Prabowo's new Cabinet kicks off army retreat

Wearing military fatigues and black combat boots, the newly appointed Cabinet of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto began a mountain retreat on Oct 25, in an unconventional bond-building exercise involving more than 100 members of his new government.

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Ministers and their deputies donned caps and camouflage outfits and stood in salute at a parade ground of a military academy in Central Java province to hear briefings from Mr Prabowo, a former special forces commander who was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president on Oct 20.

"We must work in the same rhythm for the same goals. The government doesn't work alone, but as a team," Mr Prabowo said, according to a statement from his office, which shared images of the retreat, during which ministers will be sleeping in tents, with air-conditioning.