Crowd Burns Police Post in Tamansari, Bandung

A crowd’s actions culminated in the burning of a police post in the Simpang Tamansari area of Bandung City on Friday (1/5) evening. Quoting detikJabar, around 18:40 WIB, the crowd was seen setting fire to a police post near the road junction. In addition, they ignited fires in the middle of the road, producing thick plumes of smoke. Not only that, the crowd also lit firecrackers, adding to the tension at the location. The situation heated up and disrupted traffic flow around the Tamansari area. As a result of the actions, traffic in the Tamansari area became congested. Vehicles passing through were forced to slow down, and some chose to turn back to avoid the crowd. The exact cause of the actions and the number of people involved remain unknown. detikJabar reported that traffic on Tamansari Street in Bandung City experienced congestion due to a demonstration in the Simpang Tamansari-Cikapayang area. This evening, queues of vehicles formed from the lower to upper Tamansari direction or from Baltos to the Zoo. The same applied to vehicles coming down from Layang Pasopati Street to Tamansari Street. This was caused by the crowd blockading the road. Additionally, vehicles from lower to upper Tamansari chose to turn back due to fears of unwanted incidents. May Day Action Earlier, in a separate location, hundreds of students held an International Labour Day or May Day 2026 action in front of the West Java DPRD building. In this action, they voiced demands for worker welfare in Indonesia, particularly in West Java. The aspirations brought by a group of students from various alma maters took place on Friday afternoon around 17:00 WIB. The action temporarily closed Diponegoro Street, so the police and Bandung City Transportation Agency provided traffic guarding. In addition, quoting detikJabar, at the location, the crowd burned used tyres and rubbish. The West Java DPRD gate, which had been fitted with barbed wire and tightly locked, became a target for vandalism as well as the installation of banners and demand posters. In the action, they brought several main demands: Ratify the new Employment Law, Eliminate outsourcing and the low-wage regime, Stop mass layoffs and control imports. Then tax reform, increase PTKP and eliminate THR tax, and Ratify the Asset Seizure Bill.