Jakarta, Jan. 23 -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed strong belief in his Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's capability to prudently and efficiently manage the ministry's budget that tended to steadily rise.

"Please utilize this budget carefully," he remarked while addressing high-ranking officials of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense as well as top military and police brass here on Thursday.

President Jokowi admittedly believes Defense Minister Subianto will prudently utilize the total budget of Rp127 trillion allocated to his ministry in the 2020 State Budget.

The Defense Ministry is one of the several ministries receiving the biggest allocations of the State Budget since 2016, he pointed out, adding that the budget must be...