Jakarta, July 21 -- President Prabowo Subianto on Monday asked newly launched village cooperatives and concerned stakeholders to steer clear of old practices that tarnished the image of Village Unit Cooperatives (KUDs) in the New Order era.

The stakeholders included ministries and institutions, as well as village and sub-district heads, involved in the national program to establish 80 thousand Red and White Village and Sub-district Cooperatives.

While launching the cooperatives in Bentangan village, Wonosari, Klaten District, Central Java, he recalled the pun ketua untung duluan , meaning "chairman profits first," used to imply the mismanagement that besieged Village Unit Cooperatives (KUDs) and stressed the importance of integrity and ...