Deep-rooted resentment between the haves and have-nots set off a wave of antigovernment protests that have turned violent.

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia acknowledged the concerns of the protesters and said his government would make concessions.

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In spreading protests against the president, three government workers died after jumping from a building that protesters set afire. A fourth person was attacked by a crowd and later died of his injuries.

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But the reprieve for Thaksin Shinawatra, who remains a political force, did not mean that the legal troubles for him and his family were over.

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