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Hundreds of students and activists in Jakarta and Makassar have demanded urgent government action against forest and land fires, accusing authorities of weak enforcement as haze continues to disrupt communities across Indonesia.

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00:01Hundreds of students and activists took to the streets in Jakarta and Makassar on Tuesday,
00:07demanding stronger government action to tackle forest and land fires that have shrouded parts
00:13of Indonesia in haze and disrupted daily life. The demonstrations came as President Prabowo Subianto
00:20marked two years in office, with his administration facing growing scrutiny over its handling of
00:26environmental and economic issues.
00:57In Makassar, tensions flared as students scuffled with police while demanding tougher enforcement
01:04against those responsible for the land burning.
01:09Kami meminta kepada pemerintahan untuk segera mengatasi, menyelesaikan, segera di persoalan
01:16kebakaran hutan dan lahan ini. Karena kami menganggap bahwa persoalan kebakaran hutan dan lahan itu,
01:22itu tidak bisa dipandang sebagai hal yang bersifat berdiri sendiri. Ada celah akses ataupun regulasi
01:27yang kemudian lemah, ada ketidakberanian aparat penegak hukum untuk menangkap dan mencegah
01:33terjadinya oknum yang melakukan pembakaran hutan secara luas dan semenang-menang.
01:39The protests underscore growing public frustration over the government's response
01:43to recurring forest and land fires, with demonstrators demanding stronger enforcement
01:49and urgent action to protect affected communities from the worsening haze.
02:04Sekul.
02:04AsForni .
02:05Sekul.

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