Bank Century

Man speaking to KPK chief Abraham Samad and Supreme Audit Agency head Hadi Poernomo: What's important is where the money went Mr!

Kid: The money's found its way far and wide... and in the end...

Always on the look out for ammunition to attack their political rivals, legislators have jumped on a statement by former vice-president Jusuf Kalla (left) that former Bank Indonesia governor and now vice-president Boediono (right) should be held accountable for the graft ridden 2008 Bank Century bailout.

Kompas - November 30, 2013

Austrlian spy scandal

With legislative and presidential elections only a few months away, the Australian spy scandal provided a perfect opportunity for political grandstanding with politicians of every strip falling over each other to demonstrate their nationalist credentials by either blasting Australia – or slamming President Yudhoyono for over-reacting or criticising his inadequate response.

Kompas - November 20, 2013

Political dynasties

Man: Don't go saying my party is a corrupt party!

Amid the widening corruption scandal surrounding Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, the Golkar Party has responded coolly to a thinly veiled attack by President Yudhoyono's (left) in which he warned "the temptation of forming a political dynasty is great and could lead to abuse of one’s position" saying he needed to take a cold, hard look in the mirror given that 15 members of his extended family are running as legislative candidates.

Kompas - November 16, 2013

Cheap cars

With hordes of cheap, new cars and motorcycles continuing to hit the city's streets, and the two rail-based public transit networks not expected to be ready until at least 2016, experts have warned that Jakarta faces total gridlock in 2014.

Kompas - November 13, 2013

Final voter list

Man: Look out Mr!

Analysts are warning that unless the General Elections Commission (KPU) fixes problems with the final voter list (DPT) millions of eligible voters in the 2014 elections could be deterred from voting, with a recent poll finding that 54.8% of respondents believe the KPU will not be able to solve the problems affecting the DPT and 56.8% saying they were unsatisfied with the KPU's performance.

Kompas - November 6, 2013

Masked monkeys

Man: There are still lots of masked monkeys like this in Jakarta right Mr?

While animal rights activists have welcomed Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's (right) ban on traveling monkey performances known as topeng monyet or 'monkey mask', critics say the governor should be paying more attention to the bigger problem of rampant corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) that still pervades the Jakarta administration.

Kompas - November 2, 2013