Another Promise of Compensation

The government issues new policies on the price and distribution of fuel oil. But Pertamina’s finances are already bruised and battered.

Retno Sulistyowati

April 11, 2022

HIGH school student Ilham Amijudin rode his motorbike into a fuel station in Jalan Pajajaran, City of Bogor, West Java. That Thursday afternoon, April 7, he lined up in a very long queue of motorcycles waiting to get their gas tanks filled. The indicator of his gas tank said “E,” meaning it is empty.

Ilham turned off the engine and pushed his motorbike towards the Pertalite nozzle. He would have to wait about half an hour before he c

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