Death of delivery driver sparks nationwide riots with citizens taking to streets in Jakarta, Medan, and Surabaya while lawmakers enjoy huge perks and military moves in

Indonesia is falling apart. It did not happen overnight. Years of corruption, poverty, and heavy-handed government have pushed people to the edge. Lawmakers gave themselves huge housing allowances, ten to twenty times higher than the minimum wage, while millions of people struggle to survive in low-paying gig jobs. When 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan was crushed under a police armored vehicle while making a delivery, it showed how the government treats poor citizens as disposable and rich leaders as untouchable. His death sparked protests across the country. The streets of Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, and Makassar filled with young people, workers,...