Today's Top 3 News: Five Demands Behind Indonesian Students' Protest in Jakarta

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*Members of a student alliance led by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) are blocked by military and police personnel outside the Thamrin Nine Ballroom building in Jakarta on June 12, 2026. Tempo/Ilham Balindra

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Friday, June 12, 2026. Here are the highlights: Students Set Five Demands for Friday Protest in Jakarta; Student Protests Today: 'Indonesia Bankruptcy' Action and UNJ Resistance Rally; and Which Campuses Join 'Towards Indonesia Bankruptcy' Rally on June 12?

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Students Set Five Demands for Friday Protest in Jakarta

Student groups led by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) plan to stage a protest in central Jakarta on Friday, June 12, under the banner #IndonesiaMenujuBangkrut ("Indonesia Heading Toward Bankruptcy"), calling on the government to address economic challenges and review several key policies.

The demonstration, organized by BEM UI, the Alliance of Student Senates, and several activist groups, is scheduled to take place at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Roundabout.

Click here to learn about the five key demands that protesters say are driving the movement.

2. Student Protests Today: 'Indonesia Bankruptcy' Action and UNJ Resistance Rally

Several student alliances from universities in Jakarta and its surrounding areas are set to hold protests on Friday, June 12, 2026. While the groups have chosen different demonstration sites, they share a common goal: pressing the government to address Indonesia's economic challenges and review several key policies.

Confirmed participants include the Jakarta State University (UNJ) Resists Alliance and the #IndonesiaMenujuBangkrut ("Indonesia Heading Toward Bankruptcy") movement initiated by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI).

Click here to find out where the demonstrations are taking place and the demands being raised by the student groups.

3. Which Campuses Join 'Towards Indonesia Bankruptcy' Rally on June 12?

Several student executive bodies from various campuses and youth movement organizations are set to join the "Menuju Indonesia Bangkrut" (Towards Indonesia Bankruptcy) rally spearheaded by BEM UI at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Roundabout, Central Jakarta, on June 12, 2026.

Yatalathof Ma'shum Imawan, chairperson of the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI), said all 15 faculties within the university would participate in the demonstration. In addition, eight other student executive bodies and various activist groups have confirmed their participation.

Read more about the student coalition behind the protest and its key demands here.

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