People demand lower prices

People demand lower prices

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of people from all walks of
life gathered in Merdeka field here yesterday to demand lower
prices of essentials.

Grouped in the alliance of the North Sumatra reform movement
(Agresu), protesting students, farmers, workers and fishermen
blasted former president Soeharto's New Order government for
producing numerous policies which exploited people.

The protesters waved banners and posters which, among other
things, called on the government to punish officials involved in
corruption, collusion and nepotism.

To save the nation, Agresu said in a statement that there was
nothing else to do except to commit to "total reform", reform
that must sweep the entire nation from the upper most government
level to the lowest. (21)