Yesterday, President Holds Meeting in Hambalang on Education to Workers' Welfare
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various political news items have been reported by the ANTARA News Agency. Here we summarise the five most popular political news stories from yesterday, worth rereading as a source of information to start your morning.
- Prabowo Leads Meeting in Hambalang on Education to Defence
President Prabowo Subianto led a limited meeting with several members of the Merah Putih Cabinet at his residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Saturday (2/5) evening, discussing various matters from education to national security and defence.
“The President held a limited meeting in Hambalang, Bogor, with several members of the Merah Putih Cabinet,” as posted on the Instagram account (@presidenrepublikindonesia) on Sunday.
- Meeting in Hambalang, Prabowo Discusses Workers and Role of Higher Education
President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto led a limited meeting (ratas) with members of the Merah Putih Cabinet in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Saturday (2/5), which specifically focused on labour protection and optimising the role of higher education institutions.
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, in the official Instagram account of the secretariat.kabinet quoted in Jakarta on Sunday, stated that the meeting, which took place from afternoon to evening, discussed various strategic issues to deliver policies that protect, educate, and prosper all layers of Indonesian society.
- Hasto: Determination of Parliamentary Threshold Through Dialogue and Studies
General Secretary of PDI Perjuangan Hasto Kristiyanto said that determining the ideal parliamentary threshold figure would be done through a mechanism of dialogue with other political parties, including non-parliamentary parties, and based on in-depth studies.
“What is the ideal figure will be built through a political process and studies, considering that the reformasi era has produced several elections, so public preferences towards political parties should be increasingly solid,” Hasto said in Jakarta on Sunday.
- Rano: Collaboration Key to Advancing Industry Amid Global Uncertainties
Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno said that collaboration between government, workers, and entrepreneurs is key to advancing industry in facing various challenges, including the current global uncertainties.
“I hope the synergy between workers, entrepreneurs, and government continues to be strengthened. Amid global challenges, collaboration is the key so that we remain resilient and able to move forward,” Rano said at the PDI Perjuangan’s 2026 International Labour Day Commemoration with the theme “Banteng Pro Pekerja: Sovereign Workers, Independent Indonesia” held at GOR Otista, East Jakarta, on Sunday.
- MPR: Prabowo’s Commitment to Workers Must Become Momentum to Enhance Capacity
Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI Eddy Soeparno assessed that President Prabowo Subianto’s commitment to workers must become a momentum to increase the capacity and skills of workers in facing the era of digitalisation, automation, and artificial intelligence.
He said President Prabowo’s special attention to fulfilling the basic needs of workers throughout Indonesia, particularly in terms of housing and better working conditions, so that Indonesian workers can work more productively in the future.