Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:57:44 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:57:44 +0500 60 Three dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building https://english.aaj.tv/news/330432025/three-dead-as-indonesian-protesters-set-fire-to-regional-parliament-building <p><strong>Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.</strong></p> <p>The Southeast Asian nation’s disaster management agency, in a statement, did not give the causes of the deaths in the Friday evening fire in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.</p> <p>The Antara news agency said the dead victims allegedly had been trapped in the burning building.</p> <p>The disaster agency said two of the injuries resulted from people jumping out of the building.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/08/301257287278c05.webp' alt='People travel past a car burnt during a protest over lawmakers&rsquo; pay outside East Jakarta&rsquo;s police headquarters in Indonesia. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>People travel past a car burnt during a protest over lawmakers’ pay outside East Jakarta’s police headquarters in Indonesia. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>Protests began in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta this week over lawmakers’ pay, escalating on Friday after a police armoured vehicle hit and killed the driver of a ride-hailing motorbike.</p> <p>Prabowo, who took office in October last year, visited the home of the driver late on Friday, offering condolences to his parents and vowing to oversee the investigation into his death.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/08/3012573523634a0.webp' alt='People travel past a bus stop burned during a protest over lawmakers&rsquo; pay in Jakarta, Indonesia. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>People travel past a bus stop burned during a protest over lawmakers’ pay in Jakarta, Indonesia. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/08/30125742ac6aa17.webp' alt='Cars are burnt on the regional parliament premises during a protest against parliamentarians&rsquo; allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Cars are burnt on the regional parliament premises during a protest against parliamentarians’ allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>Jakarta’s mass rapid transit railway said trains were not stopping at one station on Saturday near Friday’s protest site, while the Jakarta province-owned Transjakarta bus service said it was unable to serve customers.</p> <p>There were no immediate signs of protests on Saturday.</p> Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.

The Southeast Asian nation’s disaster management agency, in a statement, did not give the causes of the deaths in the Friday evening fire in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.

The Antara news agency said the dead victims allegedly had been trapped in the burning building.

The disaster agency said two of the injuries resulted from people jumping out of the building.

People travel past a car burnt during a protest over lawmakers’ pay outside East Jakarta’s police headquarters in Indonesia. – Reuters
People travel past a car burnt during a protest over lawmakers’ pay outside East Jakarta’s police headquarters in Indonesia. – Reuters

Protests began in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta this week over lawmakers’ pay, escalating on Friday after a police armoured vehicle hit and killed the driver of a ride-hailing motorbike.

Prabowo, who took office in October last year, visited the home of the driver late on Friday, offering condolences to his parents and vowing to oversee the investigation into his death.

People travel past a bus stop burned during a protest over lawmakers’ pay in Jakarta, Indonesia. – Reuters
People travel past a bus stop burned during a protest over lawmakers’ pay in Jakarta, Indonesia. – Reuters

Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.

Cars are burnt on the regional parliament premises during a protest against parliamentarians’ allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. – Reuters
Cars are burnt on the regional parliament premises during a protest against parliamentarians’ allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. – Reuters

Jakarta’s mass rapid transit railway said trains were not stopping at one station on Saturday near Friday’s protest site, while the Jakarta province-owned Transjakarta bus service said it was unable to serve customers.

There were no immediate signs of protests on Saturday.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330432025 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:05:31 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Protesters gather near a building burning within the premises of the regional parliament in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. – Reuters