A Storm of Debt Tweets

Government loans taken during President Joko Widodo's term have reached Rp1,000 trillion in two and a half years. Two opposition parties have fanned the issue and created clamor via social media.

For nearly four months Rico Rustombi had not been active on Twitter. However, came July, the Democrat Party spokesman suddenly went on a tweeting frenzy. The topics he primarily picked to tweet on? The weakening economy, the country's reduced purchasing po

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