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Posted on 08/30/2025 8:19:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin
An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said.
The blaze in Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, began late Friday. Television reports showed the provincial council building ablaze overnight, causing the area to turn an eerie orange color.
Rescuers retrieved three bodies by Saturday morning, while five people were hospitalized with burns or with broken bones after jumping from the building, said Fadli Tahar, a local disaster official.
Protesters in West Java's Bandung city also set a regional parliament ablaze on Friday, but no casualties were reported. In Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, protesters stormed the regional police headquarters after destroying fences and torching vehicles. Security forces fired tear gas and used water cannons, but demonstrators fought back with fireworks and wooden clubs.
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Now THAT’S an insurrection!
Naturally they started a huge fire during dry season. What a bunch of thugs. 😊
Sounds like Portland
That’s a pure and simple example of democracy in action!
It would be helpful to know why the were protesting.
Five days of protests began in Jakarta on Monday, sparked by reports that all 580 lawmakers receive a monthly housing allowance of 50 million rupiah ($3,075) in addition to their salaries. The allowance, introduced last year, is almost 10 times the Jakarta minimum wage.
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The protests grew wider and more violent following the death of 21-year-old ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan. A video on social media apparently showing his death during a rally in the capital Jakarta on Thursday shocked the nation and spurred an outcry against the security forces.
One Indonesian Ruphaih is equivelent to 0.00006 dollars. Better shown is 1,000 Ruphaih equals six cents.
So $3,075 is 50,604,622 Ruphaih
Indonesia
GDP (PPP) 2025 estimate
• Total $5.009 trillion (7th)
• Per capita $17,612 (103rd)
GDP (nominal) 2025 estimate
• Total $1.430 trillion (17th)
• Per capita $5,027 (116th)
United States
GDP (PPP) 2025 estimate
• Total $30.507 trillion (2nd)
• Per capita $89,105 (9th)
GDP (nominal) 2025 estimate
• Total $30.507 trillion (1st)
• Per capita $89,105 (7th)
No kidding. This morning’s news, Portland group stated they were going to increase rioting when ICE increases activity.
Water cannons. I like water cannons.
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