Modern markets

Man pushing shopping trolley (reading Modern Markets): You sell I buy.

Traditional kiosk and market traders say that the government has been inconsistent with Presidential Decree No 112/2007 on the protection of traditional markets with the rapid and uncontrolled growth of modern markets in urban centers driving them out of business.

Kompas - March 17, 2010

Horse trading

Background: House of Representatives building.

Kid: Hey Mr... if you want to horse trade, why not just go to the livestock market?

As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) begins its probe of Bank Century, an antigraft watchdog has warned that politicians could use the bailout case as leverage to get the KPK to drop politically sensitive cases.

Kompas - March 13, 2010

Terrorism

After years of relative peace, analysts and ordinary Indonesian's alike were shocked by the discovery of a paramilitary training camp in the mountainous regions of Aceh Besar allegedly linked to Jemaah Islamiyah. Rights groups meanwhile have called on police to end military-style operations against the group after a series of civilian deaths during the operations.

Kompas - March 10, 2010

How many zeros

Kid: Dad... 6.7 trillion, how many zeros has that go in it?

After months of drama, comedy and farce, culminating in a live telecast of lawmakers brawling with each other, a divided House declared that the people who approved the Rp6.7 trillion Bank Century bailout were responsible for approving it and that law enforcement agencies already investigating the bailout should investigate it.

Kompas – March 6, 2010

Political maturity

Having castigated protesting students over a series of recent clashes with police, the "people's representatives" demonstrated their political maturity by brawling on live television during the opening of the Bank Century inquiry plenary session after the speaker shut down debate on the controversial bailout.

Kompas – March 3, 2010