Thousands of protesters have rallied in Indonesia’s biggest cities seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse the country’s first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years amid soaring inflation. Protests were under way in and around the capital Jakarta on Tuesday and in the cities of Surabaya, Makassar, Kendari, Aceh, and Yogyakarta, as part of a series of … [Read more...]
🇮🇩 Prison riot in Indonesia leaves police officers dead | Al Jazeera English
A siege inside a top security jail for "terrorist" convicts in Indonesia has ended with the surrender of all 155 prisoners. Five policemen taken hostage were killed before a sixth was released. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: … [Read more...]
Football fans riot at Asian Games in Myanmar
Hundreds of angry football fans in Yangon destroyed stadium seats and set fires after Myanmar lost to Indonesia 1-0 in the South East Asian Games, booting them out of the semi-finals. Al Jazeera's Bhanu Bhatnagar reports. 2943030975001,Asia-Pacific,football fans riot in myanmar,27th southeast asian games,package,Al Jazeera English,Bhanu Bhatnagar,News,al … [Read more...]