Cap in Hand

PLN’s plans to revoke the electricity rate increase maximum is opposed by businesspeople and Senayan politicians.

January 26, 2011

IT was afternoon when the sounds of machines from the textile factory in Jetis village, Karanganyar, Central Java, owned by PT Sekar Lima Pratama were still roaring at a deafening rate on Wednesday last week. Hundreds of workers were diligently weaving threads into cloth. However, Liliek Setiawan, the owner, was worriedly facing a jump in the electricity rate. If the factory standing on the two hectares that Liliek owned was to continue operation

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