Prabowo touts economy and social welfare drive


Parliament speech: Prabowo delivering his State of the Nation Address ahead of Indonesia’s independence day in Jakarta. — Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasised an expectation-defying economy, low unemployment rate and slew of ambitious social welfare initiatives as he delivered his first state address to parliament.

The ex-special forces commander took office in October after a campaign to rehabilitate an image tainted by allegations of rights abuses committed during the Suharto dictatorship in the late 1990s.

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