Moral crisis

Door reads: Intensive Care Unit. Sign on bed: Moral Crisis. Bed cover: Corruption, bribery, judicial mafia, money politics, violence, terrorism, racial, religious and ethnic conflicts, sexual harassment, lives lost, pedophilia... Drip reads: Pancasila.

Instead of addressing the root causes of the country's social problems, Indonesia's morally bankrupt political elite is again trotting out the state ideology of Pancasila – which was utterly discredited by Suharto's New Order dictatorship – as a cure-all for Indonesia's 'moral crisis'.

Kompas - May 10, 2014

We're ready to diet

Politicians: We're ready to pair up

Woman: We're used to 'dieting' (bag reads Basic Goods, Instant Noodles)

With the political parties absorbed in finalising their presidential (capres) and vice presidential (cawapres) candidates, little attention was given to a report showing the number of people living in poverty (using an absurdly low PCI of 75c a day) rose to 28.55 million (World Bank figures put this at around 130 million) while income inequality rose to a GINI coefficient of 0.41, making Indonesia a dangerously 'unequal' society according to the UN.

Kompas - May 7, 2014

We need a real leader

Kid: We need a real leader!

Man: Naturally all our leaders are... hardened (criminal) leaders!

While many still hope that a some kind of crusader will emerge to solve the myriad of problems plaguing the country, most of the political elite figures being touted as presidential candidates (capres) are from the very same bunch of crooks that have been robbing the country blind for years.

Kompas - May 3, 2014

Abusive education

Kid (speaking to President Yudhoyono): Where do you want me to take this Mr?

The public outcry over the latest child abuse case at the Jakarta International School has renewed calls to reform Indonesia's outdated national education system which is plagued by problems such as student brawls, the cheat-prone national exams (UN) and the 2013 curriculum that emphasizes nationalism and religion at the expense of the sciences.

Kompas - April 26, 2014

Horse trading

Kid: So coalitions are like that yeah Dad? (cake reads 'power', badges read 'political party X', 'political party Y', 'political party Z')

With none of the three big political parties (parpol) garnering enough votes to nominate a presidential candidate in the July 9 presidential election, they are now vying with each other to win the backing of the smaller parties in exchange for the promise of ministerial and cabinet posts.

Kompas - April 19, 2014