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        "id": 1615787,
        "msgid": "iran-conflict-prompts-government-to-consider-work-from-home-and-energy-saving-measures-for-civil-servants-1773618766",
        "date": "2026-03-16 05:38:36",
        "title": "Iran Conflict Prompts Government to Consider Work-from-Home and Energy-Saving Measures for Civil Servants",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is examining budget-saving measures in response to escalating conflict in the Middle East, with proposals including work-from-home arrangements for civil servants to reduce fuel consumption. Coordinating Minister Muhaimin Iskandar stated that the WFH policy is being studied as a precautionary measure against potential energy price increases amid global conflict, though he emphasised the proposal remains under review by relevant ministries.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The government is examining several cost-saving measures\nfollowing the escalation of conflict in the Middle East after the United\nStates and Israel attacked Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Several cost-saving options being considered by the government\ninclude implementing work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for civil\nservants (ASN) to reduce fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar\nstated that the WFH proposal for civil servants is being pursued as a\nprecautionary measure against potential energy price increases amid\nglobal conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, we are studying this to prevent traffic congestion.\nJakarta\u2019s congestion means wasted fuel, yet fuel prices will rise if the\nwar does not stop soon,\u201d Muhaimin said after a free mudik (homecoming)\nevent at PKB headquarters in central Jakarta on Sunday (15 March\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo how? By having civil servants work from home, limiting those who\ncome to the office,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>However, Muhaimin emphasised that the proposal is merely his personal\nsuggestion and remains under study within government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this is only my suggestion. My suggestion as a form of reducing\nfuel consumption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the policy is currently being studied by relevant\nministries, including the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and\nBureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB), which oversees civil servants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my personal proposal, and it is being studied at the\nministerial level of PAN-RB,\u201d Muhaimin stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-conflict-prompts-government-to-consider-work-from-home-and-energy-saving-measures-for-civil-servants-1773618766",
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