Jakarta, Aug. 14 -- President Prabowo Subianto announced a major infrastructure push to build more than 5,000 village bridges and expand access to clean water across Indonesia, aiming to strengthen rural connectivity and economic resilience.

Speaking at the 2026 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Friday, the head of state underlined that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), farmers, fishermen and artisans remain the backbone of the country's economic resilience.

President Prabowo drew historical parallels to the 1998 Asian financial crisis, pointing out that while ...