Jakarta, July 16 -- President Prabowo Subianto has declared the government's firm commitment to transforming Indonesia into a modern, industrialized nation, leveraging the country's vast natural resources to elevate the living standards of its citizens.

Speaking via video conference from the Merdeka Palace on Thursday, the President officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-billion-dollar Abadi Masela national strategic LNG project, calling it a cornerstone of the nation's economic evolution.

"We are determined to become an industrial nation, a modern nation, and we are determined that our people must live well and live decently," Prabowo said, adding that the country has both the natural and human resources to achieve this g...