Indonesian Students Protest Fuel Price Hikes

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As Indonesia’s domestic crude production declines, domestic demand increases and international crude prices remain high the need for removing fuel subsidies becomes more essential for the national economy. Indonesian students don’t see it this way as they have recently mounted protests against fuel price increases. Is this a harbinger of oil scarcity induced social unrest?

Surabaya students ‘walk backwards’ to protest fuel price hikes
February 17, 2005
Budi Hartadi, Surabaya – There are many ways to express opposition to fuel price increases. On Thursday February 17, scores of students from the University of Airlingga (Unair) Student Executive Council (BEM) chose to demonstrate by walking backwards to the East Java provincial parliament in Surabaya.

Makassar students protesting fuel price hikes hijack fuel truck
February 17, 2005
Gunawan Mashar, Makassar – Planned fuel price hikes which are soon to be announced by the government continue to attract a response from the public. Students in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar demonstrated against the price increase by hijacking a petrol truck.

Yogya students seal off petrol station and Pertamina offices
February 5, 2005
Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Opposing planned fuel (BBM) price increases by the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-president Jusuf Kalla (SBY-JK), scores of demonstrators from the National Student League for Democracy (LMND) sealed off a petrol station (SPBU) and the offices of the state oil company Pertamina.

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