THE government needs to find the right long-term solution to overcome the repeated shortages of kerosene. In the last month, there have been long lines of people waiting to buy kerosene in every corner of the nation. The price has risen above the normal Rp2,300 per liter.

It turns out that the shortage of kerosene is related to the problems with the program to convert kerosene to gas. The supplies of subsidized kerosene for the public have been re