Jakarta, June 16 -- President Prabowo Subianto affirmed his commitment to building one million affordable flats in his first year in office while speaking before Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and high-ranking officials from both countries on Monday.

He said that the commitment was inspired by the success of Singapore's public housing policy, which is among the best in the region.

"Based on the report I received, Indonesia will build one million affordable flats this year," he said at the Parliament House in Singapore.

He also lauded Singapore's success in providing housing to citizens.

"I have always admired Singapore's success, especially in terms of housing for all its citizens. In real life, we are allowed to imitate bes...