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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...
As Indonesia tightens spending, Prabowo's travel-heavy diplomacy comes under scrutiny
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Indonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme
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Indonesia free meals agency office locked down as investigators raid premises
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Indonesia raises rates in surprise move to prop up sinking rupiah
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Indonesia arrests deputy immigration minister on graft charges
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Will Prabowo’s free meals scheme survive amid Indonesia corruption arrests?
Indonesia’s free meals programme has long been beset with governance problems, quality issues and mass food poisoning cases. Now, allegations of corruption and the arrests of top former officials overseeing Prabowo Subianto’s flagship scheme risk turning it into a political hot potato for the president. Prabowo sacked former National Nutrition Agency chief Dadan Hindayana and his two ex-deputies, Sonny Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, on Tuesday.
Market Rout Puts Pressure on Indonesia to Deliver Concrete Steps
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Indonesian president Prabowo sacks head of free meal scheme
Indonesian president Prabowo sacks head of free meal scheme Critics have called for the free school meals programme to be suspended over hygiene concerns and accusations of corruption. JAKARTA: Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday (Jun 2) the head of the body responsible for his signature free school meals programme, which has been blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims. The much-hyped billion-dollar scheme was the flagship policy of Prabowo's 2024...
Rupiah Near 18,000 Level Has Markets on Guard for Intervention
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