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Indonesian Students Protest Over Forest Fires, Prabowo Spending

Bloomberg Politics28 October 2026, 11:24 UTCIndonesia

More than 1,000 students and activists protested against Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in central Jakarta on Wednesday, criticizing his handling of devastating forest fires and government spending priorities, just over a week after he marked two years in office.

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