
After a week of anti-government and anti-parliament protests, Sunday, August 31, saw the restoration of normalcy to Jakarta and several other Indonesian cities. Public outrage at a new monthly allowance for parliament members catalyzed the rallies, which started on August 25. In some locations, including Bandung, Surabaya, and Bali, protests turned into altercations with the military and police. When a police tactical vehicle killed an online motorbike taxi driver on August 28, it...


