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How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia

Deep-rooted resentment over a yawning wealth gap in Indonesia set off a wave of antigovernment protests that have turned violent.

Commuters at a damaged bus stop on Monday after protests in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
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Indonesia’s Leader Says He Will Bow to Some Protester Demands After Riots

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

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A government building in Makassar, Indonesia, that protesters set on fire.
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3 Dead in Indonesia After Jumping From Building Protesters Set on Fire, Official Says

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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Demonstrators throwing tear-gas canisters that had been fired at them by police officers on Friday in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy

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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Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister who has long jostled for power in Thailand, had defamation charges against him dismissed on Friday.
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