Half-Hearted Measures
A security guard stopped the black Pajero Sport Exceed SUV right before it entered the Pertamina gas station on Jalan Abdul Muis in Central Jakarta and initiated a brief exchange. Upon hearing what the guard had to say, the SUV's driver turned around and sped away. This station did not sell subsidized diesel fuel. "It happens a lot," station employee Agung said last week.
On August 1, all gas stations in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Bali stopped selling subsidized diesel between 8am-6pm, with stations along toll roads entirely prohibited from offering it. Downstream oil and gas regulator BPH Migas had issued a decree on the matter on July 24.
August 12, 2014
A security guard stopped the black Pajero Sport Exceed SUV right before it entered the Pertamina gas station on Jalan Abdul Muis in Central Jakarta and initiated a brief exchange. Upon hearing what the guard had to say, the SUV's driver turned around and sped away. This station did not sell subsidized diesel fuel. "It happens a lot," station employee Agung said last week.
On August 1, all gas stations in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Bali stopped s
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