Politics yesterday: Palace open house to discourse on reducing ministers' salaries
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various political events from yesterday (21/3) drew attention, ranging from Prabowo greeting and embracing citizens at the Palace open house to JK highlighting the need for proportionality in the discourse on reducing ministers’ salaries.
Here is ANTARA’s summary of yesterday’s noteworthy political news for revisiting:
- Prabowo greets and embraces citizens at Palace open house
President Prabowo Subianto greeted, shook hands with, and embraced members of the public attending the open house at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Saturday.
Prabowo arrived at the Presidential Palace around 3:00 p.m. WIB. He wore a white koko shirt, black trousers, and a black peci cap.
The President’s greeting of the public was accompanied by his son Didit Hediprasetyo, who wore a blue koko shirt and a black peci cap.
- President Prabowo inspects temporary housing for disaster victims in Aceh Tamiang
President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto inspected temporary housing (huntara) built by the government for disaster victims in Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, on Saturday, after performing the Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah prayers.
Monitored via the Cabinet Secretariat’s YouTube broadcast from Jakarta on Saturday, President Prabowo arrived at the huntara site after conducting halal bihalal with congregants of Masjid Darussalam and local residents.
During the inspection, the Head of State, accompanied by Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian and Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf, entered one of the huntara units to directly view the facilities provided by the government.
- Hasto: Megawati-Prabowo meeting warm like old friends
General Secretary of the PDI Perjuangan Central Executive Board Hasto Kristiyanto revealed that the atmosphere of the meeting between PDI Perjuangan General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri and President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta a few days ago felt very relaxed, despite being a formal state agenda.
Hasto stated that Megawati viewed her meeting with Prabowo as an opportunity for reconnection between two long-time friends.
“Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri met with President Prabowo a few days ago. Even the meeting was described by Ibu Mega as a meeting of ‘old friends’,” Hasto said during a press conference at Building B of the PDI Perjuangan Central Executive Board office in Menteng, Jakarta, on Saturday.
- Warm moment of Prabowo celebrating Eid with Titiek Soeharto and Didit
President Prabowo Subianto shared warm moments while celebrating Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah with his family, namely Titiek Soeharto and his son Didit Hediprasetyo.
In photos uploaded via President Prabowo’s personal Instagram account (@prabowo) on Saturday night (21/3), Prabowo and Didit matched in light blue tops with black trousers and caps. Meanwhile, Titiek wore peach-toned attire.
- JK highlights need for proportionality in discourse on reducing ministers’ salaries
Former 10th and 12th Vice President Jusuf Kalla spotlighted the need to consider aspects of proportionality in budget efficiency policies and the discourse on cutting ministers’ salaries.
This view was expressed by JK after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers at the field of the Grand Al Azhar Mosque on Saturday.
He assessed that the current salary level for ministers is relatively not high compared to officials in other institutions.