Prabowo attends National Cooperative Day, Hashim issues clarification
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Among the political events that drew attention yesterday were President Prabowo Subianto attending the 79th National Cooperatives Day celebrations and Presidential Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Hashim Djojohadikusumo issuing a clarification regarding reports about a CIA agent.
Below is ANTARA’s roundup of yesterday’s notable political news worth revisiting:
Prabowo optimistic the cooperative revival will become a driving force of the Indonesian economy
President Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism that the Indonesian cooperative movement will be revived and become one of the main forces of the national economy through the strengthening of a people-based economy starting from villages.
In his speech at the pinnacle of the 79th National Cooperatives Day (Harkopnas) commemoration at the Indonesia Arena, Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, on Sunday, President Prabowo said cooperatives will become an important instrument to ensure the circulation of the economy delivers direct benefits to the people.
“The Indonesian cooperative movement will rise to become a force of the Indonesian economy, an economic force that will not take money out of Indonesia,” said President Prabowo.
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Hensa: The controversy over Teddy driving a golf cart at Prambanan should not be blown out of proportion
Political observer Hendri Satrio, also known as Hensa, highlighted the controversy surrounding Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, who drove a golf cart during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Prambanan Temple complex some time ago.
The spotlight fell on the moment after Minister of Culture Fadli Zon was seen walking on foot, while Teddy drove a golf cart carrying Prabowo and Modi.
The founder of the KedaiKOPI survey institute, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday, assessed that the moment should not be exaggerated, as it appeared there had already been a division of tasks between Teddy and Fadli.
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Economist: The Red and White Village Cooperatives Programme aligns with the founders’ economic vision
Economist Surya Vandiantara assessed that the Red and White Village/Neighbourhood Cooperatives Programme (KDKMP) aligns with the economic vision of the nation’s founders, who positioned cooperatives as a manifestation of a mutual-assistance economy based on the principle of kinship.
“The founders’ main idea in establishing cooperatives was to advance the economy through mutual cooperation without distinguishing between the classes or groups of society,” said Surya Vandiantara, an academic at Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
Surya explained that this concept is in line with Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution, which mandates that the economy be organised as a joint endeavour based on the principle of kinship. Cooperatives are one form of implementation of this constitutional mandate.
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Prabowo hopes Indonesia can produce plant-based petrol within four years
President Prabowo Subianto expressed hope that Indonesia will be able to produce plant-based petrol within the next three to four years, as part of strengthening national energy independence.
“Our professors are currently developing petrol from palm oil, ethanol from cassava, from corn, from sorghum. So I hope that in three to four years we will also be able to produce petrol from plants,” said President Prabowo Subianto during the pinnacle of the 79th National Cooperatives Day commemoration at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, on Sunday.
According to the President, the development of fuel based on agricultural commodities is expected to improve the welfare of farmers, including cassava and corn growers and other commodities, while also driving growth in the agricultural sector.
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Hashim clarifies his links to fake CIA agent Gaurav Srivastava
Presidential Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Hashim Djojohadikusumo issued a clarification regarding reports linking him to a fraudster posing as a CIA agent, named Gaurav Srivastava.
“In connection with circulating news reports, we are issuing this clarification to set the facts straight and provide a complete picture of the events being reported,” said Hashim’s spokesperson, Ariseno Ridhwan, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
He explained that on 7 December 2020, the then Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto hosted the then United States Secretary of Defence Christopher C. Miller at a dinner at Prabowo’s residence in Kertanegara, Jakarta.
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