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‘Eat the rich’: Indonesians fed up with graft, wildfires

Bangkok Post28 October 2026, 14:30 UTCIndonesia

JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesians protested in Jakarta and other cities on Wednesday against economic hardship, graft and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires emitting a toxic haze that has made thousands ill.

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