Jakarta, July 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto on Monday drew attention to teachers' low salaries and what he described as a long-standing economic leak that has caused Indonesia's wealth to flow overseas for years.

"We understand that our teachers' salaries are insufficient, we understand the job shortage happening right now, along with extreme poverty. We understand all that," he said during the Plenary Cabinet Meeting at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday.

According to Prabowo, these various issues represent challenges that the government must resolve.

He said the public's mandate to the government is intended to address those challenges and find solutions. Prabowo also acknowledged that he fully understood the scale of the proble...