Two Years of Prabowo-Gibran: The Fate of the People and the Environment?
Greenpeace activists unfurled banners on a Jakarta monument to protest the two-year tenure of the Prabowo-Gibran administration, highlighting negative impacts on public welfare and the environment. They criticized the lack of effective measures against the climate crisis, deforestation, and rising living costs.
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