Against tariff hike: Dozens of Makassar residents, who are members of the Indonesia Poor Union (SRMI) in Makassar, stage a rally against the basic electricity tariff (TDL) hike in front of state-run power company PLN for South, West and Southeast Sulawesi distribution office on Monday. The 15 percent increase on the electricity tariff have prompted the protesters to complain that PLN continues to make their lives more difficult and has yet to give good service to the public. JP/Andi Hajramurni
The students’ rally took place in front of Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Makassar on Jalan Sultan Alauddin. They managed to seize a fuel tank truck owned by state-run oil company PT Pertamina.
Meanwhile, Makassar’s poor residents addressed their protest in front of the state-run power company PLN for South, West and Southeast Sulawesi (Sultanbatara) building on Jalan Letjen Hertasning.
“It is already hard for us to fulfill our daily needs. The condition would be much worse if the government continues to increase the power tariff,” says protester Daeng Baji.
PLN’s distribution and marketing manager for Sultanbatara, Andi Lakipadada, said that the tariff hike was a nationwide plan. However, he would deliver the protesters’ request to PLN’s main office in Jakarta.
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