Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
The government postpones restricting consumption of subsidized gasoline as parliament approves increased quota for distribution to consumers.
September 29, 2010
IT was not yet past noon when a petrol station on Jalan Sukarno-Hatta in East Kalimantan closed for the rest of the day. An iron chain strung across the entrance and a makeshift sign announced: No Diesel Fuel. Still, several public transports chose to wait for incoming supplies. Lately a petrol station closing unusually early is a common sight in the oil-producing province, not only because of increasing demand, but also because of restricted sup
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