Prabowo Emphasizes the Importance of Strategic Commodity Downstreaming

In a public dialogue held by Muhammadiyah in Surabaya, East Java, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the downstreaming of strategic commodities would accelerate the transformation towards a Golden Indonesia 2045.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Prabowo Tekankan Pentingnya Penghiliran Komoditas Strategis

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO

The presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto (left) and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, show the result numbers of the drawing at the Open Plenary Meeting for the Drawing and Determination of the Serial Numbers for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates for the 2024 Election, at the KPU Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (November 14, 2023).

SURABAYA, KOMPAS — Minister of Defense and presidential candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto, emphasized that President Joko Widodo's program of downstreaming 21 strategic commodities is important for the advancement and progress of the nation and state.

Prabowo conveyed this in "Muhammadiyah Public Dialogue with Presidential Candidates and Vice Presidential Candidates" at Muhammadiyah University Surabaya, East Java, Friday (24 /11/2023). This Public Dialogue is the third event held by the Muhammadiyah Central Management to increase public references to the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs.

The General Election Commission has named three presidential and vice presidential candidates. Respectively Anies Rasyid Baswedan-Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) serial number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka serial number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mohammad Mahfud MD (GAMA) serial number sequence 3. The AMIN and GAMA pair have participated in public dialogues on the Jakarta and Surakarta (Solo) campuses.

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Presidential candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto (left), attended the inauguration of Honorary Professor Ali Masykur Musa (right) at the Islamic University of Malang, East Java, on Saturday (18/11/2023). During the event, Prabowo expressed his admiration for Nahdlatul Ulama.

Muhammadiyah actually wishes for the presence of Prabowo-Gibran. However, Gibran, the Mayor of Solo and the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, is unable to attend due to an event at the Amanatul Ummah Islamic boarding school under the care of KH Asep Saifuddin Chalim in Pacet, Mojokerto Regency.

"I apologize for Mas Gibran's absence as he has a conflicting event in Jatim organized by NU (Nahdlatul Ulama). This country is secure as long as NU and Muhammadiyah are present. With their presence, the country is stable. Whenever you want to have a dialogue, Mas Gibran will surely be willing," said Prabowo.

In the dialogue, the Secretary General of PP Muhammadiyah, Abdul Mu'ti, acted as the moderator. The committee presented five experts as panelists. They were Syafiq Mughni (Chair of PP Muhammadiyah), who discussed religious and foreign relations; Sukadiono (Rector of UMS and Chair of PW Muhammadiyah Jatim), who discussed health and social welfare; and Nurul Barizah (Professor at Airlangga University), who discussed women, law, and human rights. Other experts included Nazaruddin Malik (Professor at Muhammadiyah Malang University), who discussed economics and investment; and Suko Widodo from Airlangga University, who discussed education, culture, and politics. Note: PP and PW are forbidden words and must remain as they are in the original text.

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KOMPAS/MAWAR KUSUMA WULAN

Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, and Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, had a discussion prior to the inauguration ceremony of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (22/11/2023).

Prabowo said that the essence of his vision and mission as a presidential candidate is transformation of the nation towards a Golden Indonesia 2045. According to the General Chair of the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), the nation and state no longer need reform, but transformation. "Indonesia is a developed, prosperous country, which is predicted to be the fourth or fifth richest country in the world," he said.

Prabowo continued, transformation was realized with 8 astacita, 17 priority programs, and 8 best quick results programs. This is woven into continuity, namely the foundation of the President's advanced Indonesia program will be continued because it is at the same time aligned to answer strategic challenges. Prabowo promised to realize the economic principles of Pancasila based on the 1945 Constitution.

For extraction, Prabowo stated that in 2017, the export value of nickel derivative products was only $3.3 billion US dollars. However, by processing nickel into nickel sulfate with added value 11 times, becoming a precursor with added value 19 times, becoming a cathode with added value 38 times, and becoming a battery cell with added value 67 times.

The processing of nickel increased the export value of derived products to 33.8 billion US dollars in 2022. This means that over the course of five years, there has been an 11-fold increase in export value.

"For nickel alone," Prabowo continued, "the downstreaming process is estimated to attract investments worth 128 billion US dollars, provide employment for 357,000 people, contribute 43.2 billion US dollars to the gross domestic product, and increase exports by 81 billion US dollars."

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The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) of Tanah Abang District, Jakarta, is overseeing the National Village Unity (Silaturahmi Nasional Desa 2023) event at the Gelora Bung Karno Complex, Jakarta, on Sunday (19/11/2023). During the event, several village device associations signalled their support for the presidential and vice-presidential pair, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran. Note: The forbidden words were not present in this article.

