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        "msgid": "makassar-students-protest-demand-mbg-transparency-and-cabinet-restructuring-1781524355",
        "date": "2026-06-15 17:51:44",
        "title": "Makassar Students Protest, Demand MBG Transparency and Cabinet Restructuring",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Students from UIN Alauddin Makassar staged a demonstration demanding the Prabowo-Gibran administration restructure the cabinet and cut unproductive bureaucratic spending. The protesters also called for transparency in the free nutritious meal programme budget and greater involvement of local farmers and SMEs. Additional demands included stabilising staple food prices, strengthening the rupiah, and reviewing the new Police Law.",
        "content": "<p>Students from the State Islamic University (UIN) Alauddin Makassar,\nSouth Sulawesi, demonstrated to demand the Prabowo-Gibran administration\ncarry out restructuring for cabinet efficiency and cut unproductive\nbureaucratic spending posts in order to safeguard the state budget\nposture for the people\u2019s welfare. The protest was held under a flyover\nat the intersection of Jalan Urip Sumoharjo and Jalan AP Pettarani,\nwhere students blocked road access by commandeering a container truck\nused as a platform for speeches and burning used tyres. In their action,\nthe students highlighted various policies of President Prabowo Subianto\nwhich they deemed not pro-people, including the free nutritious meal\nprogramme. \u2018We urge public information transparency regarding the MBG\nbudget. We demand the full involvement of local farmers and regional\nSMEs to prevent corporate monopolies,\u2019 an orator said on Monday (15\/6).\nThe students also criticised the Police Law, which they believe damages\nIndonesia\u2019s democratic system and was discussed suddenly. \u2018We call on\nall elements of civil society, academics and students to conduct a\njudicial review of problematic articles in the new Police Law at the\nConstitutional Court to save democratic space and prevent the danger of\ncyber repression,\u2019 he explained. Additionally, the students urged Bank\nIndonesia and the government to immediately formulate aggressive\nmonetary policies to strengthen the rupiah exchange rate. \u2018Limit\ndependence on secondary commodity imports to prevent a wave of layoffs\nin the industrial sector,\u2019 he said. The students also pressed the\ngovernment to immediately stabilise the prices of basic necessities,\nwhich continue to rise and heavily burden ordinary people. \u2018We urge the\ngovernment to stop the liberalisation of subsidised fuel prices and\nguarantee the availability of basic necessities at rational and\naffordable prices for ordinary people,\u2019 he concluded. Separately,\nMakassar Police Operations Chief AKBP Harry F Aritonang said security\nfor the day\u2019s protest involved around hundreds of personnel. \u2018The number\nof personnel deployed today is 766,\u2019 Harry said. Meanwhile, Makassar\nPolice Chief Kombes Pol Arya Perdana reminded students to recognise each\nof their members during the protest and not be easily provoked. \u2018Be\ncareful of parties who want to provoke and intimidate. Beware of\ninfiltrators who want to ruin the good intentions of the protesters,\u2019\nArya said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/makassar-students-protest-demand-mbg-transparency-and-cabinet-restructuring-1781524355",
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