Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- President Prabowo Subianto said the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Central Halmahera District, North Maluku, has created jobs for more than 100,000 workers.

"Since the development of this area began, workforce absorption has reportedly reached over 100,000 people," Prabowo said during the launch of a downstreaming program at the IWIP area on Thursday.

Broadcast live on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel, Prabowo stated that this job creation aligns with growing investments in the natural resource processing hub.

He added that according to a report from Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani, realized investment in the industrial park has reached around US$20 billion, with an ad...