Maung Will Become A Minister's Ride, Maruarar Sirait: I'm Happy, We Want To Use Domestic Products

JAKARTA - Minister of Housing and Settlement Region (PKP) Maruarar Sirait welcomed President Prabowo Subianto's direction so that the ranks of the Red and White Cabinet use Maung cars as official vehicles. Maruarar is happy, because Indonesia will switch to using local products.

"Good, you are proud. Maybe I am very happy, because we want to use domestic products," said Maruarar, Tuesday, October 29.

Even though he had never ridden Maung, the Gerindra politician was very enthusiastic about trying out the car made by PT Pindad.

"Not yet. (As the first car) I am very happy, because we use domestic products," said Maruarar.

"And I think we have to love domestic products. And of course the quality of domestic products must be improved. So that they are more qualified," added the man who is familiarly called Ara.

Previously, President Prabowo was said to have ordered all levels of the Red and White Cabinet, from ministers, deputy ministers, to echelon I officials in the ministry to use the Maung car made by PT Pindad (Persero) as an official vehicle.

The Maung made by Pindad will replace luxury sedans and MPVs that have been imported from Japan. Prabowo does not want imported cars to become official vehicles for ministers and deputy ministers of the Red and White Cabinet.

"Pak Prabowo has said that next week there will be no more imported goods for echelon I cars with ministers, extraordinary," said Deputy Minister of Finance Anggito Abimanyu.

Anggito also stated that officials of the first ministry and echelon of President Prabowo Subianto's administration would facilitate Maung's car as his official vehicle.