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Prabowo Leads Bogor Cabinet Meeting on Asta Cita Review

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 17, 2026•3 min read

President Prabowo Subianto led the Red-White Cabinet meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Friday night (16/10/2026). The session, attended by all ministers, deputy ministers and agency heads, focused on monitoring and controlling the implementation of his Asta Cita programs — held four days before his administration's second anniversary.

Key Facts

President Prabowo Subianto led the Red-White Cabinet meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Friday night (16/10/2026), with the agenda of monitoring and controlling Asta Cita program implementation across ministries and agencies.
The meeting was scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. local time; officials began arriving around 6:00 p.m. in batik shirts, while military and police personnel wore ceremonial uniforms.
Deputy Minister of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi described the meeting as a routine agenda to evaluate the President's priority programs in each ministry according to their duties and functions.
Minister of Housing and Settlements Maruarar Sirait said after the meeting he was grateful to have worked two years and described Prabowo as building togetherness, urging the cabinet to work harder for the people.
The meeting came a day after a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday (15/10/2026): National Disaster Agency (BNPB) chief Lt. Gen. Suharyanto was replaced by Lt. Gen. Kristomei Sianturi, Maruli Simanjuntak became Deputy TNI Commander, and Tandyo Budi Revita became Army Chief of Staff.
The cabinet session coincided with traffic jams on several Bogor roads, including the Botanical Garden one-way system, Juanda Road, Siliwangi Road, and the Alun-Alun area to Bogor Station.

Asta Cita Review Tops the Agenda

BOGOR — President Prabowo Subianto led the Red-White Cabinet meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Friday night (16/10/2026). Scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. local time, it was attended by the full cabinet: ministers, deputy ministers, and agency and institution heads.

The main agenda was monitoring and controlling the implementation of the President's Asta Cita programs across ministries and agencies. Deputy Minister of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi confirmed it was a routine program-evaluation agenda. "Just a routine agenda. On monitoring and controlling the implementation of the President's Asta Cita programs in each ministry, according to their duties and functions," he said.

Government Communications Agency chief Syahganda Nainggolan also confirmed the meeting invitation. Among officials seen attending were MSME Minister Maman Abdurrahman, PPA Minister Arifatul Choiri Fauzi, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Special Presidential Envoy Raffi Ahmad, and Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono.

Maruarar: Grateful for Two Years, Work Harder

After the meeting, Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar Sirait reflected ahead of the Prabowo administration's two-year anniversary on October 20, 2026. "I am grateful to have worked two years, and the President builds togetherness," said Maruarar, known as Ara.

Maruarar also touched on Indonesia's relations with world leaders as part of its free-and-active foreign policy, saying ties with leaders of Russia, the United States, China and Middle Eastern countries were going well.

He stressed the need for the cabinet to raise its performance for the public. "Yes, we must work even harder for the Indonesian people," he concluded.

Held a Day After the Reshuffle, Bogor Gridlock

The cabinet meeting came a day after President Prabowo reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday (15/10/2026). BNPB chief Lt. Gen. TNI Suharyanto was replaced by Lt. Gen. TNI Kristomei Sianturi, Maruli Simanjuntak became Deputy TNI Commander, and Tandyo Budi Revita took the Army Chief of Staff post.

Meanwhile, the state event at Bogor Palace affected city traffic. Congestion was observed on several roads, from the Botanical Garden one-way system to the Alun-Alun and Bogor Station areas. Jams also hit Siliwangi, Otto Iskandardinata (Otista), Ir H Juanda and Jenderal Sudirman roads.

Some residents said they were caught in traffic several times in a single trip. Zoel, one resident, said he was stuck four times at different points, including when Otista Road was closed for the motorcade entering Bogor Palace.