Students protest kerosene shortage

Wed, 25 Aug 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAYAPURA, Papua: About 50 students in Jayapura protested on
Tuesday outside state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, demanding
the firm put an end to a kerosene shortage that has plagued the
province for the past month.

The students also called for the company to explain to the
public the reasons for the shortage.

John Awi, the coordinator of the protest, said the shortage
had led the price of kerosene to soar to almost 10 times the
normal price, with the fuel selling at up to Rp 10,000 a liter in
some places. -- JP

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