Protesters torch government buildings in Central Papua over village funding cuts - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

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In February, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa issued a regulation requiring 58 percent of village funds to be allocated to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship Red and White Cooperatives program.

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More than a dozen government buildings in Puncak regency, Central Papua, were set ablaze by a mob reportedly angered by cuts to village funding by the central government.Puncak Police Chief Adj. Comr. Domingos Ximenes said the unrest erupted on Tuesday afternoon following the disbursement of village funds at a local bank.