Jakarta, July 10 -- President Prabowo Subianto announced that a cross-agency expedition led by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) had discovered gold reserves and several new mineral deposits in Papua's mountainous region.

The new discovery was reported just hours before the President delivered a speech at the launch of the mandatory B50 program at the KM 57 rest area of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road in Karawang, West Java, on Thursday (July 9).

"In two or three weeks, the team has discovered vast gold reserves and other mineral reserves," Prabowo spoke at the launch event.

Therefore, he called on all groups to foster the same sense of optimism for Indonesia's future.

"Our future is very good, very bright. Now we just...