Bayu Marhaenjati – Jakarta Police have arrested 88 people after forcibly breaking up a protest against Monday night's fuel-price vote at the House of Representatives building, police sa

A number of protesters and police officers, as well as two journalists, were reportedly injured as rallies against the proposed fuel price hike turned violent on Monday in the North Mal

Bayu Marhaenjati & SP/Bernadus Wijayaka – Jakarta Police shut down access to the Jakata-Tangerang toll road Monday morning as labor unions attempted to flood the capital in protest

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Jakarta – The National Police's reputation is in jeopardy after three foreign correspondents filed a report of acid attacks against them during fuel-policy protests at the gates of Hous

Jakarta – The city administration says it recorded Rp 110 million (US$12,000) in losses during the massive rallies against the government's plan to raise subsidized fuel prices on Frida

Farouk Arnaz – Three foreign correspondents filed a report with the National Police on Tuesday over chemical burns they suffered while reporting on last week's chaotic anti-fuel price h

Agustiyanti, Rizky Amelia, Arientha Primanita & Ezra Sihite – Indonesia can increase the price of subsidized fuel as early as next month if the Indonesian Crude Price hits $135 per

Bayu Marhaenjati – The Jakarta Police have released on bail 50 students who were involved in last week's violent fuel protests, but two others remained under arrest on Monday.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) reported on Sunday that the recent five-day series of massive rallies to protest against the government's plan to increase fuel prices had re

Jakarta – Prices for staple foods at several traditional markets in Jakarta remain high, despite the central government's decision on Friday to postpone increasing subsidized fuel price

Jakarta – Lawmaker Rieke Diah Pitaloka warned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday not to be too enthusiastic with the recently passed 2012 Revised State Budget, especially when

Medan/Makassar – Rallies against the government's fuel-price plans continued in several cities across the country on Saturday with the protesters targeting lawmakers.

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Dessy Sagita – The war is not yet over for those who battled the fuel price hike despite a decision made during the House of Representative's plenary session in the early hours of Satur

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have been heavily criticized for their behavior during the prolonged plenary session on Friday evening to determine whether the country

Bayu Marhaenjati, Ronna Nirmala & Dessy Sagita – Shots were fired, dozens of people were arrested, some were badly injured and offices and facilities were burned and vandalized acro

Ezra Sihite, Robertus Wardi & Arientha Primanita – The government late on Friday night failed to obtain support from the House of Representatives to raise fuel prices from Sunday, w

Robertus Wardi & Dessy Sagita – Government coalition members are trying to boost their public image and bargaining position over President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Part

Police shot tear gas at thousands of protesters occupying the road outside of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Friday as protesters forced their way into the front yard of the

People heading toward Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, west of Jakarta, were forced to take other routes, such as the Jakarta Outer Ring Road in South Jakarta or the C

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Agus Triyono – Indonesia Corruption Watch has asked the antigraft commission and the state's audit body to check the government's fuel subsidy calculation

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – More than 5,000 workers from industrial areas in and around Jakarta staged a mass demonstration at the front gates of the legislative compound, demanding t

Farouk Arnaz – Police arrested 54 people in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Thursday evening when the protest against the government's plan to raise fuel prices turned violent.

Jakarta – Leading Indonesian political parties said on Friday they will oppose a government plan to raise fuel prices unless oil prices climb further, dealing a blow to the ruling party

Yuli Krisna – A group of about 30 people, comprising pedicab drivers, trash pickers, housewives and youth activists gathered in front of the West Java governor's office in Bandung on We

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite & Agus Triyono – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi is facing mounting criticism after threatening to punish district heads who took part in rallies a

Farouk Arnaz, Bayu Marhaenjati & Novianti Setuningsih – With protests against the planned government fuel price increase picking up in intensity, the police are coming under fire fo

Jakarta – Police and students were involved in a violent clash on Jl.

Thousands of Indonesian protesters rallied on Thursday against a planned fuel price hike, ahead of a decision on cutting subsidies which the government says the nation can't afford.

Jakarta – Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Secretary Irwan Hidayat has denied allegations that it provided rocks to demonstrators to be later used to fight the police.

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Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Following the police violence against journalists covering yesterday's public rallies, Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) executive director Neta S Pane said that

Novianti Setuningsih – Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence has accused police of human rights violations after dozens of students were injured during prot

Farouk Arnaz – National Police officials defended their actions during yesterday's chaotic fuel hike protests in Gambir, Central Jakarta, stating on Wednesday that officers were within

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Indra Harsaputra, Bandung/Surabaya – Government employees have been told to dispense office cars and uniforms in order to avoid possible public wrath in the wake of

Apriadi Gunawan and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Medan/Surakarta – Protests across the archipelago turned violent on Monday, culminating in the storming of Polonia International Airport in M

Jakarta – A large group of protesters gathered outside the front gates of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to voice opposition against the government's planned April 1 fuel price

Jakarta – Instead of using water canons or tear gas to disperse protesters, on Tuesday the Makassar Police deployed dozens of police women to negotiate with residents staging protests i

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Workers protesting the planned fuel prices hike in front of the West Java Provincial Legislative Council banished a Democratic Party councilor while he was addressi

Jakarta Police have a secret weapon to help deal with thousands of protesters expected to march today against the government's plans to hike fuel prices – 50 unarmed female officers tra

The central government has sent a circular to regional heads across the country, calling on them to persuade local businesses against laying off their employees following the planned fu

Jakarta – The National Police have confirmed that 40,800 protesters taking part in demonstrations across the country today, rallying against the government's proposal to increase the pr

Thousands of Indonesians protested nationwide Tuesday to reject the government's plan to hike the subsidized fuel price, with sporadic violence breaking out and injuring several people.

Tito Summa Siahaan – Indonesia's fuel subsidy must be targeted at the nation's poor even through reducing the fuel subsidy for others is politically difficult, a senior executive from t

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – To help cushion the impact of the fuel price and electricity tariff increases expected in April and May respectively, Manpower and Transmigration Minister

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of protesters are occupying Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, as part of a rally against the proposed fuel price hike.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has announced its intention to join protestors rallying against fuel price increases on March 27.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Watch says the Indonesian Military (TNI) must first secure approval from the House of Representatives before deploying troops to help the police handle r

Arientha Primanita, Dessy Sagita & Ivan Dasa Saputra – A week before a likely increase in the price of fuel, customers at markets are already complaining of rising costs for basic g