Indonesians protest against gov’t plans to raise fuel price

Policemen fire tear gas during clashes with anti-oil price hike demonstrators outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013. Lawmakers gathered to decide on budget amendments that will pave the way for the first fuel price hikes since 2008. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zulkarnain>

Indonesian protestors shout slogans outside the parliament during a demonstration against plans to raise fuel price in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zulkarnain>

A student protester waves a flag and shout slogans during a rally against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices outside the parliament building in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, June 17, 2013. Indonesia’s parliament is expected to approve a budget that will slash government fuel subsidies, a move that will save the government billions of dollars but has already sparked angry protests opposing increased gasoline prices. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Binsar Bakkara>