Indonesia Protests: What's behind the turmoil in the country ?

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  And welcome to Business Matters, I'm Roger Heering.

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  Coming up on the programme today,

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  more than a week of protests across Indonesia as anger rises about politicians' privileges and widespread poverty.

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  Most of our families here live paycheck to paycheck, depending on informal jobs with no security.

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  That is why we protest, because silent is no longer an option for us.

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  Also today,

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  Jamaicans vote for a new parliament as data shows that country has dramatically reduced its debt.

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  Why the actor Pedro Pascal is suing a Chilean drinks company and the auction of fine art that used to belong to Leonardo DiCaprio but was caught up in a gigantic financial scandal.

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  And I'll be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world.

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  Michael Malone, veteran Silicon Valley journalist and host of the Silicon Insider podcast,

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  who's joining us on the line from Silicon Valley.

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  Michael, a very good evening to you.

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  Very good evening to you.

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  Good to have you with us.

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  Cross the other side of the world.

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  Katie Dimitrieva, Bloomberg's Asia Economics correspondent,

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  is joining us on the line from Hong Kong.

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  Katya, a very good morning, I should say to you, I think.

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  Yes, good morning.

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