en.malanginspirasi.com – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on his speech, claimed his administration has delivered rapid solutions to several of the country’s long-standing challenges during his second State of the Nation address at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta, Friday August 14th.
Speaking ahead of Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day on August 17, Prabowo highlighted that food self-sufficiency in eight key commodities — rice, corn, consumption sugar, chicken meat, eggs, shallots, large chili peppers, and bird’s eye chili — had been achieved in just one year well ahead of the original four-year target, despite the threat of El Niño.
He also pointed to reforms of state-owned enterprises (BUMN), including the closure of hundreds of underperforming firms with a target of reducing the total to no more than 300 by the end of 2026, and a firmer stance against corruption.
Prabowo further noted strong economic indicators, with first-half growth of 5.45 percent — the highest in 13 years — and expressed confidence that full-year growth could reach 6 percent.
He framed investment and growth as means to improve public welfare rather than ends in themselves. Former president Joko Widodo and other dignitaries were present for the address.
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While the speech emphasized transformative policies implemented roughly every five days over 21 months in office, online reaction was mixed.
Users on X voiced a range of views shortly after the speech:
“guess im not the one who need professional help”
“the level of schizophrenia this person has never failed to amaze me”
“What did you solve? You’re just keepin’ on addin’ problems all the time.”
Many Indonesians shared video clips of the address alongside expressions of skepticism.
They were questioning whether the claimed progress fully matches conditions on the ground in food production, bureaucracy, and the broader economy. Independent observers and reports have also scrutinized the completeness of the food-security claims.
