JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Greenpeace activists unfurled giant banners condemning Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s handling of the haze crisis at a Jakarta landmark yesterday, as protests over forest fires and soaring living costs overshadowed his second anniversary in power.

The dramatic stunt at the capital’s iconic Welcome Statue saw activists brand the haze and Prabowo’s administration a “national disaster”, while demanding action over an environmental crisis that has sent choking smoke across South-east Asia.

Two activists descending from the monument held signs declaring “Haze & Prabowo’s Regime = National Disaster” and “No Progress Without Protest”.

Larger banners demanded action on climate change and the cost of living, with one asking pointedly: “Disasters Are Getting Worse, the People Are Struggling, What Is the Government Doing?”