Jakarta, Kompas – Increases in the inflation rate is putting increasing pressure on workers’ real wages. Because of this therefore, the government must, as soon as possible, realise intervention programs that can indirectly improve workers’ welfare, such as the construction affordable housing for workers.

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Hundreds of inter-city public transport drivers demonstrated in front of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Wednesday April 3.

Riky Ferdianto, Jakarta – Four protest actions will colour in Jakarta and surrounding areas today. Two of the actions will be concentrated in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

Rofiuddin, Semarang – Dozens of students from the National Student League for Democracy (LMND) held a protest action in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang today calling for the government to renegotiate its contract with Exxon Mobil. The protest on Jl. Pahlawan marched to the Central Java provincial government offices.

Muhammad Nur Rochmi, Jakarta – Two demonstrations involving significant numbers of protesters will colour Central Jakarta on Wednesday April 2. Based on data released by the Metro Jaya regional police on its Traffic Management Centre (TMC) website, the actions will take place on Jl. Kebon Sirih and Jl.

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Actions opposing the publication of the controversial anti-Islamic Dutch film Fitna are scheduled will be held today. A demonstration involving hundreds of protesters from Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) is planned to take place at the Dutch Embassy on Jl. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta.

Muhammad Nur Rochmi/TMC, Jakarta – According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre (TMC) website, at least six protest actions will rock Jakarta on Monday March 31.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Usman Hamid and family members of victims of violence and human rights violations at the presidential offices in Jakarta on Wednesday March 26.

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Traffic conditions in Jakarta appear set to worsen today, Tuesday March 26, with five protest actions enlivening different parts of the capital.

Nurvita Indarini, Jakarta – Seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water. Not all of it however is fit for consumption, because only around 2.5 percent is fresh water. Unfortunately the rest is salt water.