Politics · Indonesia · 5 hrs ago
Prabowo to Meet Ministers and Agency Heads in Bogor
President Prabowo Subianto is gathering his cabinet at Bogor Palace in West Java on Friday evening.
The meeting is expected to include ministers, deputy ministers and agency heads from Indonesia’s Red and White Cabinet.
Deputy Interior Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto said cabinet meetings are routine and that the main difference is the location.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
local time.
Officials who confirmed the invitation said they do not know what instructions Prabowo will give.
Officials handling forest fires, disasters or other special duties may be absent with the president’s permission.
President Prabowo Subianto is due to gather ministers, deputy ministers and agency heads at Bogor Palace on Friday evening, October 16.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. local time.
Deputy Home Affairs Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto said cabinet meetings are routine and that the location is what differs this time.
Officials said they did not know what instructions or discussion topics Prabowo would set.
Attendees were asked to wear long-sleeved batik, while TNI-Polri officials were to wear PDU-4 uniforms.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto and members of the Red and White Cabinet, including ministers, deputy ministers and agency heads.
- What
- A meeting with the president. Officials said they did not know its purpose or planned instructions.
- When
- Friday evening, October 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. local time.
- Where
- Bogor Palace, Bogor city, West Java, Indonesia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Government officials confirmed that Prabowo would hold a cabinet meeting at Bogor Palace that evening.
The meeting was scheduled to take place.
- Meeting time
- 7 p.m. local time, October 16, 2026
- Venue
- Bogor Palace, Bogor city, West Java
- Attendees
- Ministers, deputy ministers and agency heads
- Meeting title
- Pertemuan dengan Presiden RI
- Dress for attendees
- Long-sleeved batik; TNI-Polri officials were to wear PDU-4 uniforms
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What people are saying
Yes, that is right.
Cabinet meetings are routine; the only difference is the location. Now it is in Bogor.
Yes, that is right (there is an invitation), but we do not yet know what instructions the president will give.