Palembang students protest fuel hike

Palembang students protest fuel hike

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Dozens of Palembang students protested
on Tuesday against the central government's plan to raise fuel
prices in the near future.

During the rally held in downtown Palembang, the students
carried banners and posters demanding that the government cancel
the plan on the grounds that the fuel hike would inflict undue
suffering on the public.

"The price of basic necessities will definitely soar if fuel
is hiked, and in the end it will be the people who suffer," said
Ipung, a protest steward.

The central government is set to raise fuel prices on April 1.
-- JP