Protests Rock Indonesia As President Revokes Lawmakers’ $3,000 Perks, Orders Crackdown

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentMEDAN/JAKARTA by (Worthy News) – Student-led crowds burned tires at rallies in Medan, a vital trade and commerce hub, and in other Indonesian cities in defiance of a possible military crackdown after protests left at least eight people dead in the worst violence to hit the Southeast Asian nation in more than two decades.Amid mounting tensions, President Prabowo Subianto pledged to revoke lawmakers’ $3,000 monthly housing allowa