! ... Jakarta! This is me!

Responding to raids on new job seekers arriving in Jakarta following the Lebaran holidays, Jusuf Kalla asked if they should find work then get an ID, or whether they should have an ID before being allowed to work.

Kompas - October 11, 2008

Greedy

Investors
Wall Street
Greedy

Kompas – October 8, 2008