‘Unicorn?’: Word that stumped a presidential candidate
AP | Updated: Feb 19, 2019, 13:53 ISTHighlights
- Indonesia has several unicorns and they are transforming areas of the national economy
- Social media were awash with memes after the debate of Indonesia’s presidential candidates
Joko Widodo (Photo: AFP)JAKARTA: Indonesia’s presidential candidates debated some of the most pressing issues facing the world’s third-largest democracy: dilapidated infrastructure, struggling farmers, forest fires — and unicorns.
When President Joko Widodo, who is seeking a second term, asked challenger Prabowo Subianto about his policies for supporting unicorns — tech start-up companies worth at least $1 billion — a look of bafflement passed across the ex-general’s face. Wondering aloud, he replied: “What are unicorns? You mean those online things?”
Indonesia has several unicorns and they are transforming areas of the national economy. Social media were awash with memes after the debate.
When President Joko Widodo, who is seeking a second term, asked challenger Prabowo Subianto about his policies for supporting unicorns — tech start-up companies worth at least $1 billion — a look of bafflement passed across the ex-general’s face. Wondering aloud, he replied: “What are unicorns? You mean those online things?”
Indonesia has several unicorns and they are transforming areas of the national economy. Social media were awash with memes after the debate.
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