Indonesia’s middle class lament ‘worsening’ plight, as sharp drop in their population sets off economic alarm bell
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With a smaller middle class, experts warn that Indonesia could suffer a similar fate to Chile, where widening social inequality contributed to years of unrest. JAKARTA: It has been four years since Mr Muhammad Yudhi last had a steady job. The 33-year-old motorcycle taxi driver used to work at a textile factory one hour east of Jakarta before he was laid off in 2020 due to an economic slowdown brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. “ I have been trying to apply for factory work again but they told me
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