Indonesia's Jokowi faces a hard choice: 'extreme' subsidies or 'political suicide'

Indonesia's Jokowi faces a hard choice: 'extreme' subsidies or 'political suicide'

Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears undeterred from his recent decision to substantially raise subsidized fuel prices despite protesters continuing to take to the streets.