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Indonesia's troubled free meals programme faces fresh turmoil after its leader resigned due to health concerns linked to budget management stress. The appointment of a Prabowo aide signals political intervention in a flagship initiative plagued by corruption probes and implementation failures.
Indonesia's free meals programme faces fresh turmoil as its agency chief resigned on Wednesday, the second leadership departure in over a month. The troubled flagship initiative, central to President Prabowo's agenda, has been beset by logistical failures, quality issues, and food poisoning incidents.
A leaked travel document showing Minister Dody Hanggodo's wife and daughter included on a state-funded New York trip has ignited speculation about retaliatory personnel reshuffles across Indonesia's Public Works Ministry, compounding existing governance concerns.
Indonesian police raids uncovering millions in assets from a senior anti-corruption prosecutor have triggered a standoff between law enforcement agencies, with military deployment raising concerns about institutional tensions and civilian oversight.
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim and the Attorney General's Office have both appealed a corruption court verdict sentencing him to 10 years imprisonment for abusing authority in a school laptop procurement scheme.
Nadiem Makarim, founder of Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a controversial school laptop procurement programme during the pandemic, marking a stunning fall for the tech entrepreneur.
Indonesia's human rights commission has demanded the government terminate military training for managers of President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cooperatives programme following five deaths within ten days of the course launching.
Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has begun direct engagement with university students protesting government policies, inviting student leaders to meetings and accompanying them on official trips. Analysts debate whether this signals genuine policy influence or a carefully choreographed attempt to raise his political profile ahead of Indonesia's 2029 presidential election.
President Prabowo's free meal programme faces mounting pressure from competing protest movements across Indonesia, with students demanding suspension amid corruption allegations while workers and beneficiaries fight to preserve the Rp 335 trillion initiative.
Jakarta police have arrested former Indonesian youth minister Roy Suryo and activist Tifa Tyassuma over defamation allegations linked to contested claims about President Jokowi's academic credentials, marking a dramatic turn in a long-running controversy.
President Prabowo Subianto's free meal programme for 61 million students and pregnant women faces growing demands for suspension and review, with Indonesia's human rights commission citing implementation failures and food safety crises.
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has arrested two additional suspects in an expanding corruption investigation into the free nutritious meals programme. The probe now involves five people, including three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency.