PKB urges Prabowo, other parties to revise 108 laws for resource preservation
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The National Awakening Party (PKB) supports President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to preserving natural resources and achieving economic sovereignty.
- PKB plans to collaborate with Prabowo and other parties to revise 108 laws, including those on Omnibus Law, Forestry, and Agraria, to bolster economic independence.
- The party advocates for a single-door export policy for natural resources as a key strategy to realize national economic sovereignty.
The National Awakening Party (PKB) has pledged its full support for President Prabowo Subianto's agenda to protect Indonesia's natural resources and achieve economic sovereignty. PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar stated that preserving these resources is crucial for Indonesia to assert its economic independence amid high global market dependency.
There are 108 laws that we will invite Prabowo and other parties to change so that economic sovereignty can be realized.
"We will invite Prabowo and other parties to change 108 laws to realize economic sovereignty," Iskandar announced at the PKB's 28th anniversary celebration in Jakarta. He specified that the targeted laws include those related to the Omnibus Law, Forestry, Minerals and Coal, State Finance, and Agraria. Iskandar emphasized the need for these revisions to ensure Indonesia relies solely on its own capabilities.
Beyond advocating for legal revisions, PKB also champions concrete solutions to support economic sovereignty policies. A primary proposal is the implementation of a single-door export policy for natural resources. The party believes this streamlined approach will serve as the main gateway to achieving national economic independence and sovereignty.
We cannot depend on any country except our own.
"We believe this is one of the main ways to start enforcing economic sovereignty in our beloved Nusantara," said Iskandar, who also serves as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture. The party's initiative underscores a national focus on strengthening economic self-reliance through legislative reform and strategic policy implementation.
We believe this is one of the main ways to start enforcing economic sovereignty in our beloved Nusantara.
Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.