JAKARTA: The sharp rise in global oil prices has crept onto Indonesian shores, with diesel shortages and fuel price hikes unfolding in some parts of the archipelago in recent weeks as the government winds down price control policies in the interest of fiscal consolidation.
Logistics firms have reported delivery delays because trucks are spending more time lining up for Solar, subsidised diesel, at petrol stations, particularly in Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan.
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