Say no to illegal rice imports!

Say no to corruption!
Say no to the drug mafia!
Say no to illegal rice imports!
Say no to... such-and-such... eh... accountability!

A blame game has erupted between the Agriculture Ministry, the Trade Ministry and the Finance Ministry over who is responsible for authorising the illegal importation of 800 tons of rice from Vietnam.

Kompas - February 15, 2014

Ballot Boxes

Despite repeated assurances by the General Elections Commission (KPU) that preparations for the 2014 legislative elections are on track, public confidence in the KPU was dealt another blow this week when it was reported that in several regions hundreds of ballot boxes used in the 2009 elections (Pemilu 2009) have been left out in the open due to a lack of storage space and are too badly damaged to be reused.

Kompas - February 12, 2014

Level 3 Alert!

Smoke reads: Natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, flash floods, politics, corruption, Constitutional Court bribes, Upstream Oil and Gas Regulator bribery, political parties, election witness fees...

Sign reads: 2014 Festival of Democracy (2014 legislative and presidential elections)

Man: It's a level 3 alert!

Kid: Ready to evacuate Dad!

Kompas - February 8, 2014

Social Aid Funds

Water reads: Natural Disasters. Sack reads: Budget.

The Election Supervisory Committee is to summon officials from 10 ministries over allegations of the misuse of social aid funds to assist victims of natural disasters that it believes have been siphoned off for election campaigning.

Kompas - February 5, 2014

Dukun Campaign Manager

Price list reads: Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) 100 million rupiah, House of Representatives (DPR) 200 million, Regent 300 million, Governor 500 million, President 1 billion

Lacking faith in voters, aspiring legislative candidates (caleg) are turning to the supernatural powers of dukun (shaman or faith healer) to augment their aura and give them greater charisma and charm (or to ward of evil spells cast by their rivals) in the hope of attracting voters in the April 9 parliamentary elections.

Kompas - February 1, 2014