Indonesian President Prabowo touts progress in his first State of the Nation address

CNA

3 days ago

Indonesia's president is standing firm on his pledge to root out corruption in his first State of the Nation Address. Prabowo Subianto says billions of dollars of the state budget had been "saved" by his administration's crackdown. Mr Prabowo also highlighted other key achievements almost a year since taking office. He touted the country's faster-than-expected economic growth, low unemployment rate and a slew of ambitious social welfare initiatives. Chandni Vatvani reports from Jakarta.