Indonesian student protesters meet ministers, given no concrete concessions


FILE PHOTO: A student kicks the shield of riot police during a protest following the death of a delivery rider in clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers' allowances, at the Regional Police Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. - AP

JAKARTA: Student groups met two senior ministers late on Thursday (Sept 4) to press their complaints after more than a week of sometimes violent protests over lawmakers' bonuses and police tactics used against demonstrators

Crowds - led by students, workers and rights groups - took to the streets in the capital last week against MPs' housing allowances. Unrest spread across the country after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver at one rally.

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