Today's Top 3 News: Prabowo on Workers' Support, New Cities for Workers

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Here are the highlights: Prabowo Says Workers' Support Helped Him Become President; Prabowo Plans to Build New Cities Designed for Workers; and Komdigi Blasts Amien Rais Video Alleging Prabowo-Teddy 'Ties'.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Prabowo Says Workers' Support Helped Him Become President

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto said workers have consistently supported his political career, recalling that he ran in five presidential elections and lost four times before winning office.

“I feel that workers have always supported me. I believe I am president today because of the support of workers, farmers, fishermen, and people across Indonesia,” Prabowo said while attending a May Day celebration at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on Friday, May 1, 2026.

Read the full details of his May Day speech at Monas here.

2. Prabowo Plans to Build New Cities Designed for Workers

President Prabowo Subianto said he plans to build new cities for workers, designed with an integrated concept and located near industrial zones.

Prabowo said housing needs remain one of the main demands voiced by workers. Read the full report here.

3. Komdigi Blasts Amien Rais Video Alleging Prabowo-Teddy 'Ties'

Indonesian Minister of Communication and Digital Meutya Hafid has condemned a video statement by Amien Rais, chair of the Majelis Syuro of the Ummat Party, calling its content slanderous and misleading after it implicated President Prabowo Subianto and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.

In an approximately eight-minute video uploaded to his personal YouTube account, Amien alleged that Prabowo and Teddy had a relationship exceeding professional boundaries. Click here for the full story on this controversy.

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