Kanupriya Kapoor

Soldiers were deployed to help nearly 50,000 folk in the sprawling city.

Police say fewer than 50,000 workers gathered in and around Jakarta to demand an increase in minimum wages and improved social welfare.

Under Indonesian law, any firm or person involved in an illegal forest fire faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to 5 billion rupiah (US$503,800).