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A series of mass protests led by students took place at major cities in Indonesia from 23 September 2019, to rally against new legislation that reduces the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), as well as several bills including a new criminal code that penalises extramarital sex and defamation against the president. [4]
Marines preparing for the 2019 Indonesian elections protests. In anticipation of protests, some 45,000 armed police were deployed to guard the KPU and the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) offices in Central Jakarta. [6] Members of the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) with rifles and armoured personnel carrier were also deployed. [22]
18 August – 2 September: Jakarta host 2018 Asian Games with Palembang [41] [42] Jakarta host 2018 Asian Para Games. 2019 24 March: The first phase of the Jakarta MRT opens. [43] 22 May: A mass protest against the 2019 Indonesian general election results, which later turned into a riot, took place on 22 May 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In August, a group of labourers across 20 provinces [33] threatened to hold a more massive protest [N 2] from 6 to 8 October [34] if the law is not retracted. The group's leader states that health protocols will be implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19, [35] and that via The Jakarta Post, "Whether or not we succeed should be an ...
After hearing the story behind the hat, Leo asked Kapas if he could film a video of it for social media; the clip went viral, amassing more than 31 million views. In the video, Kapas shares the ...
Antara was established on 13 December 1937 in Batavia (later Jakarta), the colonial capital of the Dutch East Indies. [4] Prior to its establishment, Dominique Willem Berretty had founded Aneta, the Indies' first news agency.
The man accused of killing a woman sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson at a court hearing on Tuesday. A grand jury has ...
Brett Favre has responded to a video of a confrontation between him and former Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau. On Tuesday, ESPN shared a video of Gastineau confronting Favre at a card show in 2023.