Prabowo Instructs Authorities to Act Swift in Preventing Wildfire to Spread
President Prabowo Subianto instructed all stakeholders to work to extinguish fires as soon as they are detected and to ensure that the wildfire does not spread.
President Prabowo Subianto instructed all stakeholders to work to extinguish fires as soon as they are detected and to ensure that the wildfire does not spread.
President Prabowo Subianto reiterated the prohibition against anyone clearing land by burning and asked authorities to strengthen education and law enforcement to prevent wildfire.
President Prabowo Subianto expressed his appreciation for the handling of forest and land fires in Riau, which has successfully reduced the burned area from approximately 16,000 hectares to around 900 hectares.
President Prabowo Subianto has requested that Way Kambas National Park in Lampung receive special attention in forest and land fire management after hotspots were discovered in the conservation area.
President Prabowo Subianto has asked his staff to investigate the land burning cases that cause wildfire, which is suspected to be carried out by individuals with links to certain corporations.
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi announced that President Prabowo Subianto will review the handling of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Sumatra, specifically in Riau, Jambi, and South Sumatra.
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that President Prabowo Subianto is paying serious attention to the handling of forest and land fires in Kalimantan.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia has achieved food self-sufficiency faster than the previously estimated target of four to five years.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the Free Health Check (CKG) program has reached 108 million people since its launch in February 2025.
President Prabowo Subianto is targeting 30,000 Red and White Village and Sub-district Cooperatives (KDMP) to be operating optimally by the end of 2026.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the government is establishing Community Schools (Sekolah Rakyat) as boarding schools for children from the most disadvantaged families to break the cycle of poverty and open up opportunities for them to achieve a better future.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the school improvement program will continue to be expanded to all schools in Indonesia, including Islamic boarding schools (pesantren), and the renovation process is targeted for completion by 2029.