印度尼西亚首都雅加达上星期爆发激烈的示威与暴乱。事件的直接导火索是民众不满国会为议员提供5000万印尼盾（约3950新加坡元）的住房津贴。

愤怒的民众走上街头抗议，要求政府提高最低工资标准、降低税收等一系列诉求。警方发射催泪弹和高压水枪驱散示威者。印尼财政部长慕燕妮和数名议员的住所也被示威者闯入抢劫。

截至目前，印尼暴动已造成至少八人死亡。印尼过去三年的经济增长都在5%左右，表现亮眼。去年就职的总统普拉博沃还许下豪言壮志，要将经济增长提高到8%，让印尼成为吸引外资的热土。

这个前景光明、看来欣欣向荣的国家为何会突然爆发示威？

这场暴动又会如何影响印尼总统普拉博沃的形象、统治地位以及印尼的经济发展？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与《联合早报》驻雅加达特派员蓝云舟一起探讨。

延伸阅读：

• 社论：印尼会否再陷动荡旋涡？
• 印尼暴乱再升级 普拉博沃让步 愿取消多项议员津贴

Last week, Indonesia was rocked by large-scale protests after the parliament moved to increase lawmakers’ housing allowances, stoking anger in a nation grappling with rising costs of living and economic hardship. Demonstrators, including students, labor unions, and motorcycle taxi drivers, rallied in Jakarta and cities nationwide, demanding fairer wages, lower taxes, and institutional reforms.

Tensions soared when 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan was tragically killed by a police armored vehicle during a crowd dispersal in Jakarta, intensifying the unrest. Subsequent demonstrations saw government buildings and homes of parliament members torched, widespread clashes with police, and multiple fatalities reported as security forces deployed tear gas and water cannons.

In response to the escalating outcry, President Prabowo Subianto announced the reversal of the perk increases and postponed an official trip abroad to address the crisis. The protests have since called attention not only to lawmakers’ privileges, but also deeper frustrations over economic inequality, unemployment, and police accountability.

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yonghong discusses these events with Nam Yunzhou, Lianhe Zaobao’s Indonesia correspondent. Together, they explore how the protests unfolded, the underlying causes of Indonesia’s unrest, and what it may mean for the country’s future stability.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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