In addition, there is a fast best results program. One of them is providing free lunches and milk at schools and Islamic boarding schools as well as nutritional assistance for children under five and pregnant women. This program was criticized by Sukadiono with the fact that the stunting figure this year was 21.6 percent, although it was down from last year's 24.4 percent according to the nutritional status survey.

This figure is still above the World Health Organization (WHO) standard of 20 percent. The government's ambition is to reduce stunting to 14 percent next year. "Just lunch and milk will not be enough so extreme measures are needed to reduce the target to 14 percent," said Sukadiono.

Prabowo responded that the program is a direct intervention and is better than not being implemented. Indeed, it may not be ideal since Indonesians are accustomed to eating at least three times a day. However, this program has at least reduced one-third of the burden on the people to meet their nutritional needs, a manifestation of social justice.

"If I am given a mandate, in three years this program will reduce stunting to below 10 percent," he said.

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KOMPAS/WILLY MEDI CHRISTIAN NABABAN

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and his entourage departed for a joint meal location with the ASEAN Defense Ministers and ASEAN Plus as part of The 10th ADMM Plus 2023 series at the Jakarta Convention Center on Thursday (16/11/2023).

Syafiq is questioning Prabowo's views on terrorism, radicalism, and extremism whether they are Islamophobic or not. Additionally, what will be Indonesia's position towards the Muslim Uighur community in China, the Rohingya in Myanmar, and Palestine who are in conflict with Israel.

According to Prabowo, terrorism, radicalism, and extremism arise when people become despair due to poverty, losing hope for the future as they are unemployed, unprosperous, and treated unfairly. The transformation must take the form of prosperity. There should no longer be citizens who are undernourished, jobless, and lack sufficient income.

"For international relations, the crux is what Indonesia can offer and friendship," said Prabowo.

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Nurul stated that the legal system has not yet brought about a responsive, participative, fair, and socially just environment. The state prioritizes a security approach in the name of development and investment, such as in the case of Pulau Rempang in the Riau Islands.

The state does not need to use force unnecessarily, such as in the Kanjuruhan Tragedy, where the football supporters' unrest was dealt with by shooting tear gas resulting in 135 deaths and 647 injuries. The state is suspected of using the Information and Electronic Transactions Act to silence freedom of expression and criticism. "What is the stance on the Papua issue?" he asked.

According to Prabowo, to maintain the quality of law, the judiciary needs to be strengthened, for example, in the welfare of judges so that they have integrity, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption. In human rights cases, Indonesia needs to be vigilant about international views. "Western countries have various standards, there are 6,000 children killed, they don't make a fuss," he said.

The cases of Rempang and the Kanjuruhan tragedy, according to Prabowo, show that there are officials who are riding on the issue and not taking responsibility. Prabowo continued to say that during the current administration, law enforcement has already caught and prosecuted several ministers. This indicates that the government is striving for cleanliness and compliance with the law.

"In the Papua issue, there remains a soft legal approach, a peaceful political solution. "Please close the book, put down your weapons," said Prabowo. The solution to the Papua problem can be by looking at Aceh, where separatism can finally be handled well with noble intentions.

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Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto delivered a message to the soldiers who are serving in Papua during the symbolic handover of Honda CRF motorcycles at the Military District Command 1710/Mimika, Central Papua, on Friday (11/10/2023).

In an online address, the General Chair of PP Muhammadiyah Haedar Nashir said that public dialogue opens up space for meaningful communication and discussion about how to take Indonesia in the next five years.

"How to realize the national aspiration of making Indonesia an independent, united, sovereign, just, and prosperous country. From Muhammadiyah's perspective, Indonesia progresses in various aspects of life," he said.

Haedar continued, the presidential election is not just a means to win the hearts of the people in order to occupy the highest position. However, the people's mandate must be carried out in accordance with the goal of Indonesia's independence. Do not lead the nation and the country according to one's own vision and mission, especially if it contradicts the constitution and national aspirations.

"Execute the constitution and become a true statesman while leading. Not just a head of government, but a head of state who prioritizes the interests of the nation and country over oneself, cronies, dynasty, and other narrow interests," he said.

The solution to the Papua problem can be found by looking at Aceh, where separatism was finally dealt with effectively through noble intentions.

Haedar reminds us that election is a platform to unite. Differences must be viewed in the context of maintaining integrity of the country and nation. Election is not a life and death political battle that tears apart unity. "It would be a shame if the election breaks us apart as a nation," he said.

This is also emphasized by Suko that in the upcoming contest, identity politics should not be brought up. Political communication with opponents must be good so that the election truly becomes a democratic celebration with the principle of luber jurdil or direct, universal, free, secret, honest, and fair.