Southeast Asia’s worst haze in over a decade sparks student protests
Thousands of students are demanding stronger action as the fires have sickened more than 333,470 residents, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health.
- On Tuesday, Indonesians protested in cities across Java, Sumatra, and South Sulawesi, demanding government action against wildfires and toxic haze causing widespread health issues for weeks.
- More than 1.9 million hectares burned since July due to unusually severe blazes caused by Nino, sending toxic haze across Southeast Asia to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency deployed more than 60,000 firefighters and 49 aircraft for water bombing. Melsi, a 40-year-old vendor, said, "We're the little people, we can't do anything but hope that the government will handle it."
- Demonstrations targeted President Prabowo Subianto's government on its second anniversary, citing perceived ineptitude. Police arrested six Greenpeace activists in Jakarta for displaying banners reading "Haze & Prabowo's Regime = National Disaster."
- Indonesia experiences fires every dry season, but this year's severity has intensified public anger. Protestors in Palangkaraya demanded the government declare a state of emergency to address the crisis.
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Severe fires: demonstrators accuse Indonesian government of inaction
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Independent EspañolYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of students across Indonesia have protested for days over the government’s response to toxic fog that has covered several cities and spread across Southeast Asia in recent weeks.
The Toronto Star
Southeast Asia’s worst haze in over a decade sparks student protests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of students across Indonesia have protested for days over the government’s response to toxic haze that has blanketed multiple cities and spread across Southeast Asia in recent weeks.
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Southeast Asia's worst haze in over a decade sparks student protests
Thousands of students have staged days of demonstrations across Indonesia protesting the government’s response to toxic haze that has blanketed multiple cities and several other nations in Southeast Asia.
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