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As Indonesia tightens spending, Prabowo's travel-heavy diplomacy comes under scrutiny

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Snap Insight: Indonesia’s free meal programme hit by graft probe but Prabowo will push on with it

Snap Insight: Indonesia’s free meal programme hit by graft probe but Prabowo will push on with it Three former leaders of the Indonesian national nutrition agency were arrested just a day after President Prabowo Subianto fired them. If there is one thing about 74-year-old Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto that is hard to deny, it is that he is very persistent. He made four unsuccessful bids to be president or vice-president from 2004 to 2019 - losing twice in 2014 and 2019 to Joko Widodo...

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Indonesian president Prabowo sacks head of free meal scheme

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Prabowo’s overseas visits spark debate in Indonesia over benefits for citizens

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Will Prabowo’s free meals scheme survive amid Indonesia corruption arrests?

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Indonesia arrests former head of President Prabowo’s flagship free meal scheme

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