Indonesians protest against rising food prices
2008-05-22 HKT 05:08
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Thousands of demonstrators
have protested in the major
cities of Indonesia against
rising food costs and
government plans to raise
subsidised fuel prices. Riot
police surrounded the
presidential palace in
Jakarta. President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono said orderly
protests were normal in a
democratic country, and
acknowledged that political
reforms needed to continue.
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