CRISIS IN INDONESIA: STUDENTS RISE UP AGAINST “DARK” FUTURE!
In a shocking turn of events, Indonesia’s ambitious $28 billion plan to feed schoolchildren is BACKFIRING! Students are taking to the streets, igniting protests across the archipelago, furious about devastating cuts to higher education!
Thousands of furious youngsters are shouting “Indonesia Gelap” or “Dark Indonesia” as they STAND AGAINST President Prabowo Subianto’s reckless spending decisions just FOUR MONTHS into his term! What was supposed to be a noble initiative to provide FREE meals for 82 million children has triggered outrage over looming EDUCATION budget slashes!
FREE FOOD OR FREE EDUCATION? KIDS DEMAND ANSWERS!
The heart of the storm: students claim Prabowo’s government is sacrificing education for a meal program that they deem ineffective! “What we really need is proper education and healthcare,” fumes 20-year-old student Cleorisa Cheguevara Riswan, actively protesting in Jakarta. “We need to secure our futures, not just our stomachs!”
As the protests rise, so do the stakes! The middle class is dwindling, job opportunities are vanishing, and the unemployment rate for young people hovers at a staggering 17.3%! Meanwhile, the government has slashed education budgets by a mind-blowing 25%, leaving students reeling and feeling hopeless!
IS IT TIME TO FLEE? STUDENTS TURN TO SOCIAL MEDIA!
With frustration boiling over, Indonesian youth are extremely vocal online, rallying under the hashtag #KaburAjaDulu, meaning “just flee first”! It’s gone viral as they share tips for escaping to greener pastures abroad! Many feel their dreams of a bright future are being snuffed out BY THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT!
“It’s disappointment, fear, and despair!” laments protestor Muhammad Syabil Diandra, 21, who joined the uproar in Jakarta. “Are we destined for a life of unemployment while others are prospering?”
WHAT’S PRABOWO’S PLAN?
Despite promoting the free meals initiative as a solution to child malnutrition, critics are raising alarms about the financial feasibility of this ambitious program! As Prabowo tries to boost national growth from a sluggish 5% to a whopping 8%, the reality shows a government scrambling to manage dwindling resources while youth are left in the dust!
THEY WANT CHANGE—AND THEY WANT IT NOW!
Students are refusing to back down, waving banners proclaiming “RIP education” and demanding the government rethink this disastrous budget proposal! In Papua province, protests have centered around calls for free education instead of meal programs. The message is crystal clear: Invest in our future, not just our meals!
While Prabowo remains silent on the uprising, officials are still pondering the protesters’ demands. As tensions brew in the capital and beyond, one thing is certain—Indonesian youth are DONE being ignored!
Stay tuned, because this battle for the future is just heating up! Will Prabowo listen to the cries of the next generation, or will this be the spark that ignites something irrevocable? Only time will tell!
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