Overview

• A Makassar city council blaze left three dead and at least four injured, with a local official accusing protesters of storming and igniting the building.
• Demonstrations persisted into Saturday across major cities including Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Medan and Bali, with students and ride‑hailing drivers mobilizing.
• Police used tear gas and water cannon as some protesters hurled rocks, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails, set buildings and vehicles on fire, and tried to breach Brimob compounds.
• National Police said seven officers linked to the armored vehicle that hit Affan Kurniawan were detained for alleged ethics breaches pending further investigation.
• President Prabowo offered condolences, ordered a transparent probe and visited Kurniawan’s family, as anger over lawmakers’ 50 million rupiah monthly housing allowance and economic pressures fuels the unrest.