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Hundreds of Indonesian students have suffered suspected food poisoning from meals under President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal programme, prompting fresh investigations and tighter safety measures despite recent reforms.
Multiple Indonesian press unions have called on President Prabowo Subianto to apologise after he used the derogatory term 'londo ireng' to describe journalists, claiming they serve foreign interests rather than their nation.
Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency faces fresh turmoil as its second head in two months steps down citing health concerns. A Prabowo aide now leads the embattled free meals programme amid persistent governance and corruption issues.
The chief of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency has resigned citing health issues, becoming the second leadership change in over a month. The agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's free meals programme faces severe budget cuts and a corruption investigation.
A leaked document revealing Indonesian Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo's family members on an overseas trip has sparked accusations of retaliatory staff transfers and deepened concerns about instability within the ministry.
The corruption investigation into Indonesia's former deputy attorney general Febrie Adriansyah has exposed deep institutional tensions within the country's law-enforcement apparatus, threatening President Prabowo Subianto's anti-graft pledges and raising questions about impartiality.
Jakarta police raids uncovered US$26.3 million in cash and 74kg of gold bars at properties linked to deputy attorney general Febrie Adriansyah, who has resigned and been named a suspect in corruption and money-laundering investigations.
Indonesian police raids targeting corruption have sparked tensions between security agencies, with military personnel deployed to a senior prosecutor's residence after investigators found millions in gold and currency.
Indonesia's Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo faces criticism after his wife and daughter were included in an official delegation to New York for a UN meeting, sparking questions about transparency and use of state resources.
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim and prosecutors have both challenged a Jakarta Corruption Court verdict finding him guilty of abusing authority in a Chromebook procurement scheme. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and ordered to pay substantial restitution.
Indonesian authorities have charged four individuals following an anti-government demonstration in Surabaya, where around 100 people gathered to protest fuel price increases and a troubled free school meals initiative.
Indonesia's human rights commission has urged the government to terminate mandatory military training for managers of President Prabowo's Red and White Cooperatives initiative following five participant deaths within the first ten days of a 45-day programme.
Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's engagement with student protesters over government programmes appears designed to boost his political profile ahead of 2029 elections, though analysts say his actual influence remains limited.
Indonesia's free meal scheme for 61 million students faces mounting pressure to halt operations. Human rights commission flags violations, food poisoning incidents and weak oversight, while constitutional court hears petitions challenging the Rp 335 trillion budget allocation.