SHOTLIST:
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, JUNE 17, 2013
SOURCE: AFPTV
- VAR of students throwing rocks, bottles, molotov cocktails and fireworks at police in front of Parliament in Jakarta
- VAR of police responding by firing water cannons and tear gas dispersing the students in the streets of Jakarta
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AFP TEXT STORY
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more SHOTLIST:
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, JUNE 17, 2013
SOURCE: AFPTV
- VAR of students throwing rocks, bottles, molotov cocktails and fireworks at police in front of Parliament in Jakarta
- VAR of police responding by firing water cannons and tear gas dispersing the students in the streets of Jakarta
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AFP TEXT STORY
Indonesia parliament paves way for fuel hike amid protests
by Presi Mandari
JAKARTA, June 17, 2013 (AFP) - Indonesian lawmakers on Monday approved a revised budget in a move that paves the way for the first hike in fuel prices since 2008 amid nationwide protests against the measure.
As masked protesters hurling Molotov cocktails clashed with police outside the national parliament in Jakarta, lawmakers inside voted 338 to 181 in favour of the state budget following more than 10 hours of debates.
The budget contains extra financial assistance for the poor to shield them from the impact of a rise in the price of fuel, which is expected to increase around 33 percent.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono previously said such measures were necessary before he would hike fuel prices.
Indonesia has long been under pressure to reduce fuel subsidies, with economists warning that the payouts gobble up a huge
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