Prabowo Subianto sets up cable production company in Batam, journalists banned from covering it

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Subianto game attended the opening ceremony of 3 new PT buildings. Volex Indonesia in Sekupang Industrial Area, Batam City, Sunday, August 4 2024. The inauguration of the new building for three companies involved in the manufacture of electronic cables and connectors, was marked by the signing of the inscription by the Minister Defense of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and Governor of Riau Islands Ansar Ahmad with the Chairman of Volex Indonesia, Lord Rothschild.

In his speech, Prabowo said he was proud that the company owned by his close friend continued to experience progress and development in production. “Furthermore, earlier I was taken on a tour to see various production products, all to meet export needs. In addition, it has been recognized that the representation itself has an adequate quality,” said Prabowo, who was quoted in a Public Relations message from the Riau Regional Government of the Islands obtained by Tempo, Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2024.

Prabowo is confident that this company, which has been active for a long time in Batam City and various countries, will continue to grow into a progressive and modern business. “Furthermore, I am still committed to supporting the progress of the business sector in various fields,” Prabowo said. According to him, with better natural and human resources, Indonesia will become an advanced business country. and competitive. “Batam City is one of the areas where business in Indonesia is going forward,” he said.

When he was giving his speech, Governor Ansar said that his region has many benefits in general because it crosses several countries directly. In addition, it is also located at one of the centers of the most important maritime trade routes, namely the Straits of Malacca. “Because of this, the Riau Islands have benefited a lot through policies from the center such as being designated as a trade area and a free port,” he said. According to him, this decision aims to attract as much foreign investment into Indonesia through the Riau Islands.

Regional General Manager APAC Volex (Asia) Pte. Ltd., Tan Chiang Peng hopes that by building the third building, production capacity will increase with the support of the latest technology. “PT. Volex Indonesia can contribute to increasing investment and the economy in Batam and Indonesia in general,” said Tan Chiang Peng.

Unfortunately, in the middle of the inauguration, access to the media was closed. Journalists are prohibited from entering the room at the opening of PT Volex Indonesia’s new building in Sekupang area, Batam City, Riau Islands Province. Based on Tempo’s investigation, banners were displayed around the company welcoming Prabowo. Likewise, a floral board was presented congratulating the establishment of the company.

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Before Prabowo arrived, several regional officials started arriving. Not only that, it was also seen that a number of Riau Islands regional election contestant couples were also present at the venue. It seems that the Governor of Riau Islands, Ansar Ahmad and Nyanyang Haris Patimura, the two couples who were just recommended by Prabowo to run for the gubernatorial election, came together. Then came Batam Deputy Mayor Amsakar Achmad and Li Claudia Chandar.

This couple also received Prabowo’s recommendation to contest in the Batam Regional Election. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Batam Muhammad Rudi arrived separately with the Head of Public Relations Bureau of Batam MP.

Before that, Prabowo’s younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, was also seen arriving. After almost an hour, at around 11.30 WIT Prabowo finally arrived in a white Alphard car. Prabowo was seen coming in and the company greeted him. He also reviewed several product presentations from the company PT Volex Indonesia.

Until Prabowo entered the meeting room, the media team was not allowed to enter. “The room inside is full,” said one of the security officers at the event. The police on patrol also said the same thing.

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