Kupang in need of more kerosene

KUPANG: After a quota reduction and price hike, long queues for kerosene were observed in Kupang on Thursday. Some people said they had been forced to cook over wood fires, the old-fashioned way.

A liter of kerosene is now priced at Rp 2,000 from the previous Rp 1,000. The kerosene quota for each person has decreased -- from 3.75 liters per month to 2.28 liters -- for the province's four million people.

House of Representatives legislator Anthon Mashur criticized the kerosene price hike, saying the government is yet to increase the price of fuel. -- JP