Small is Beautiful

Sumirah had to bear the scorching heat as she queued in the sun for hours, just for 5 liters of kerosene last week. I had no time to look after my husband and children, said the 38-year-old from Kediri, East Java. Reports of residents waiting in long lines to buy a few liters of kerosene have been making headlines recently.

Kerosene scarcity in many parts of the country in recent weeks has been blamed on the disparity between the government-subsid

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