Commentary: All the ‘low-hanging fruit’ programs in the first 100 days

Vincent Lingga , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Thu, 01/28/2010 9:37 AM Headlines Had President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) anticipated the thundering political noise he would encounter at the outset of his second term, he might not have trapped himself in the euphoria of the first 100-day...

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Commentary: Beleaguered government throws out sound energy policy

Vincent Lingga , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Fri, 01/15/2010 9:20 AM Headlines By deciding to increase budget allocations for energy subsidies by 50 percent to Rp 150 trillion (US$15 billion) this year, the government threw out a sound fuel policy launched early last year to gradually reduce dependence...

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