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Ahok & the Idea of Province-Owned, Alcoholic Beverages Retail Outlets

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The implementation of the controversial Trade Minister Regulation on The Sales of Alcoholic Beverage has been in full force since April 16; three months after it was released in January 16, 2015. Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, otherwise known as “Ahok”, is now under fire after the revelation that the province government has been for long a major shareholder of the Indonesian brewery company PT Delta Djakarta Tbk (IDX: DLTA). Ahok’s response? Throwing an idea to establish a Jakarta-government-owned alcoholic beverages outlets. [Continue reading]

Fahira Idris and Her Fight Against the Immorality of Alcohol

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In recent years, the 24-hour convenience stores have grown to become a new hangout place for young Indonesians. What’s interesting is that this has not been a phenomenon exclusive to Jakarta. You can find it happening in Bali, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta. The youth would socialize over ice coffees, or even beers. Access to the latter led Fahira Fahmi Idris to establish the national anti-alcoholic beverage movement. [Continue reading]

No More Beers In Indonesia’s Minimarkets

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To protect the morality of the nation, and local culture, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel issued the Ministerial Regulation Number 6/2015, barring the sales of alcoholic beverages with less than 5 percent alcohol content, i.e., beer, in convenience stores throughout the country. The regulation comes into effect this coming April or three months after it was released. [Continue reading]