Prabowo tells regional leaders: No need to mobilize crowds for my visits
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto instructed regional heads not to mobilize citizens to welcome his visits.
- He expressed concern that people would have to wait in the heat, emphasizing that his administration is working hard for the people's prosperity.
- The president made these remarks during a visit to Central Java, which included inaugurating a renovated train station and a mass mortgage subsidy for 62,000 homes.
President Prabowo Subianto has asked regional leaders to refrain from organizing public gatherings to welcome his working visits, expressing concern that citizens would be inconvenienced.
During an event in Batang, Central Java, where he symbolically inaugurated a mass mortgage subsidy for 62,000 homes, Prabowo stated he was happy to meet people but felt for those who had to stand in the sun to greet him. "Just relax," he advised, stressing that the most important thing is that the government is working diligently for the prosperity of the Indonesian people.
Prabowo's visit to Central Java on Tuesday also included the inauguration of the renovated Semarang Tawang railway station. He then traveled to Batang by train to officiate the mass mortgage subsidy event, which is being implemented across 372 regencies and cities in 36 provinces.
Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.