(JAKARTA): Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday (Apr 11) to disperse hundreds of university students protesting against high cooking oil prices and a mooted extension of President Joko Widodo's stay in office.

Crowds of demonstrators were seen running away from the scene outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, according to a Reuters witness, while Kompas TV said that rocks had been thrown into the complex.

The rally was one of several across Indonesia on Monday, including in South Sulawesi, West Java and Jakarta, where hundreds of students wearing neon jackets had marched towards parliament to complain about rising goods costs and the prospect of the president outstaying his two-term limit.