Local liquor law loses (Feb 26-Mar 5)

President Jokowi caves in to pressure over alcohol investment

Hello Coconauts!

We love the occasional responsible swig of arak, brem, and ciu. And we could have seen immense growth of the local liquor industry with the passing of a Presidential Regulation (Perpres), which put the sector in the country’s positive investments list, but that booze euphoria was short-lived.

President Joko Widodo this week rescinded the …