Overview

• In Makassar, protesters stormed and set the city hall on fire, leaving three people dead, including two municipal employees, and injuring at least four, local officials said.
• Demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails and burned vehicles in the city before firefighters extinguished the blaze, described by officials as worse than expected.
• Rallies continued Friday in Jakarta and other cities, with police using tear gas and water cannons as protesters threw petrol bombs and hundreds were detained.
• The unrest followed parliament’s approval of an additional monthly housing allowance of roughly 50 million rupiah for lawmakers, presented as compensation for the loss of service housing during the current term.
• Anger intensified after a viral video showed an armored police vehicle running over and killing a 21-year-old motorcycle-taxi driver near parliament, prompting a police apology, the temporary detention of seven crew members, and a presidential order for a transparent investigation.