FIVE wooden casket-like crates were lined up in front of the State Palace. That afternoon, five men lay inside each crate under the scorching sun, their bodies buried in dirt with flower petals scattered above them.

The men are farmers from Telukjambe, West Java. They had buried themselves in the caskets in protest since morning. Along with dozens of fellow farmers who marched to the palace, they demanded President Joko Widodo immediately reso