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        "id": 1664908,
        "msgid": "global-crisis-prabowo-maintains-subsidised-fuel-for-the-poor-1775659921",
        "date": "2026-04-08 21:07:25",
        "title": "Global Crisis: Prabowo Maintains Subsidised Fuel for the Poor",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has affirmed that the government will preserve subsidised fuel for the poor and low-income groups, covering 80% of the population, amid global energy challenges. He emphasised that affluent individuals should purchase non-subsidised fuel at market prices, while ensuring energy supply security despite Middle East conflicts and potential disruptions like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The administration is leveraging Indonesia's abundant natural resources, including coal, palm oil, corn, and cassava, to develop alternative energy sources and maintain vigilance in energy resilience.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has emphasised that the\ngovernment is striving to keep subsidised fuel oil (BBM) affordable for\nthe public, particularly for vulnerable groups. \u201cMy economic ministers\nhave reported that we will maintain subsidised BBM for the poor and\nlow-income people. We will preserve it for 80% of our population,\u201d\nPrabowo stated during the Briefing at the Working Meeting of the\nGovernment Members of the Red and White Cabinet, in Jakarta on\nWednesday. For affluent groups, Prabowo said they can buy non-subsidised\nBBM. \u201cRich people, if they want to use expensive petrol, they must pay\nthe market price,\u201d he remarked. Prabowo assured that the energy supply\nfor the public remains secure amid the heated situation in the Middle\nEast conflict, which impacts the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. In\naddition to seeking alternative supply sources, Indonesia is also\nutilising its domestic natural wealth to ensure energy resilience. The\nHead of State noted that Indonesia is blessed with fertile land and\nabundant natural resources. From beneath the ground, Indonesia has coal\nthat can be processed into an alternative energy source to replace oil\nand gas. Plants such as palm oil, corn, and cassava can also serve as\nalternative energy sources. \u201cOur reserves are very large. Even our coal\nreserves are plentiful, and from coal we can produce diesel. We can\nproduce petrol from coal, cassava, corn,\u201d he said. Although remaining\ncalm, the government is continuously working hard to ensure the public\u2019s\nenergy needs. \u201cMr Bahlil (Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources) says\nit\u2019s safe. Calm and safe does not mean we are relaxed and carefree.\nNo.\u00a0We are working, we are alert,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/global-crisis-prabowo-maintains-subsidised-fuel-for-the-poor-1775659921",
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