Indonesia, Prabowo and Protest

Protesters extend 'Dark Indonesia' rally against Prabowo's policies
Hundreds of students and activists rallied in some major cities for more "Dark Indonesia" protests on Friday, opposing President Prabowo Subianto's policies including $19 billion of spending cuts that they say undermine their support systems.
Indonesia’s student protests continue in Jakarta, testing Prabowo’s leadership
The "Dark Indonesia” rally saw thousands of students march in central Jakarta to protest budget cuts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Deep Spending Cuts in Indonesia Trigger Protests Against Prabowo
Students rallied in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities on Thursday to protest President Prabowo Subianto’s state budget revamp that has threatened contractual workers’ jobs, rolled back scholarships and dimmed lighting at government offices.
Students stage ‘Dark Indonesia’ protests as Prabowo Subianto’s spending cuts hit education
Thousands of students took to the streets in cities across the country this week, decrying what they call Indonesia Gelap or “Dark Indonesia” and marking the first concerted resistance to the policies of Prabowo Subianto since the former general became president four months ago.
Students lead 'Dark Indonesia' protests against budget cuts
By Budi Satriawan and Yuddy Cahya Budiman YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of students staged 'Dark Indonesia' protests in cities across the country on Thursday against budget cuts and other policies of President Prabowo Subianto,
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President Prabowo holds discussion with media leaders in Hambalang
President Prabowo Subianto invited mass media leaders and senior figures, including the News Director of the ANTARA News Agency, Irfan Junaidi, to a ...
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PDI-P beats war drum against Prabowo administration
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has instructed all elected regional leaders ...
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Prabowo orders large budget cuts in government
From office lights switched off to out-of-service lifts, Indonesian civil servants are feeling the pinch after President ...
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PDI-P’s Megawati orders party leaders to withdraw from Prabowo’s retreat after her close aide’s corruption arrest
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) formally arrested PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto - who is also ...
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Prabowo swears in hundreds of regional heads
President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 961 newly elected regional heads on Thursday in the nation’s largest-ever swearing-in ...
Prabowo Holds Leaders Retreat Amid Emerging Signs of Dissent
President Prabowo Subianto, the ex-general who rose to power pledging to upend Indonesian politics, is taking hundreds of ...
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Indonesia President Prabowo replaces controversial minister in first Cabinet change
Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro has been under pressure to step down as Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister since ...
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Prabowo swears in ITB professor as new science minister in first reshuffle
The President has installed an ITB deputy rector as science minister to replace a predecessor whose brief four-month stint in the role had been marked by notoriety through controversial policies, ...