Dealing with the Booze Ban

John McBeth*

Firstly, an admission: I like to have a drink, not in excess, but whenever I feel like it, usually after the sun goes down. It's a nice way to end the day, either with friends or simply to relax and ruminate over things.

With that out of the way, let's now turn to the matter at hand: the supposedly urgent legislation now before the House of Representatives that will ban the sale of alcohol across Indonesia.

July 12, 2016

John McBeth*

Firstly, an admission: I like to have a drink, not in excess, but whenever I feel like it, usually after the sun goes down. It's a nice way to end the day, either with friends or simply to relax and ruminate over things.

With that out of the way, let's now turn to the matter at hand: the supposedly urgent legislation now before the House of Representatives that will ban the sale of alcohol across Indonesia.

It is strange how Indonesian po

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