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We asked: Is the government faring well or poorly in trying to cope with Indonesia’s energy needs?

You replied:

If it was doing well, we would not have to deal with these irritating power cuts. I’m not even talking about the reports that say this and that industry have had to roll down their shutters because they have no access to adequate fuel supplies.
Gancar, Jakarta

Definitively poorly. While we can foam at the mouth with nationalism when it concerns various issues, we have not been able to raise even our little finger to make sure that domestic energy supplies, including gas, get top priority.
Kasman Budi K, Tangerang  

Isn’t it high time for us to make sure that Indonesia comes first, and that our needs are met by ourselves, and only if that’s not possible, from imports.
Sylvia Susilo

Like most things in the past the government is belatedly realizing that priority should be accorded to domestic needs.
Gaurav, Medan
 
Energy should be declared one of our sembako (essentials) and thus ensure that domestic needs get high priority. 
Nusyirwan

This is a good time to review our general policies regarding energy supplies for the country. The government should realize that it has failed the nation in this regard. Suhend i

We asked: Do you think Indonesia’s debt rating will be raised to investment grade within a year?

You replied:

Every indication seems to say so, although the only thing that remains questionable is whether it can be done within a year
Dewi Gandari, Jakarta
 
Unless those “people’s representatives” muck around and cause more harm to our economy, I am sure that can be reached.
Anon