Indonesia rations fuel as prices soar over Mideast war

Civil servants will work from home every Friday.

31 Mar 2026 08:54pm
This aerial picture shows the oil depot and container terminal of Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, on March 31, 2026. - (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
This aerial picture shows the oil depot and container terminal of Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, on March 31, 2026. - (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

JAKARTA - Indonesia on Tuesday announced fuel rationing and ordered civil servants to work from home one day a week, as it seeks to conserve energy stocks amid global price hikes due to the Middle East war.

"The government will regulate (fuel) purchases... with a reasonable limit of 50 litres per vehicle" per day, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said in a virtual press conference from Seoul.

He added that civil servants will work from home every Friday. - AFP

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