JAKARTA: Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said yesterday that there was no other option but for her government to raise utility charges if the nation wanted to shed its dependency on foreign loans.
As she addressed a crowd of thousands in Bali who came to mark the 30th anniversary of the Democratic Party of Indonesia for Struggle (PDIP) which she chairs, opposition to the price increases continued elsewhere.
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