WARSHIPS and fighter planes no longer draw the interest of Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto, the former chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad). He now has another ambition: establishing 1 million hectares of rice fields. "No leaders of ours protect the interest of Indonesian farmers," said Subianto. He is also worried to see how imported rice is freely traded in Indonesia.

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