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Indonesia plans to inject about 200 trillion rupiah ($12 billion) into the economy to help boost growth, according to its newly-appointed finance minister. The government will take some of the 400 ...

In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s ...

Demonstrations have gripped Indonesia since late August when anger at a faltering economy erupted into full-blown violence following reports that politicians received a $3,000 housing allowance on top ...

Authorities in Indonesia have launched a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, sparked by outrage over generous housing allowances and other perks for politicians amid a deepening cost-of-living ...

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JAKARTA – Protests have flared in parts of Indonesia since Aug 25 in some of the country’s worst violence in decades, presenting the biggest challenge so far to Mr Prabowo Subianto’s 10-month-old ...

SURABAYA, Indonesia: Almost 30 years ago, the deaths of four Indonesian university student protesters in Jakarta, shot by army personnel, sparked the 1998 nationwide mass protests that eventually ...

Indonesia is facing its worst unrest in decades. DW explores the root causes of the protests, the demands of demonstrators, and how civil society is responding to ...

Caught up in a crowd of protesters while delivering food in Indonesia’s capital on Thursday night, Affan Kurniawan dropped his mobile phone and knelt down to pick it up. At that moment an armored ...

Several people have been killed as Indonesia witnesses its most violent protests in more than two decades. Demonstrators are angry over lavish perks for lawmakers. Hundreds of students met across ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia—On paper, Indonesia’s economy is flourishing. Gross domestic product grew 5.1% last quarter. Official unemployment is down, as are inflation and the government poverty numbers. But ...