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Indonesia's president cancels China trip as protests continue
Violent protests over lawmakers' pay and a fatal police incident have led to at least three deaths and widespread arson, prompting the president to cancel his China trip.
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto canceled a planned trip to China due to widespread protests across the country.
- The protests, the first major test for Prabowo's nearly year-old government, began in Jakarta over lawmakers' pay and escalated after a police vehicle killed a motorcyclist.
- On Saturday, protesters set fire to regional parliament buildings in three provinces and looted a lawmaker's home in Jakarta.
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Widespread protests force Indonesia U-turn
Indonesia was engulfed by widespread protests driven by economic discontent and opposition to police brutality, marking the greatest challenge yet to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.Demonstrators first took to the streets on Monday to push back against the country’s rising cost of living, and the protests have since ballooned and become violent after a police vehicle killed a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver at a rally on Thursday.Taxi…
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The protests in Indonesia have been causing unrest for a week. The reason was a pay raise for parliamentarians. But things went south after police ran over a 21-year-old food delivery driver.
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Because of the massive protests in the country.
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