Growing discontent with policymaking keeps Indonesian students on streets
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Protesters accused the Indonesian government of neglecting the economic struggles of ordinary people while continuing to fund costly flagship programmes.
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JAKARTA – From fuel price hikes to multibillion-dollar government programmes, a growing list of grievances has fueled recurring protests during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s first year-and-a-half in office, highlighting widening public dissatisfaction with the administration’s policy direction.
Over the past week, a fresh wave of student-led demonstrations have swept Jakarta and several other cities across Indonesia as public frustration over rising living costs, a weakening rupiah and broader economic pressures intensified following the government’s decision to raise non-subsidised fuel prices by more than 30 per cent last week.
