Jakarta, March 13 -- President Prabowo Subianto is encouraging fuel consumption savings and considering work-from-home (WFH) policies as anticipatory measures against the global crisis.

"We must take proactive measures, including conserving fuel consumption. We cannot assume that regardless of what happens, we are safe. Yes, we are grateful that we are safe, but we have made no effort to reduce our fuel consumption," he said during a Plenary Cabinet Meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta on Friday.

He noted that developments in the global situation in Europe and the Middle East have the potential to impact fuel prices, and an increase in energy prices is expected to affect food prices.

According to Prabowo, while Indonesia has secured ...