@cjustastick: On 16 May 2026, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a controversial remark about the weakening rupiah during a public event in Nganjuk, East Java. While addressing growing concerns over Indonesia’s falling currency value against the US dollar, Prabowo dismissed the issue by saying that people in villages “don’t use dollars anyway.” The statement quickly exploded across Indonesian social media, with critics accusing the president of simply being stupid. As a matter of fact, even rural Indonesians are directly affected by a weaker rupiah through higher fuel prices, rising food costs, fertilizer imports, transportation expenses, and increasing prices of everyday goods.

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Sunday 17 May 2026 04:02:53 GMT