Jakarta streets quiet on weekend after mass protests


FILE photo. This aerial picture shows motorists commuting during the rush hour in Jakarta on August 29, 2023. - Photo: AFP File

JAKARTA: The streets of Jakarta were quiet over the weekend after more than a week of sometimes violent protests, as Indonesia celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.

Crowds, led by students, workers and rights groups, took to the streets of Jakarta last week to protest against MPs' housing allowances.

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