Name: 【印尼暴亂】民眾怒吼奏效！印尼取消議員津貼回應抗議 (Indonesia Scraps Lawmaker Perk After Days of Protests)
Uploaded: 2025-09-01T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 4 min 27 s

So, Faris, talk us through what triggered the protests.

那麼，法里斯，跟我們談談是什麼引發了抗議活動。

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Yes, Avril, so like, you know, as you pointed out, the flashpoint was really the perks for the lawmakers in Parliament.

是的，艾薇兒，就像你指出的那樣，熱點其實是議會議員的津貼。

And the people at this juncture are seeing economic slowdown, weakening consumption.

而此時此刻，人們看到的是經濟放緩、消費疲軟。

And on top of that, they are viewing the lawmakers as rubbing salt on their wounds by demanding for, you know, higher allowances, for example, more housing allowance.

除此之外，他們還認為立法者在他們的傷口上撒鹽，要求更高的津貼，比如更多的住房津貼。

And these frustrations have actually built up over the past few months, as Indonesia see layoffs after layoffs, factories closing down because of, you know, the domestic slowdown in that sense.

在過去的幾個月裡，印尼的裁員潮接連不斷，工廠因國內經濟放緩而倒閉，這些挫折感也在不斷累積。

And the requests by the lawmakers are seen as excessive and seen as, you know, the political elites being out of touch with the ground.

立法者的要求被認為是過分的，被認為是政治精英脫離實際。

The president has been in power for less than a year.

So what is he trying to do in order to try to appease the public?

那麼，為了安撫公眾，他到底想做什麼呢？

So the political parties met last evening and the president delivered a statement saying that, you know, they are scrapping those perks, that Parliament needs to be more in touch, you know, with people's sentiments.

各政黨於昨晚舉行了會議，總統發表聲明稱，他們將取消這些津貼，議會需要更加貼近民情。

Some are actually saying that, you know, this, you know, the statement, you know, the intervention should have made earlier, you know, before the fatalities happened to calm the ground.

其實有些人認為，這項聲明，也就是這次的干預，應該更早發表，在造成傷亡之前就出面安撫民心。

And as you pointed out, Sherry, like, you know, since President Prabowo took over, it has been a tumultuous, you know, reign for him.

雪莉，正如你所指出的，自從普拉伯沃總統上臺以來，他的統治可謂跌宕起伏。

There were massive protests earlier in February, you know, the stocks and markets plunged in March because of, you know, concerns over his expensive, you know, expensive policies.

2月初爆發大規模抗議，而到了3月，股市和市場因為對他那些高成本政策的擔憂而大幅下跌。

So right now for the government, the focus is to calm sentiments.

對於政府來說，目前的重點是平息情緒。

Companies are already instituting work from home policies, you know, out of precautionary measures that, you know, protests could occur today and the ensuing days.

公司已經在制定在家辦公的政策，這是出於預防措施，因為抗議活動可能會在今天和隨後幾天發生。

Farias, how much worse might it get for the president?

法里亞斯，總統的處境還會更糟嗎？

What is the way forward now for him and his government?

他和他的政府現在的出路在哪裡？

Right now, the protest, what is actually sending to the lawmakers and to the government is that, you know, the people are actually, you know, really fed up with the economic situation.

現在，抗議活動實際上是在向立法者和政府傳遞一個資訊，那就是，人民實際上真的受夠了經濟形勢。

You know, there is no stable salaries for them.

要知道，他們沒有穩定的工資。

It is really a wake up call for the political elites that the people will be watching and scrutinizing their every move.

這確實給政治精英們敲響了警鐘，他們的一舉一動都將受到人民的關注和監督。

And that, you know, should another display of excessive lifestyle by the politicians would trigger similar protests.

要知道，如果政客們再次表現出過度的生活方式，也會引發類似的抗議。

Right now, the focus is really to calm the situation.

The president has already said that, you know, authorities would take firmer action should there be more, you know, anarchy on the streets.

總統已經表示，如果街頭出現更多無政府狀態，當局將採取更嚴厲的行動。

But right now, I think it is really trying to reconfigure how to govern Indonesia better and be more in touch with people's sentiments.

但現在，我認為它確實在努力重新配置如何更好地治理印尼，並更加貼近民情。

We have Indonesia's inflation data later today.

今天晚些時候，我們將收到印尼的通脹數據。

The number is supposed to have stabilized for the month of August.

8 月份的數字應該已經趨於穩定。

What are we seeing in the broader economy and what the central bank can also do for the country?

我們在更廣泛的經濟領域看到了什麼，中央銀行還能為國家做些什麼？

So, the central bank has constantly been intervening, you know, is because of geopolitical headwinds or is it because of, you know, domestic instability?

那麼，央行不斷進行干預，是因為地緣政治的逆風，還是因為國內的不穩定？

You know, on the broader scope, what we have been seeing over the last few months is really weakening consumption.

要知道，在更大的範圍內，我們在過去幾個月裡看到的是真正的消費疲軟。

And that's pointing to, you know, multiple factors, which is, you know, people not being able to secure jobs.

這說明，有多種因素，像是人們無法找到工作。

And those people include graduates, in fact.

What you're seeing is that, you know, people are not getting stable salaries because of the loss of jobs.

你所看到的是，由於失業，人們的工資並不穩定。

And therefore, they can't really contribute much to the economy.

他們無法真正為經濟做出多大貢獻。

And on top of like, you know, the domestic instability and on top of the lack of clarity in terms of domestic policies, Indonesia has to contend with, you know, the geopolitical headwinds from the tariffs.

除了國內不穩定和國內政策不明確之外，印尼還必須應對關稅帶來的地緣政治衝擊。

So, it's kind of like a double whammy in that sense for the country.

是以，從這個意義上說，這對國家來說有點像雙重打擊。

So, right now, what the government is trying to do is just digging its heels and executing its policies.

所以，現在政府正在做的，就是固守立場並強行推行其政策。

But at the same time, you are also seeing flexibility to like, you know, intervene in the markets when needed and adjusting the policies when needed, which the president has done so far.

但同時，你也可以看到在必要時介入市場、調整政策的彈性，這也是總統目前已經在做的。