Melly Febrida, Jakarta – Protest actions will continue to enlivening Jakarta today. Locations that are expected to be affected by traffic congestion as a result of the demonstrations are the State Palace and the Bank Indonesia International (BII) Plaza. Motorists are asked to anticipate traffic jams and seek alternative routes.
Protests & Popular Resistance
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June 2008
Ibnu/Traffic Management Centre, Jakarta – Four protest actions and a transport workers’ strike will enliven the activities of the capital city today, Monday June 2.
May 2008
Jakarta – Around 500 workers, children and housewives protested at the offices of the Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare in Jakarta on Thursday May 29 against the recent fuel price hikes.
TMC/Ibnu R., Jakarta – Protest actions and public transport strikes will colour various parts of the capital today, Wednesday May 28.
[The following is a compilation of abridged translations of demonstrations across Indonesia against the government's fuel price increase on May 22.]
Two students in Ambon arrested for burning pictures of Yudhoyono
[The following is a compilation of abridged translations from Detik.com and Tempo Interactive covering protest actions around the country on May 21 against the Indonesian government's planned fuel price increases.]
Anti-fuel price hike protest in Bogor ends in clash
Nograhany Widhi K, Jakarta – Devide et impera. It appears that the strategy of pitting one side against the other during the Dutch colonial period is still not out of date – including in the lead up to the government’s planned fuel price increases.
Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – Fifteen protest actions will rock Jakarta today, Thursday May 15, all of which have the potential to create traffic congestion.
Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Protest actions will again colour Jakarta today, Tuesday May 13. Aside from the State Palace, the House of Representatives (DPR) building, the Vice Presidential Palace and the National Police headquarters will also be targeted by demonstrators.
April 2008
Bayu Galih, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will be held in Jakarta today, Friday April 25. Based on data from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre, the actions will take place between 9.30am and 5pm.