PLN office extends bill deadline

YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta branch office of state-owned electricity company PT PLN has extended the deadline for the payment of May bills from June 20 to June 30.

Local PLN office head Isharmanto made the decision after holding a hearing with the provincial council yesterday following mounting calls for the electricity company to lower prices.

"An official announcement is expected to be made soon after company officials hold a hearing with the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Tuesday," he said.

Many mass organizations in the city have lodged protests with the PLN office and the provincial council on the new hike in electricity tariffs.

Hundreds of students recently occupied the council building to demand lower prices. (23/44)