This is not as big of problem there as it might be in other places. Here, a video of how fuel is transported in other parts of the world (popped randomly on my feed): https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGePEvYU5/. It gets the job done, everything else matters very little to not at all.
In a lot of cultures people would rather die trying to save their house. And in many places, for example, people would rather die trying to get their luggage from an airplane in flames thn just running for their lives.
My point being that you should not see everything through “western” eyes where life is valued more over psysical possesions.
And to answer your question: yes, cheaper batteries matter more in Indonesia than “safe” batteries. And I am pretty sure the same holds for pretty much all of SE Asia.
The talking point for every evil is to try paint any moral value as arbitrary and/or 'western'. It's transparently ridiculous on a rational level, and furthers real evil, real harm to real people.
If you find yourself on that side of the debate, on that path, you've lost your way; you've followed the wrong people.
