Indonesia protest: Prabowo says parliament to remove controversial perks for MPs, suspend errant lawmakers

What To Know About Indonesia's Nationwide Unrest Over Lawmakers' Perks

What to Know About Protests in Indonesia

Eight people have died in violent protests that have rocked Indonesia since last week, as unrest builds over deep-seated dissatisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto’s governance of the fourth most populous country in the world. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Across the Southeast Asian archipelago, demonstrators have torched government buildings, riot police have hurled tear gas and fired water cannons at protesters in city streets, and som…

Indonesia unrest escalates as six die amid protests over economic woes

Indonesian authorities ramped up security today after six people were killed in unrest over lavish perks for lawmakers that escalated into violent anger...

Deadly Indonesia Protests Force U-turn on Lawmakers’ Perks

JAKARTA—Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians, escalating into riots on Friday after a motorcycle rideshare driver was killed during poli…

Indonesia riots: What you need to know

JAKARTA: On Friday, Indonesia saw protests that turned violent in Jakarta and several other major cities, fuelled by anger over the rising cost of living and lavish allowances for lawmakers. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Indonesia president cuts lawmaker benefits after deadly protests

Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades.