Inequality and Job Cuts Keep Tensions High in Indonesia, Despite Government Concessions

Inequality and Job Cuts Keep Tensions High in Indonesia, Despite Government Concessions

JAKARTA, Sept 2 — The streets may be quieter today, but the unrest that shook Indonesia over the past week hasn’t truly ended — it’s only simmering below the surface. In recent days, what started as protests over lawmakers’ lavish perks turned deadly, with at least six lives lost and 20 people still unaccounted for. […]

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