Jokowipreviouslystatedthatraisingfuel prices,despitebeingseeminglynecessary amidtheglobalenergytumult,couldleadto uncheckedinflationand hampereconomic growth.Thepresidenthasneverannounced aspecificdateforwhichhewouldcometo hisdecision.
Thefinaldecisiononthematterseemsto restonJokowi,withreportsthatnotevenhis cabinetministersknowwhichwaythe presidentisleaningtowards.
throughoutthecountrywithpeopleeagerto filluptheirtankswhilepricesarelow.
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Amidhugedemandforsubsidizedfuel,the Indonesiangovernmenthasearmarked IDR502trillion(US$33.7billion)forenergy subsidies,upfromtheIDR170trillion (US$11.4billion)initiallysetinthisyear’s statebudget.
‘Stillcalculating’:PresidentJokowideniesSept.1fuelpricehikewaseveractuallyathing PresidentJokoWidodohascomeoutto quashreportsthatthegovernmentwasset toraisefuelpricestoday,whichcaused somepanicbuyingacrossthecountryover thepastfewdays.
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“Inregardstofuel,everythingisstillbeing calculated.It’sstillbeingcalculatedwith care,”Jokowi said
Thegovernmentisalsoconsidering alternativemeasures,suchasstrictly regulatingwhattypesofvehiclesmay receivesubsidizedfuel.
Onelikelyexplanationfortheballooning demandisthatfuelsubsidieshave continuedtogotowardsthosewhoaren’t actuallyentitledtoreceivethem.The
Evenso,localmediaoutletshavewidely reportedonrumorsthatthepricehikewould comeonSept.1.Inrecentdays,longlines havebeenformingatgasstations
Speakingtothepressduringhisvisitto Papuatoday,Jokowisaidtherewasnevera plantoremoveorreducesubsidiesonthe hugelypopular90-octanefuelPertaliteand thedieselfuelSolaronSept.1,despite widespreadreports.
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subsidyforPertalite,forexample,ostensibly targetslowcostvehiclesandmotorcycles, butthefuelhasalsobeenpopularfor higher-endvehicles.Pertalitecurrentlycosts IDR7,650(US$0.51)perliter,butJokowi previouslysaidthatitsactualcostis IDR17,100(US$1.15)perliter.
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Addressingthehotbuttonissue,Uuoffered twosolutionstopreventthespreadofHIV: polygamyandearlymarriage.
(Ourattemptatsarcasmflewovera reader’shead recently.Sohere’sa disclaimerthattheabovestatementis, indeed,sarcastic.)
desperate[forsex]thenwhatcanwedo?”
It’sabsolutelymind-blowingthatnoonein theentireworldhascomeupwiththe solutionsWestJavaViceGovernorUu RuzhanulUlumchampionedtoeradicate HIVandAIDS.
Ofcourse,Uudidn’tputtheblameon husbandswhocan’tcommitto monogamousrelationships.
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Thedatashowsthathousewivesmadeup 11percentofHIV-positivecasesinthe province,andUubelievesthatthiswasthe resultoftheirhusbandstakingthevirus homeaftersexualinteractionswithsex workers.
“Insteadof[husbands] beingindenialthatthey don’tlikethatkindofstuff (hiringsexworkers),and theyenduptransmitting [HIV]totheirwives,why notdosomethingthat hasbeengreen-litby religion?Soinsteadof housewivesgetting[HIV] andfindingoutthattheir husbandsarelikethat, it’sbettertogivethemthe freedomforpolygamy,” Uu said today,referringto Islamallowing polygamousmarriages.
Asforcollegestudentsmakingup6.9 percentofcases,Uuofferedanother solutionontopofeducatingthepublicon thedangersofHIVandAIDS.
Indonesia’slargestprovincebypopulation recentlyreported12,358positiveHIV/AIDS cases,accordingtodatacollectedfrom 1991to2021.Whilethe30-yeardata collectionperiodisconsiderablylong,the numberhassparkedfreshconcernsabout thesexuallytransmittedvirusanddisease amongtheWestJavapopulace.
“Ihopethatyouths,ifthey’resodesperate [tohavesex],justgetmarried.Parents shouldgivetheirsupportandnotprevent themfrommarryingyoung,becausethe impactcouldbeworse,”hesaid,while acknowledgingthatyoungpeoplehaving strongsexualdesiresistotallyhuman.
Uu’sboss,WestJavaGovernorRidwan Kamil,issuedastatementonTwittersaying hepersonallydoesnotagreewithhisvice governor’sviews.Thegovernoralso outlinedstepstheprovincehastakento managethespreadofHIVandAIDS,such asbyperformingearlyscreeningonat-risk groupsandprovidingcounselingand medication.
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Perhapsweshouldn’tbesurprisedbyUu’s statements,consideringthathehadto apologizelastmonthfornormalizingtheact ofkids forcinganothertofornicatewithacat asbanterbetweenboys.
“Earlymarriagedoesnotnecessarilymean suffering,oramess,especiallyifthe marriageiscarriedoutinthenameof religiousworship.Evenifthey’restillin collegeorunemployed,ifthey’reso
WestJavavicegovernorpromotespolygamy,earlymarriageassolutionstostopHIVspread
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Despitetheincidentsounding likeitwasPKW’sfault,IKP apologizedtohimanyway.Yet PKWstillthreatenedIKPwithhis knife.Theteenager,who sufferedminorinjuriestohisleg duetothecrash,managedto rushawayfromthescene.
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Alocalmancausedpanicata busyintersectioninKerobokan thismorningafterhebrandished aknifeandstabbedamotoristin rage.Policesaytheyhave arrestedtheculpritafteravideo oftheincidentwentviral.
prancingaroundtheSemer intersection(onemayrecognize thissitebytheairplanestatueon theGate88building)withawide smilewhileholdingaknife.
Peoplewhotookthevideo,who wereallinsideacar,were terrifiedastheysawtheman wavinghisknifearoundasifhe wasgoingtoslashthedozensof motorcyclistswhowerestuckat theintersection.Atsomepoint, heapproachedonemotorist–whoseemedtobeatthewrong placeatthewrongtime–before punchinghimandstabbinghim intheback. Thevictimmanagedtodriveoff afterthestabbing.
Inaone-minuteclipreceivedby CoconutsBalithismorning,a manwearingall-whiteBalinese traditionalattirecanbeseen
StefanusexplainedthatPKW wasinvolvedinamotorbike crashearlierthismorningwith anothermotoristidentifiedas IKP,19.IKPreportedlycrashed intoPKW’smotorbikebecause thelatterrantheredlightwith onehandholdinghiscellphone.
Theothervictimwasidentified asKS,23,whowasstabbedby PKWasseeninthevideo. Policesayhehasastabwound onhisrightshoulder,andhe alsosufferedfromshortnessof breathandwasimmediately treatedatMangusadaHospital.
“Theperpetratorissuspectedof sufferingfromamentalillness,” Stefanussaid.
SpeakingtoCoconutsBali,Bali PolicespokesmanStefanus SatakeBayuSetiantostatedthat theman,identifiedasPKW,23, waslaterarrestedbytheNorth KutaPolice.
AsforPKW,Stefanussaidthat hehasbeenarrested.The spokesmansentCoconutsBalia videodocumentingthearrest.
“Accordingtoaneyewitness,the perpetratorwasinvolvedina motorbikecrashearlierand becameenragedandthen threatenedandattackedothers,” hesaid.
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