Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- President Prabowo Subianto instructed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia to allow retailers to resume sales of subsidized 3-kg LPG cylinders starting today.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad made the statement after speaking with Prabowo on Monday night regarding changes to the distribution system for subsidized cooking gas.

"The president has instructed the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to allow retailers to sell it as usual," Dasco told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Many people have reportedly struggled to obtain subsidized LPG following the changes in the distribution system introduced by the ESDM Ministry. Consumers have had to qu...