Do-or-die year for Prabowo's free meals rollout

Do-or-die year for Prabowo's free meals rollout

With a budget nearing one-tenth of this year's state spending, President Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free nutritious meal program faces mounting pressure to justify its cost, amid criticism over food safety incidents, weak oversight and competing policy priorities.

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Govt insists on keeping free meals program running

Govt insists on keeping free meals program running

The government insists on keeping the free nutritious meal program running and will only close problematic kitchens temporarily for investigation, despite numbers of food poisoning cases continuing to increase among school students.

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Bogor declares health emergency after mass food poisoning linked to free meal program

Bogor declares health emergency after mass food poisoning linked to free meal program

A total of 171 students and teachers from nine schools in Bogor, West Java, reported symptoms of food poisoning, including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fever, after consuming packaged meals consisting of sunny-side-up eggs, stir-fried tofu, bean sprouts and bananas. Subsequent investigations revealed that the eggs and stir-fried vegetables were contaminated with harmful E. coli and Salmonella bacteria.

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Free meal program faces hurdles on food safety, funds management

Free meal program faces hurdles on food safety, funds management

Calls have grown for President Prabowo Subianto's administration to suspend and reevaluate its flagship free nutritious meals program amid cases of food poisoning and a report of embezzlement of funds earmarked for the initiative.

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Govt considers additional funding for free meals program

Govt considers additional funding for free meals program

The government is considering seeking additional funding to achieve this year's full recipient target for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meals program amid struggles to cover ballooning costs.

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