Indonesia's Jokowi faces a hard choice: 'extreme' subsidies or 'political suicide'

Indonesia's Jokowi faces a hard choice: 'extreme' subsidies or 'political suicide'

Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears undeterred from his recent decision to substantially raise subsidized fuel prices despite protesters continuing to take to the streets.

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