Indonesian students shout slogan during a protest against the recent budget efficiency and other policies by Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. -- AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Students rallied in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities on Thursday to protest President Prabowo Subianto’s state budget revamp that has threatened contractual workers’ jobs, rolled back scholarships and dimmed lighting at government offices.
In the capital, students called on the president to review his US$30-billion free meal program and cancel the $19-billion planned spending cuts, among other demands, according to a widely circulated statement.
