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        "id": 1667245,
        "msgid": "prabowo-surprised-to-see-tidar-and-lokon-in-electric-vehicle-series-good-intelligence-1775735472",
        "date": "2026-04-09 17:46:42",
        "title": "Prabowo Surprised to See \"Tidar\" and \"Lokon\" in Electric Vehicle Series: Good Intelligence",
        "author": "Bilal Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto jokingly praised Anindya Bakrie, Chairman of Kadin Indonesia and Commissioner of PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas Tbk, for selecting the names \"Tidar\" and \"Lokon\" for VKTR's electric vehicle series during the inauguration of an electric bus and truck factory in Magelang, Central Java. These names hold personal significance for Prabowo, referencing his upbringing near Bukit Tidar and his mother's Minahasan heritage near Mount Lokon, leading him to quip about Bakrie's sharp intelligence in choosing them over other options. Prabowo expressed hopes that VKTR would emerge as a \"national champion\" in Indonesia's automotive industry, akin to global giants like Isuzu, Hino, Hyundai, and Daewoo.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto made a joke to Anindya Bakrie,\nChairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and\nMain Commissioner of PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas Tbk, during the\ninauguration of the PT VKTR Sakti Industries electric bus and truck\nfactory in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday (9\/4\/2026). He shared the\njoke upon seeing several VKTR electric vehicle series named after places\nclosely tied to his life. Two of them are Tidar and Lokon. Tidar refers\nto the hill in Magelang that borders SMA Taruna Nusantara directly.\nPrabowo is known as one of the key figures who initiated and established\nthe school in 1988 while still active in the military. \u201cYou chose the\nmountain series name: Tidar. Coincidentally, when I was young, I was\nraised in the Tidar Valley. I have many memories in Tidar, many memories\nin Magelang,\u201d Prabowo said on Thursday. Minahasa is the place where\nPrabowo\u2019s biological mother, Dora Marie Sigar, grew up. Prabowo then\nconsidered Anindya Bakrie to have good intelligence for selecting a name\nclosely associated with him, even though there were many mountain names\nto choose from. \u201cMoreover, Brother chose another name for the second\nseries: Lokon. My mother is from Minahasa, so Mount Lokon is very famous\nin Minahasa. This intelligence of Mr Anin is very good. He could choose\nMount Kerinci, he could choose the Semeru series (but) he chose Tidar\nand Lokon. This must be supported,\u201d Prabowo joked. Prabowo wants the\ncompany to eventually produce a \u201cnational champion\u201d, like the automotive\nindustries in advanced countries. \u201cI hope VKTR will become one of our\nnational champions. If Japan has Isuzu, has Hino, if Korea has Hyundai,\nDaewoo, I hope in a few years we will regard and see VKTR as one of\nIndonesia\u2019s champions,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-surprised-to-see-tidar-and-lokon-in-electric-vehicle-series-good-intelligence-1775735472",
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