Indonesian Students Protest Wildfires and Rising Costs
Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested in Jakarta and other cities against President Prabowo Subianto's policies, citing concerns over the handling of ongoing forest fires and government spending priorities amid rising costs.
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